Share of plastic waste exports in Panama
Panama: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Panama, 1995–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of plastic waste exports in Panama is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 215.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Panama peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
Panama ranks 58th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 55 Mauritania 0.2% compare
- 56 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
- 57 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 60 Kenya 0.1% compare
- 61 Ecuador 0.1% compare
More environment data for Panama
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.26 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0585 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0048 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0274 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Panama?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Panama was 0.1% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Panama rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Panama ranks 58th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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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The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.