Share of plastic waste exports in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Uruguay, 1994–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of plastic waste exports in Uruguay is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Uruguay peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
That places Uruguay 97th 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% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 94 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 96 Mongolia 0.0% compare
- 98 Eswatini 0.0% compare
- 99 Uzbekistan 0.0% compare
- 100 Montenegro 0.0% compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.18 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 28.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0191 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Uruguay?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Uruguay was 0.0% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Uruguay ranks 97th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.