Share plastic waste exports in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share plastic waste exports was 0.8495 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8495
Change on year
up 35.7%
World rank
24th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.8495
in 2024
All-time low
0.1159
in 1994
Years of data
22
1989–2024
Share plastic waste exports in New Zealand, 1989–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share plastic waste exports in New Zealand stood at 0.8495. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 35.7% on the previous year and up 145.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share plastic waste exports in New Zealand peaked at 0.8495 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1159, in 1994.
New Zealand ranks 24th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1742 | 0.1742 | 0.1742 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1372 | 0.1159 | 0.1665 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2461 | 0.2048 | 0.2783 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3984 | 0.2591 | 0.6541 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5732 | 0.4078 | 0.8495 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 77.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 14.71 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 29.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0763 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.671 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0207 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 34.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0183 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0794 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share plastic waste exports in New Zealand?
- Share plastic waste exports in New Zealand was 0.8495 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share plastic waste exports recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8495 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share plastic waste exports recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1159 in 1994.
- How does New Zealand rank for share plastic waste exports?
- New Zealand ranks 24th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share plastic waste exports rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share plastic waste exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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