Share of global plastic waste imports in East Timor
East Timor: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in East Timor, 2004–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global plastic waste imports in East Timor stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 7,459.8% on the previous year and up 680.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in East Timor peaked at 0.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
East Timor ranks 132nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of global plastic waste imports in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +99.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -97.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +118.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +184.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -66.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -93.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +7459.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 2% of the median. (30 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% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More environment data for East Timor
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.36 % 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 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in East Timor?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does East Timor rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- East Timor ranks 132nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 680.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.