Share of plastic waste exports in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Lesotho, 2001–2021
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of plastic waste exports in Lesotho stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21,727.8% on the previous year and up 566.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Lesotho peaked at 0.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Lesotho 125th out of 162 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.31 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7882 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2847 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3356 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1865 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Lesotho?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Lesotho was 0.0% in 2021, 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Lesotho ranks 125th out of 162 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 566.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.