Share of plastic waste exports in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Montenegro, 2007–2024
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 Montenegro stood at 0.0%.
The figure is up 30.9% on the previous year and up 232.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Montenegro peaked at 0.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
That places Montenegro 100th 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 Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +3017.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +64.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -31.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +73.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +47.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -49.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +428.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -36.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +30.9% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 7% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of plastic waste exports in Montenegro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +3017.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | +428.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More environment data for Montenegro
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9561 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1974 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.53 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.0025 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Montenegro?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Montenegro 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Montenegro ranks 100th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.