Share of plastic waste exports in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Jamaica, 2001–2023
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 Jamaica is 0.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 6,236.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Jamaica peaked at 0.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Jamaica 36th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0303 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0828 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.8368 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0136 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2734 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Jamaica?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Jamaica 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Jamaica ranks 36th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,236.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.