Share of plastic waste exports in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Cote d'Ivoire, 1995–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 0.0% for share of plastic waste exports in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 60.3% on the previous year and up 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 84th 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 Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +765.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -95.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +170.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -91.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +8893.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -87.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +476.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +58.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -52.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +72.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -30.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +78.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +39.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +60.3% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of plastic waste exports in Cote d'Ivoire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +8893.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1996 | +765.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More environment data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.53 % 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 2.29 % 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 0.0118 % 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) -0.8043 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Cote d'Ivoire 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 84th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.