Share of global plastic waste imports in Maldives
Maldives: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Maldives, 2010–2021
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 140,073.0% on the previous year and up 1,647,290.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Maldives peaked at 0.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
Maldives ranks 129th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 126 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 127 Mauritius 0.0% compare
- 128 Brunei 0.0% compare
- 130 Suriname 0.0% compare
- 131 Montenegro 0.0% compare
- 132 East Timor 0.0% compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1701 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1585 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Maldives?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Maldives was 0.0% in 2021, 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Maldives rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Maldives ranks 129th out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,647,290.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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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The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.