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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0077 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1816 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.9322 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2322 Mt CO2e (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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About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.