Share of global plastic waste imports in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Papua New Guinea, 1998–2012
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,561.5% on the previous year and up 2,736.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
Papua New Guinea ranks 125th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4503 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4689 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8618 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Papua New Guinea was 0.0% in 2012, 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 125th out of 183 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,736.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.