Share of plastic waste exports in Mali
Mali: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Mali, 1996–2019
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of plastic waste exports in Mali stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.0% on the previous year and up 2,830.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Mali peaked at 0.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
That places Mali 76th out of 162 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More environment data for Mali
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.96 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 26.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6517 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 29.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0249 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Mali?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Mali was 0.0% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Mali rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Mali ranks 76th out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,830.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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.