Share of plastic waste exports in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1%
Change on year
up 41.8%
World rank
56th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2023
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2016–2023
Share of plastic waste exports in Tajikistan, 2016–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 0.1% for share of plastic waste exports in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.8% on the previous year and up 1,174.0% over ten years.
Tajikistan ranks 56th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of plastic waste exports in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +55.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +91.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +30.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +45.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +58.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +41.8% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 4.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 61% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 53 Sudan 0.2%
- 54 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
- 55 Mauritania 0.2% compare
- 57 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 58 Panama 0.1% compare
- 59 Malta 0.1% compare
More environment data for Tajikistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -16.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.61 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % 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 0.2363 % 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 Tajikistan?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Tajikistan was 0.1% in 2023, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Tajikistan rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Tajikistan ranks 56th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,174.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.