Share of plastic waste exports in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Saint Lucia, 1994–2020
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of plastic waste exports in Saint Lucia stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.9% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
Saint Lucia ranks 129th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 126 Malawi 0.0% compare
- 127 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0% compare
- 128 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 130 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 131 Madagascar 0.0% compare
- 132 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.4685 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0223 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0029 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0602 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0333 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Saint Lucia?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Saint Lucia was 0.0% in 2020, 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Saint Lucia ranks 129th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.