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Compost Bin

Pass

Compost Bin scores 72 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend an estimated $5.3M a year here, search demand grew +33.1% this quarter, and an estimated 1.6% of orders come back.

Flapen Score
72
72 / 100
Top 4% of 8,839 Patio, Lawn & Garden niches · +16 vs the category median of 56
Market size
$5.3M/yr3.9M searches / yr
90-day growth
+33.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
33%top-5 click share · 48 brands · 89 sellers

Flapen Score

Compost Bin against its category

The dotted line is the Patio, Lawn & Garden average. Past it, Compost Bin is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

72Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Compost Bin market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Compost Bin 3.9M times last year and spent an estimated $5.3M. The top 5 brands take 40% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May. Flapen scores it 72 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

An estimated 2.9% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 3.9M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 2.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +33.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $5.3M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
3.9M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+33.1%
Conversion, latest week
2.9%
Market size, estimated
$5.3Ma year
Peak month
April2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
compost bin1.3M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $48.36.

Listings sell for $48.36 on average, from $14.13 to $228.34. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 100K to 125K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At $48.36 that is $73K to $97K a year per listing.

Average price
$48.36inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$14.13–$228.34
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
100K–125K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
$73K–$97K
Returns
1.6%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

97% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 75% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #270 within Composting & Yard Waste Bins. It carries 3,518 reviews at 4.36 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
97%
Prime listings
75%
Out of stock, average day
2.5%
Average rank
#270in Composting & Yard Waste Bins
Average rating
4.36 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
3,518per listing
Listings tracked
64

04 · Newcomers

7 of last year's 8 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.

8 products launched here in the last 12 months. 7 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
7Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
51 months

Products

Top Compost Bin products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

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Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 33% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

48 falling

Sellers

89

Top-5 brand share

40%

Top 20: 74%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 65%

Open market

56%

  • Brand 111%
  • Brand 211%
  • Brand 39%
  • Brand 45%
  • Brand 55%
  • Brand 64%

Demand

Compost Bin search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

200K150KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top Compost Bin search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • compost bin1.3M/yr
  • compost bin outdoor390K/yr
  • compost416K/yr
  • compost bin kitchen549K/yr
  • composter278K/yr
  • compost tumbler139K/yr
  • kitchen compost bin129K/yr
  • composter tumbler outdoor74K/yr
  • countertop compost bin88K/yr
  • outdoor compost bin66K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Compost Bin

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

11%of positive reviews mention “Quality-Overall”
13%of negative reviews mention “Assembly/Installation”
1.6%of orders come back
“Assembly is annoying”
A buyer, on “Assembly/Installation”13% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

17 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common Compost Bin questions

Answered from the same tracked data.