Share of plastic waste exports in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Tunisia, 1994–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.9% for share of plastic waste exports in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 287.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Tunisia peaked at 0.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
That places Tunisia 22nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 19 Vietnam 1.1% compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 1.0% compare
- 21 Indonesia 0.9% compare
- 23 Australia 0.9% compare
- 24 New Zealand 0.8% compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 0.8% compare
More environment data for Tunisia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.63 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2784 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0172 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0491 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Tunisia?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Tunisia was 0.9% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Tunisia ranks 22nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 287.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.