Share of global plastic waste imports in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Tunisia, 1991–2023
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.0% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 189.4% on the previous year and up 108.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Tunisia peaked at 0.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Tunisia 65th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.63 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2784 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0172 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0491 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Tunisia?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Tunisia 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Tunisia ranks 65th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.