Share of global plastic waste imports in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of global plastic waste imports was 5.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Indonesia, 1989–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global plastic waste imports in Indonesia stood at 5.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.5% on the previous year and up 493.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Indonesia peaked at 11.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Indonesia ranks 7th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5.5% | — |
| 1990 | 11.7% | +113.9% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | -50.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -94.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -96.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +1261.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -94.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +420.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -81.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +486.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -60.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +86.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +36.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -96.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +2601.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -65.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +1079.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +124.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +36.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +37.1% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +338.9% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -28.4% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +88.5% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 5.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1269.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 5.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 1779.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global plastic waste imports in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +2601.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1995 | +1261.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2010 | +1079.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 5.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More environment data for Indonesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.153 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.95 % 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 1.82 % 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 Indonesia?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Indonesia was 5.5% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Indonesia ranks 7th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 493.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.