Share of plastic waste exports in Croatia
Croatia: Share of plastic waste exports was 1.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Croatia, 1994–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of plastic waste exports in Croatia stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.0% on the previous year and up 1,648.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Croatia peaked at 1.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
Croatia ranks 16th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of plastic waste exports in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +59.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +151.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -52.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +54.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +71.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +92.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +78.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 11.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 6.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More environment data for Croatia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.487 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.13 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.147 % 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 -1.23 % 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 -0.0568 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Croatia?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Croatia was 1.6% in 2024, 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Croatia rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Croatia ranks 16th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,648.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia 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.