Share of global plastic waste imports in Oman
Oman: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Oman, 1992–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global plastic waste imports in Oman stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 56.4% on the previous year and up 117.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Oman peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
That places Oman 60th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
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More environment data for Oman
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 132.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 25.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 25.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0078 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 31.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0441 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Oman?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Oman was 0.1% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does Oman rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Oman ranks 60th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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.