Share of plastic waste exports in Egypt
Egypt: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Egypt, 1994–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0% for share of plastic waste exports in 2024.
The figure is up 206.4% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Egypt peaked at 0.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 114th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +787.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +168.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -47.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +2048.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -54.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -92.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -29.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +959.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +14519.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +266.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +486359.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -83.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +206.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 16% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 34% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of plastic waste exports in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +486359.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2019 | +14519.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2005 | +2048.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2016 | +959.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % 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 -3.07 % 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 Egypt?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Egypt was 0.0% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Egypt ranks 114th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.