Share of global plastic waste imports in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 93.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Lesotho peaked at 0.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
Lesotho ranks 146th 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.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +309.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +68.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +92.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -94.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -58.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1165.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2349.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +4937.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -93.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +110.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -55.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global plastic waste imports in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +4937.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2017 | +2349.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2016 | +1165.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % 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 -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Lesotho?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Lesotho 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Lesotho ranks 146th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.