Share of plastic waste exports in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Pakistan, 2005–2024
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 Pakistan stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Pakistan peaked at 0.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Pakistan ranks 34th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More environment data for Pakistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 525.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 203.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1976 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 250.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3976 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 24.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Pakistan?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Pakistan was 0.5% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Pakistan ranks 34th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.