Share of plastic waste exports in Russia
Russia: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Russia, 1996–2021
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of plastic waste exports in Russia stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.9% on the previous year and up 955.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Russia peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Russia 28th out of 162 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More environment data for Russia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2,576 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 17.93 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 60 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 263.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.4996 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 416.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.6907 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 89.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Russia?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Russia was 0.7% in 2021, 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Russia rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Russia ranks 28th out of 162 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 955.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia 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.