Share of global plastic waste imports in Philippines
Philippines: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Philippines, 1996–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global plastic waste imports in Philippines stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 302.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Philippines peaked at 0.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
Philippines ranks 57th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.8% | — |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -32.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -29.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -58.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -40.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +111.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -51.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +36.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -58.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -48.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -57.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -40.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +172.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +30.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +38.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -56.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +116.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.3% | — |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -39.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | — |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -57.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 16.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 23.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More environment data for Philippines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.177 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.905 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.74 % 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 -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Philippines?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Philippines was 0.1% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Philippines ranks 57th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 302.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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.