Share of global plastic waste imports in Macao
Macao: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Macao, 1991–2019
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of global plastic waste imports in Macao stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 416.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Macao peaked at 0.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
That places Macao 100th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -87.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -89.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -85.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +476.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +160.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +22142.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +35.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -85.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +195.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -61.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +350.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -88.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +929.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 17% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global plastic waste imports in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +22142.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Macao
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- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Macao?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Macao was 0.0% in 2019, 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does Macao rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Macao ranks 100th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 416.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao 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.