Share of global plastic waste imports in Aruba
Aruba: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Aruba, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global plastic waste imports in Aruba stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 96.8% on the previous year and up 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Aruba peaked at 0.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Aruba ranks 161st of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -99.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +105.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +80936.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -99.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -95.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +157.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +468475.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +2428.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -96.8% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global plastic waste imports in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +468475.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2014 | +80936.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021 | +2428.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 158 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 159 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 160 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 162 Cuba 0.0% compare
- 163 French Polynesia 0.0% compare
- 164 Dominica 0.0% compare
More environment data for Aruba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Standard Deviation 0.339 °C (2020)
- Temperature change 1.63 °C (2020)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Aruba?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Aruba 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 global plastic waste imports recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Aruba rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Aruba ranks 161st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba 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 global plastic waste imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.