Share of plastic waste exports in Uganda
Uganda: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Uganda, 1994–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.3% for share of plastic waste exports in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 217.8% on the previous year and up 709.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Uganda peaked at 0.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Uganda 42nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 39 Cyprus 0.3% compare
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- 44 Brazil 0.3% compare
- 45 El Salvador 0.3% compare
More environment data for Uganda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 57.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.15 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2833 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Uganda?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Uganda was 0.3% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Uganda ranks 42nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 709.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.