Share of global plastic waste imports in Tonga
Tonga: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2014)
0.0%
Change on year
up 212.6%
World rank
133rd
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2010
All-time low
0.0%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2008–2014
Share of global plastic waste imports in Tonga, 2008–2014
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 Tonga is 0.0%, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 212.6% on the previous year and down 97.4% over ten years.
That places Tonga 133rd out of 183 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More environment data for Tonga
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.2929 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.81 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0593 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0975 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.037 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Tonga?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Tonga was 0.0% in 2014, 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Tonga rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Tonga ranks 133rd out of 183 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.