Share of plastic waste exports in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.2%
Change on year
down 44.1%
World rank
55th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2022
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Share of plastic waste exports in Mauritania, 2016–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.2% for share of plastic waste exports in 2023.
The figure is down 44.1% on the previous year and up 7,066.8% over ten years.
Mauritania ranks 55th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of plastic waste exports in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +395.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +136.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -38.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +503.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +45.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +101.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -44.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 4.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 4.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 52 Hong Kong 0.2% compare
- 53 Sudan 0.2%
- 54 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
- 56 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
- 57 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 58 Panama 0.1% compare
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % 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 0.4893 % 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 0.0349 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Mauritania?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Mauritania was 0.2% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Mauritania ranks 55th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7,066.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.