Share of plastic waste exports in Argentina
Argentina: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Argentina, 1994–2017
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.0% for share of plastic waste exports in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.2% on the previous year and down 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Argentina peaked at 0.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Argentina 85th out of 162 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More environment data for Argentina
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 374.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 105.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1666 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0355 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 136.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0924 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2452 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Argentina?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Argentina was 0.0% in 2017, 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Argentina rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Argentina ranks 85th out of 162 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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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About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.