Share of global plastic waste imports in Honduras
Honduras: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global plastic waste imports in Honduras, 1994–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.0% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2023.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Honduras peaked at 0.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Honduras 75th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -27.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +96.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -55.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -62.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +141.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -56.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +81.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +26.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +30.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -34.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +31.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +110.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 4.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 85.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 72 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 73 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 74 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 76 Nicaragua 0.0% compare
- 77 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
- 78 Mozambique 0.0% compare
More environment data for Honduras
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6894 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9224 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Honduras?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Honduras was 0.0% in 2023, 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Honduras rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Honduras ranks 75th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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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Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.