Share of global plastic waste imports in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Madagascar, 1991–2023
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 Madagascar is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,702.2% on the previous year and up 5,370.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Madagascar peaked at 0.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Madagascar 91st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -91.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +2004.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -93.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +267189.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -40.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -77.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -90.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1535.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -80.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -86.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +36.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -99.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +42521.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1255.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -65.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -72.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -91.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2938.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +227.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -83.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +70.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +1702.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 79% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global plastic waste imports in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +267189.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | +42521.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2017 | +2938.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1996 | +2004.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2023 | +1702.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | +1535.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Madagascar?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Madagascar 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Madagascar ranks 91st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,370.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.