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.
Share of plastic waste exports in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +145.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -55.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +86.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +28.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +84.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +53.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +173.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +57.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % 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 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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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Percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.