Share of global plastic waste imports in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
168th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2023
All-time low
0.0%
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of global plastic waste imports in Uzbekistan, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 0.0% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Uzbekistan ranks 168th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.1% | — |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +472.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +38.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -61.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +202.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +15.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (45 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 166 Greenland 0.0%
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
- 168 Brazil 0.0% compare
- 168 Bulgaria 0.0% compare
- 168 Ghana 0.0% compare
- 168 Greece 0.0% compare
- 168 Hungary 0.0% compare
- 168 Malawi 0.0% compare
- 168 Mexico 0.0% compare
- 168 Poland 0.0% compare
- 168 Senegal 0.0% compare
- 168 Slovakia 0.0% compare
- 168 South Korea 0.0% compare
- 168 Spain 0.0% compare
- 168 Switzerland 0.0% compare
- 168 United Kingdom 0.0% compare
- 168 United States 0.0% compare
More environment data for Uzbekistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.74 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.63 % 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 0.4364 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Uzbekistan?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Uzbekistan was 0.0% in 2024, 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Uzbekistan ranks 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.