Share of plastic waste exports in Sudan
Sudan: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Sudan, 2012–2018
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of plastic waste exports in Sudan is 0.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.8% on the previous year and up 958.2% over ten years.
That places Sudan 53rd out of 162 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of plastic waste exports in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +125.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +63.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +68.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +29.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 9.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 5.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 50 Nicaragua 0.2% compare
- 51 Myanmar 0.2% compare
- 52 Hong Kong 0.2% compare
- 54 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
- 55 Mauritania 0.2%
- 56 Tajikistan 0.1%
More environment data for Sudan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % 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 -0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Sudan?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Sudan was 0.2% in 2018, 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Sudan ranks 53rd out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 958.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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.