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.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +23436479.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +93851.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -99.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -97.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +140073.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % 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 -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- 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 4.35 % change on previous year (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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Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.