Share of global plastic waste imports in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0%
Change on year
down 29.6%
World rank
74th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2016–2023
Share of global plastic waste imports in Tajikistan, 2016–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 0.0% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2023.
That represents a change of down 29.6% on the previous year and up 4,197.1% over ten years.
Tajikistan ranks 74th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +526.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +593.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -52.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +276.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -29.6% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 4.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 20% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More environment data for Tajikistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -16.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.61 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % 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 0.2363 % 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 Tajikistan?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Tajikistan was 0.0% in 2023, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Tajikistan rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Tajikistan ranks 74th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,197.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.