Share of global plastic waste imports in Comoros
Comoros: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Comoros, 1996–2021
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 Comoros is 0.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 60.7% on the previous year and up 544.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Comoros peaked at 0.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
That places Comoros 115th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More environment data for Comoros
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9494 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0725 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0457 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1528 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.4388 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1658 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Comoros?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Comoros was 0.0% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Comoros rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Comoros ranks 115th out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 544.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros 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.