Share of plastic waste exports in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Cyprus, 1989–2024
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 Cyprus stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 459.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Cyprus peaked at 0.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Cyprus ranks 39th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.88 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0089 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7973 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Cyprus?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Cyprus was 0.3% 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Cyprus ranks 39th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 459.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.