Share of global plastic waste imports in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Faroe Islands, 1996–2009
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 0.0% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 81.2% on the previous year and down 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Faroe Islands ranks 159th of 183 countries on this measure, 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% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 156 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 157 Belize 0.0% compare
- 158 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 160 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 161 Aruba 0.0% compare
- 162 Cuba 0.0% compare
More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0966 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.77 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0417 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0204 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.0384 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0006 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Faroe Islands?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Faroe Islands was 0.0% in 2009, 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Faroe Islands ranks 159th out of 183 countries with data for 2009.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.