Share of plastic waste exports in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 556.7% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Madagascar peaked at 0.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Madagascar ranks 131st of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of plastic waste exports in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +95894.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -50.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1028.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -72.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -30.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +58.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -28.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +76.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +117.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -59.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -95.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +556.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of plastic waste exports in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +95894.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | +1028.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 128 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 130 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 132 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 133 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 134 Niger 0.0% compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Madagascar?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Madagascar was 0.0% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Madagascar ranks 131st out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.