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.
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% compare
- 88 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 89 New Zealand 0.0% compare
- 90 Bolivia 0.0% compare
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6198 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7566 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0552 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0119 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2721 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1998 Mt CO2e (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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The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.