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.
Share of plastic waste exports in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +8085.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +67.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -53.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +84.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -88.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +783.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +63.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -48.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of plastic waste exports in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +8085.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2016 | +783.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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%
- 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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (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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Percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.