Share of global plastic waste imports in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Paraguay, 1989–2024
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 Paraguay is 0.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 50,412.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Paraguay peaked at 0.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Paraguay 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More environment data for Paraguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 24.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3165 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0479 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0283 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.6091 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Paraguay?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Paraguay was 0.2% in 2024, 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Paraguay ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50,412.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.