Share of global plastic waste imports in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Cote d'Ivoire, 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 Cote d'Ivoire is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.9% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 154th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More environment data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0153 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0472 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Cote d'Ivoire 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 154th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.