Share of plastic waste exports in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Sri Lanka, 1994–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0% for share of plastic waste exports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 302.6% on the previous year and up 168.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
Sri Lanka ranks 88th 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% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 37.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.7 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6851 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0737 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0632 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Sri Lanka?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Sri Lanka was 0.0% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Sri Lanka ranks 88th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.