Share of plastic waste exports in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Ethiopia, 2007–2023
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 Ethiopia is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.8% on the previous year and up 1,290.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
Ethiopia ranks 71st 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -88.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +147.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +54.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +335.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +33.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +116.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +65.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +37.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +25.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -59.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 4.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of plastic waste exports in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +335.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- 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 2.83 % 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 0.1478 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Ethiopia?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Ethiopia was 0.1% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Ethiopia ranks 71st out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,290.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.