Share of plastic waste exports in Burundi
Burundi: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Burundi, 2014–2022
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of plastic waste exports in Burundi stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 144.7% on the previous year and up 8,975.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Burundi peaked at 0.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Burundi 107th out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of plastic waste exports in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +575.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -33.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +204.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +120.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +49.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +144.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 62% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 32% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More environment data for Burundi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.86 % 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 4.57 % 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 Burundi?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Burundi was 0.0% in 2022, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Burundi ranks 107th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8,975.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.