Share of plastic waste exports in Yemen
Yemen: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Yemen, 2005–2018
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 Yemen is 0.0%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 90.6% on the previous year and down 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Yemen peaked at 0.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
That places Yemen 106th out of 162 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of plastic waste exports in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +278.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +233.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +69.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -24.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -84.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +120.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -90.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 62% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 66% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
- 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 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Yemen?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Yemen was 0.0% in 2018, 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Yemen ranks 106th out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.