Share of global plastic waste imports in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Sierra Leone, 2000–2018
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of global plastic waste imports in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 143.8% on the previous year and up 23.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -76.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2105.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -67.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +119.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +143.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 4.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Sierra Leone was 0.0% in 2018, 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Sierra Leone ranks 83rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.