Share of plastic waste exports in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Zimbabwe, 1995–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of plastic waste exports in Zimbabwe stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 444.4% on the previous year and up 1,455.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Zimbabwe 72nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, 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% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 30.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9067 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0156 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Zimbabwe?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Zimbabwe was 0.1% in 2024, 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Zimbabwe ranks 72nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,455.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.