Share of plastic waste exports in Brunei
Brunei: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Brunei, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.0% for share of plastic waste exports in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.7% on the previous year and down 93.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Brunei peaked at 0.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Brunei 136th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of plastic waste exports in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +864.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +66.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +191.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -45.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +60.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +36.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -33.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +28.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +43.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +27.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +35.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -87.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +206.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -94.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of plastic waste exports in Brunei 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +864.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 133 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 134 Niger 0.0% compare
- 135 Nepal 0.0% compare
- 137 Angola 0.0% compare
- 138 East Timor 0.0% compare
- 139 Austria 0.0% compare
- 139 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 139 Canada 0.0% compare
- 139 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 139 France 0.0% compare
- 139 Germany 0.0% compare
- 139 Ghana 0.0% compare
- 139 Hungary 0.0% compare
- 139 Italy 0.0% compare
- 139 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 139 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 139 Lebanon 0.0% compare
- 139 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 139 Mexico 0.0% compare
- 139 Oman 0.0% compare
- 139 Qatar 0.0% compare
- 139 Romania 0.0% compare
- 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 Brunei
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.62 % 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 -1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Brunei?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Brunei 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Brunei rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Brunei ranks 136th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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.