Share of plastic waste exports in Suriname
Suriname: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Suriname, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0% for share of plastic waste exports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 238.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Suriname peaked at 0.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
Suriname ranks 105th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of plastic waste exports in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +48.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +50.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +113.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +30.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +40.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -13.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 39% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % 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 -0.158 % 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 Suriname?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Suriname 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Suriname rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Suriname ranks 105th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.