Share of plastic waste exports in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of plastic waste exports in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 97.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Kuwait peaked at 0.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
That places Kuwait 64th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of plastic waste exports in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +65.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +56.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +175.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -68.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +97.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 72% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 6.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % 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 1.84 % 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 Kuwait?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Kuwait 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Kuwait ranks 64th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.