Share of plastic waste exports in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Mauritius, 1994–2024
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 Mauritius stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.6% on the previous year and up 582.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Mauritius peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Mauritius 69th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of plastic waste exports in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -45.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +809.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -54.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +314.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +55.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +44.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +30.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +82.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 2.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of plastic waste exports in Mauritius 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 | +809.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | +314.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % 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 Mauritius?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Mauritius was 0.1% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Mauritius ranks 69th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 582.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.