Share of plastic waste exports in Iraq
Iraq: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2016)
0.0%
Change on year
up 90.6%
World rank
108th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2011
All-time low
0.0%
in 2010
Years of data
7
2010–2016
Share of plastic waste exports in Iraq, 2010–2016
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0% for share of plastic waste exports in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.6% on the previous year and down 98.6% over five years.
That places Iraq 108th out of 162 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of plastic waste exports in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.7% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -93.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +494.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -93.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -71.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +90.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 63% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % 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 6.65 % 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 Iraq?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Iraq was 0.0% in 2016, 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Iraq rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Iraq ranks 108th out of 162 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Iraq 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.