Share of global plastic waste imports in Barbados
Barbados: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Barbados, 1997–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.0% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.8% on the previous year and up 90.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Barbados peaked at 0.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
That places Barbados 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +3445.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -58.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +121.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +515.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -94.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -30.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -65.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +977.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -67.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -44.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +194.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +41.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -32.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -69.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -48.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -39.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +967.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -53.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +40.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +119.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +144.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -66.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -56.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global plastic waste imports in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +3445.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2006 | +977.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2017 | +967.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | +515.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 137 Andorra 0.0% compare
- 138 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 139 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 141 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 142 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 143 Burundi 0.0% compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % 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 -0.3571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Barbados?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Barbados was 0.0% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Barbados rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Barbados ranks 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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 — 28 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.