Share of plastic waste exports in Norway
Norway: Share of plastic waste exports was 2.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Norway, 1994–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 2.1% for share of plastic waste exports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.8% on the previous year and up 398.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Norway peaked at 2.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1994.
That places Norway 12th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 53.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.65 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1993 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0356 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0239 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0367 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Norway?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Norway was 2.1% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
- How does Norway rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 398.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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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About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.