Share of global plastic waste imports in Egypt
Egypt: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Egypt, 1994–2024
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 Egypt is 0.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 402,259.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Egypt 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More environment data for Egypt
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 386.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4584 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 20.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0674 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 57.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1169 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5385 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Egypt?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Egypt was 0.7% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Egypt ranks 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 402,259.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.