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.
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% compare
- 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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.5887 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0228 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.017 Mt CO2e (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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The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.