Share of global plastic waste imports in Sudan
Sudan: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
0.0%
Change on year
down 53.7%
World rank
105th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2012–2018
Share of global plastic waste imports in Sudan, 2012–2018
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 Sudan stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 53.7% on the previous year and up 291.6% over ten years.
That places Sudan 105th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -81.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +620.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +30.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +45.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +228.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -53.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 25% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sudan
More environment data for Sudan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % 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 -0.03 % 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 Sudan?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Sudan 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Sudan rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Sudan ranks 105th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 291.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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.