Share of plastic waste exports in Libya
Libya: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Libya, 2007–2019
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 Libya is 0.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 63,788.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Libya peaked at 0.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Libya 74th out of 162 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 98.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0897 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 22.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0353 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2146 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Libya?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Libya was 0.1% in 2019, 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Libya rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Libya ranks 74th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63,788.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.