Share of plastic waste exports in Maldives
Maldives: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Maldives, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of plastic waste exports in Maldives stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 151.7% on the previous year and up 724.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Maldives peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Maldives ranks 91st of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More environment data for Maldives
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1701 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1585 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Maldives?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Maldives was 0.0% in 2024, 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Maldives rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Maldives ranks 91st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 724.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.