Share of global plastic waste imports in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2015–2023
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 Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 389.8% on the previous year and up 12,457.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 86th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 83 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 84 Zambia 0.0% compare
- 85 Rwanda 0.0% compare
- 87 Solomon Islands 0.0% compare
- 88 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 89 New Zealand 0.0% compare
More environment data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 58.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5353 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 7.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 17.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0166 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 86th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12,457.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.