Share of global plastic waste imports in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Cameroon, 1995–2023
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 Cameroon is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.5% on the previous year and up 223.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Cameroon peaked at 0.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 95th 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.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +155.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -75.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -39.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +223.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -71.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +276.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +122.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -82.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -99.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +3162.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +447.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +66.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -55.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +63.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -66.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +83.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -67.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +350.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -61.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +528868.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +572.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -27.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +64.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +92.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +27.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global plastic waste imports in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +528868.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2005 | +3162.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % 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 Cameroon?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Cameroon 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Cameroon ranks 95th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.