Share of global plastic waste imports in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in El Salvador, 1994–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 337.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in El Salvador peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
That places El Salvador 48th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, 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 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
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More environment data for El Salvador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.33 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0416 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0137 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0224 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in El Salvador?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in El Salvador was 0.1% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- El Salvador ranks 48th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 337.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.