Share of global plastic waste imports in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Solomon Islands, 2009–2018
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 Solomon Islands is 0.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12,558.4% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Solomon Islands ranks 87th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +125.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -81.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +12558.4% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 2.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 84 Zambia 0.0% compare
- 85 Rwanda 0.0% compare
- 86 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0%
- 88 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 89 New Zealand 0.0% compare
- 90 Bolivia 0.0% compare
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % 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 0.3636 % 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 Solomon Islands?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Solomon Islands ranks 87th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.