Share of plastic waste exports in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0%
Change on year
down 86.6%
World rank
127th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2017–2023
Share of plastic waste exports in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2017–2023
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 Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 86.6% on the previous year and up 464.2% over ten years.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 127th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of plastic waste exports in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +292.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +599.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +479349.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -86.6% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 3% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 124 Benin 0.0% compare
- 125 Lesotho 0.0% compare
- 126 Malawi 0.0% compare
- 128 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 130 New Caledonia 0.0%
More environment data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 5.2 % 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) 0.338 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 127th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 464.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.