Share of plastic waste exports in Andorra
Andorra: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Andorra, 1995–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Andorra recorded 0.1% for share of plastic waste exports in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.5% on the previous year and up 1,188.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Andorra peaked at 0.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
Andorra ranks 68th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of plastic waste exports in Andorra, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +5270.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +57.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1589.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +97.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -55.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +45.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -50.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -34.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +56.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +59.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +54.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +39.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +145.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +31.5% |
Andorra compared with similar countries
- Andorra's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 55% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Andorra's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 33% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of plastic waste exports in Andorra changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +5270.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2005 | +1589.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Andorra
More environment data for Andorra
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.417 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.58 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0 ha/cap (2024)
- Land area — Area 46.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.31 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 0.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 0.1443 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Andorra?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Andorra was 0.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Andorra?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Andorra?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Andorra rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Andorra ranks 68th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Andorra?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,188.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Andorra data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of plastic waste exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.