Share of plastic waste exports in Singapore
Singapore: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Singapore, 1989–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.0% for share of plastic waste exports in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Singapore peaked at 4.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
That places Singapore 139th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 136 Brunei 0.0% compare
- 137 Angola 0.0% compare
- 138 East Timor 0.0% compare
- 139 Austria 0.0% compare
- 139 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 139 Canada 0.0% compare
- 139 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 139 France 0.0% compare
- 139 Germany 0.0% compare
- 139 Ghana 0.0% compare
- 139 Hungary 0.0% compare
- 139 Italy 0.0% compare
- 139 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 139 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 139 Lebanon 0.0% compare
- 139 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 139 Mexico 0.0% compare
- 139 Oman 0.0% compare
- 139 Qatar 0.0% compare
- 139 Romania 0.0% compare
- 139 South Korea 0.0% compare
- 139 Spain 0.0% compare
- 139 Thailand 0.0% compare
- 139 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 139 United Kingdom 0.0% compare
- 139 United States 0.0% compare
More environment data for Singapore
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 76.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 12.6 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4457 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0097 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0637 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0292 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Singapore?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Singapore was 0.0% in 2023, 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Singapore ranks 139th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.