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# **biodegradable straws**
**Worth a look**
Shows searches that convert (13.8% search→purchase), but strong incumbent ratings (4.6★) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 46Growth 55Conversion 96Competition 45Returns 95Price range 27Avg price 34Brand share 46Review moat 28Quality gap 24
**Conversion**
**Incredible****13.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.9%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Growth**
**Good****+27.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Okay****$249K**
$249K/yr · 180K searches
**Brand share**
**Okay****78%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Okay****58%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Avg price**
**Okay****$10.04**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,708.95**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Price range**
**Okay****$3.64–$19.12**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, biodegradable straws is a $249K/yr Amazon United States market (180K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.
Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **biodegradable straws market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **20K–25K**
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$201K–$251K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **13.8%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#108**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **90%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.3%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **51 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **160 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**13 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**601**
**Top-5 brand share**
**78%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**58%**
Top 20: 99%
**Open market**
**17%**
- KTOB38% - HANSGO18% - Weemium10% - WYMOON6% - EcoPreps6% - The Veggie Straws5% - Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 17%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +27.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3K seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/biodegradable-straws/trend)
## **Top biodegradable straws search terms**
- **compostable straws**53K/yr+44.3%11.5% conv. - **biodegradable straws**53K/yr+8.3%9.3% conv. - **non toxic straws**10K/yr+40.4%3.7% conv. - **eco friendly straws**9K/yr-2.8%6.5% conv. - **non plastic straws**6K/yr+65.3%5.3% conv. - **straws biodegradable**8K/yr+24.0%10.5% conv. - **eco straws**7K/yr+44.4%7.8% conv. - **biodegradable straws disposable**4K/yr+143.4%10.1% conv. - **straws compostable**5K/yr+47.5%10.8% conv. - **disposable straws biodegradable**6K/yr+5.5%8.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/biodegradable-straws/search-terms)
## **Top biodegradable straws products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%5%$12K10%$25K15%$37K20%$50K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**HANSGO Sugarcane Straws 200PCS Drink Straws Disposable for Hot Cold Drinks Coffee Cocktail Juice Home Favor The Beach Party Natural Brown**HANSGO**$9.16**4.6★836 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZZH6B2S) [2**KTOB 200 Count Compostable Sugarcane Straws - 100% Plant-Based Disposable Drinking Straws for Hot & Cold Beverages**KTOB**$5.96**4.8★64 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGRDYPN8) [3**200 Count 8.25 Eco-friendly Bendable Compostable PLA Straws - KTOB Plasticless Biodegradable Flexible Drinking Straws**KTOB**$9.08**4.7★5,155 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MZLLDZD) [4**KTOB Biodegradable Flexible Drinking Straws - 200 Count 100% Plant-Based Compostable Colorful Eco Friendly Alternative to Disposable Plastic Straws**KTOB**$9.09**4.6★980 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09J1XJRZ7) [5**Biodegradable Straws made of Natural Plant | 200 PCS 7.8 Compostable Eco-Friendly Drinking Straws Disposable | Durable for Hot & Cold Drinks**WYMOON**$13.36**4.7★132 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCYW4GJM)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**KTOB 200 Count Compostable Sugarcane Straws - 100% Plant-Based Disposable Drinking Straws for Hot & Cold Beverages**KTOB**$5.96**64 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGRDYPN8) [**100 Count 100% Plant-Based Compostable PLA Straws - Plasticless Biodegradable Flexible Drinking Straws- A Fantastic Eco Friendly Alternative to Plastic Straw**KTOB**$5.97**5,155 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F63F7F7X) [![Weemium Sugarcane Straws [300 Pack] 8.25 | FSC Certified 100% Compostable Straws Disposable for Warm and Cold Drinks | Plastic-free & Biodegradable Packaging | Eco friendly made with Sugarcane Fiber](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511yNNce5zL.jpg)**Weemium Sugarcane Straws \[300 Pack\] 8.25 | FSC Certified 100% Compostable Straws Disposable for Warm and Cold Drinks | Plastic-free & Biodegradable Packaging | Eco friendly made with Sugarcane Fiber**Weemium**$13.67**111 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHLNLQ8W) [![Weemium Compostable Straws Disposable [300 Pack] 8.25 | 100% Plant-Based Plastic-free PLA Disposable and Biodegradable | Flexible Colorful Drinking Straws are Best Alternative to Plastic](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51h5x0ytNnL.jpg)**Weemium Compostable Straws Disposable \[300 Pack\] 8.25 | 100% Plant-Based Plastic-free PLA Disposable and Biodegradable | Flexible Colorful Drinking Straws are Best Alternative to Plastic**Weemium**$13.24**157 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFMRJSC8) [**Biodegradable Straws made of Natural Plant | 200 PCS 7.8 Compostable Eco-Friendly Drinking Straws Disposable | Durable for Hot & Cold Drinks**WYMOON**$13.36**132 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCYW4GJM)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**KTOB 200 Count Compostable Sugarcane Straws - 100% Plant-Based Disposable Drinking Straws for Hot & Cold Beverages**KTOB**$5.96**4.8★**▲ 214%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGRDYPN8) [**Sustainable Agave Co - Agave Fiber Unwrapped Drinking Straws - 100 Count - Plant-Based Made With Upcycled Materials Reusable - Brown Regular 8**THE SUSTAINABLE AGAVE COMPANY**$7.24**4.5★**▲ 67%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKGVT8RV) [**EcoPreps Biodegradable Sugarcane Straws | 150 Count 100% Compostable Plastic-Free & Eco-Friendly Drinking Straw | 7.8 Sugar Fiber Disposable Straws Smoothie Straw for Home Restaurant Parties**EcoPreps**$11.59**4.7★**▲ 44%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBZN68DB) [**100 Count 100% Plant-Based Compostable PLA Straws - Plasticless Biodegradable Flexible Drinking Straws- A Fantastic Eco Friendly Alternative to Plastic Straw**KTOB**$5.97**4.7★**▲ 29%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F63F7F7X) [![ECO SOUL Straws [100 Count][8.25] Eco-Friendly Disposable Straws Cocktail Cold Drink Smoothie Bendable](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41FKxSUcBuL.jpg)**ECO SOUL Straws \[100 Count\]\[8.25\] Eco-Friendly Disposable Straws Cocktail Cold Drink Smoothie Bendable**ECO SOUL**$9.38**4.4★**▲ 27%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVGB7LBM)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about biodegradable straws**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Eco Friendliness**19%
*“Eco Friendly and Durable”*
**Quality-Overall**18%
*“Best Quality”*
**Durability**11%
*“did not break easily”*
**Strength**10%
*“They are sturdy”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“reasonable price”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Perfect length”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“Just what I wanted”*
**Material Quality**4%
*“Great alternative to plastic”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**3%
*“Very easy to wash and store”*
**Recycle/Reuse**1%
*“The recycled straws work great”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**10%
*“Break easily”*
**Size-Overall**8%
*“they are narrow”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“Misleading product description”*
**Taste-Overall**6%
*“tend to leave a metallic taste”*
**Thickness**5%
*“These straws are so thin”*
**Heating**4%
*“But they can't handle the heat”*
**Eco Friendliness**4%
*“They biodegrade with no help from Mother Nature”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“they are not worth it after all”*
**Strength**3%
*“brittle over time”*
**Quality-Overall**3%
*“This is worrisome from a quality control standpoint”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**53%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
**Thin**6%
**Value For Money**3%
**Quality-Overall**3%
**Material Quality**3%
**Smell**3%
**Strength**2%
**Taste-Overall**2%
**Thickness**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is biodegradable straws profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $249K/yr across 21 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +27.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
- **How competitive is the biodegradable straws niche?**
- 13 brands and 601 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in biodegradable straws?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Size-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.9%.
- **When does demand for biodegradable straws peak?**
- Demand peaks in May; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the biodegradable straws niche?**
- Listings span $3.64–$19.12; the average listing price is $10.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,709 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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