Share of plastic waste exports in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Bahamas, 2005–2019
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of plastic waste exports in Bahamas is 0.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23,770.8% on the previous year and up 362,410.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Bahamas peaked at 0.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Bahamas ranks 119th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 116 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 118 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 120 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 121 Palau 0.0% compare
- 122 Moldova 0.0% compare
More environment data for Bahamas
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.6 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0062 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.3397 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3165 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Bahamas?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Bahamas was 0.0% in 2019, 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Bahamas ranks 119th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 362,410.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.