Share of global plastic waste imports in Belarus
Belarus: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Belarus, 1998–2021
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global plastic waste imports in Belarus is 0.1%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Belarus peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
That places Belarus 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2021, 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -61.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +522.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +191.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -35.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +40.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -68.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -60.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +313.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +181.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +38.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +194.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +28.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +223.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -72.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 12.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 45% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global plastic waste imports in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +522.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
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More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % 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 0.239 % 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 Belarus?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Belarus was 0.1% in 2021, 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Belarus rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Belarus ranks 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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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Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.