Share of plastic waste exports in Nepal
Nepal: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Nepal, 2013–2022
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of plastic waste exports in Nepal stood at 0.0%.
The figure is up 18.4% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Nepal peaked at 0.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Nepal ranks 135th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of plastic waste exports in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1840.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +133.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -60.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +267.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -50.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -97.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +18.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % 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 Nepal?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Nepal was 0.0% in 2022, 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Nepal ranks 135th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.