Share of global plastic waste imports in Guinea
Guinea: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Guinea, 1995–2016
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, share of global plastic waste imports in Guinea stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 199.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Guinea peaked at 0.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
That places Guinea 103rd out of 183 countries with data for 2016, 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 29.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.99 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0171 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Guinea?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Guinea was 0.0% in 2016, 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Guinea rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Guinea ranks 103rd out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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.