Share of plastic waste exports in Angola
Angola: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0%
Change on year
down 99.1%
World rank
137th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Share of plastic waste exports in Angola, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 0.0% for share of plastic waste exports in 2023.
That represents a change of down 99.1% on the previous year and down 98.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Angola peaked at 0.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Angola ranks 137th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of plastic waste exports in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -41.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +122.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -99.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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- 139 Germany 0.0% compare
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- 139 Hungary 0.0% compare
- 139 Italy 0.0% compare
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- 139 Singapore 0.0% compare
- 139 South Korea 0.0% compare
- 139 Spain 0.0% compare
- 139 Thailand 0.0% compare
- 139 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 139 United Kingdom 0.0% compare
- 139 United States 0.0% compare
More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8333 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Angola?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Angola was 0.0% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Angola rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Angola ranks 137th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Angola 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.