Share of plastic waste exports in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Cambodia, 2005–2023
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 Cambodia is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 43.8% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Cambodia peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Cambodia 89th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of plastic waste exports in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +594.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +458.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +83.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +84.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +48.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +82.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +44.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -45.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +118.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -30.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -53.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -43.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More environment data for Cambodia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5487 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.288 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.929 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.74 % 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 0.8631 % 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 Cambodia?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Cambodia 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Cambodia ranks 89th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.