Share of global plastic waste imports in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Vanuatu, 1993–2011
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2011.
The figure is up 149.4% on the previous year and up 255.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.
That places Vanuatu 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6321 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.93 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1832 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2757 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0821 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Vanuatu?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Vanuatu was 0.0% in 2011, 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Vanuatu ranks 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 255.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.