Share of global plastic waste imports in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Azerbaijan, 1996–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 0.5% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 434,186.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Azerbaijan ranks 27th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More environment data for Azerbaijan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 58.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.71 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 5.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0164 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Azerbaijan?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Azerbaijan was 0.5% 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 global plastic waste imports recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Azerbaijan ranks 27th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 434,186.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.