Share of plastic waste exports in Honduras
Honduras: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Honduras, 1994–2023
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 Honduras is 0.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2,066.6% on the previous year and up 442.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Honduras peaked at 0.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
That places Honduras 35th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More environment data for Honduras
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4693 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0071 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0245 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Honduras?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Honduras was 0.4% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Honduras rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Honduras ranks 35th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 442.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras 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.