Share of global plastic waste imports in Czechia
Czechia: Share of global plastic waste imports was 4.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Czechia, 1993–2024
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 Czechia is 4.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 437.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Czechia peaked at 4.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
That places Czechia 8th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More environment data for Czechia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 100.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.2 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8326 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0477 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Czechia?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Czechia was 4.5% in 2024, 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Czechia rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Czechia ranks 8th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 437.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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.