Share of plastic waste exports in France
France: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of plastic waste exports in France, 1994–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 0.0% for share of plastic waste exports in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in France peaked at 8.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
France ranks 139th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of plastic waste exports in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4.3% | — |
| 1995 | 3.8% | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +37.9% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%. (63 countries reporting)
- France's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of plastic waste exports in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 8.2% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 5.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 136 Brunei 0.0% compare
- 137 Angola 0.0% compare
- 138 East Timor 0.0% compare
- 139 Austria 0.0% compare
- 139 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 139 Canada 0.0% compare
- 139 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 139 Germany 0.0% compare
- 139 Ghana 0.0% compare
- 139 Hungary 0.0% compare
- 139 Italy 0.0% compare
- 139 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 139 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 139 Lebanon 0.0% compare
- 139 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 139 Mexico 0.0% compare
- 139 Oman 0.0% compare
- 139 Qatar 0.0% compare
- 139 Romania 0.0% compare
- 139 Singapore 0.0% compare
- 139 South Korea 0.0% compare
- 139 Spain 0.0% compare
- 139 Thailand 0.0% compare
- 139 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 139 United Kingdom 0.0% compare
- 139 United States 0.0% compare
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % 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 -0.1777 % 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 France?
- Share of plastic waste exports in France 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does France rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- France ranks 139th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France 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.