Share of plastic waste exports in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of plastic waste exports was 1.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Slovakia, 1994–2024
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 Slovakia stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.1% on the previous year and up 328.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Slovakia peaked at 1.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Slovakia ranks 18th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More environment data for Slovakia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1853 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0206 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Slovakia?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Slovakia was 1.3% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Slovakia ranks 18th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 328.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.