Share of plastic waste exports in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
0.0%
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
111th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 2007
Years of data
5
2005–2012
Share of plastic waste exports in Bhutan, 2005–2012
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2012, share of plastic waste exports in Bhutan stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Bhutan ranks 111th 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% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3401 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1744 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Bhutan?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Bhutan was 0.0% in 2012, 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Bhutan ranks 111th out of 162 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.