Share of global plastic waste imports in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Luxembourg, 1999–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global plastic waste imports in Luxembourg is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 400.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Luxembourg peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
Luxembourg ranks 38th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -31.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -34.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -28.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +86.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +67.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +35.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | — |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 10.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More environment data for Luxembourg
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2585 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1872 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.601 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.56 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Luxembourg?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Luxembourg was 0.2% in 2024, 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Luxembourg ranks 38th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.