Share of global plastic waste imports in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Bahrain, 2000–2023
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 Bahrain stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.6% on the previous year and up 633.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Bahrain peaked at 0.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
That places Bahrain 73rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +63.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -41.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +361.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +252.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -62.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -63.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -39.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +77.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +57.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +82.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +36.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +48.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.5× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 62% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More environment data for Bahrain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -43.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.397 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.82 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7396 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Bahrain?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Bahrain 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Bahrain ranks 73rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 633.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.