Share of global plastic waste imports in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Bahamas, 1997–2023
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 Bahamas stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 99.9% on the previous year and down 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Bahamas peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
Bahamas ranks 119th of 183 countries on this measure, 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% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More environment data for Bahamas
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.6 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0062 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.3397 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3165 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Bahamas?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Bahamas 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Bahamas ranks 119th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.