Belgium vs Lithuania: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Belgium
29.66 kilograms
in 2024
Lithuania
36.01 kilograms
in 2024
Belgium rank
4th
Lithuania rank
2nd
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Belgium
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 36.01 kilograms against 29.66 kilograms in Belgium, a difference of 6.35 kilograms.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 4th and Lithuania ranks 2nd of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.93 kilograms | 0 kilograms | 29.93 kilograms | Belgium |
| 2010s | 19.18 kilograms | 15.28 kilograms | 3.9 kilograms | Belgium |
| 2020s | 14.13 kilograms | 28.77 kilograms | 14.64 kilograms | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group, Belgium or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 36.01 kilograms against 29.66 kilograms in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Belgium and Lithuania?
- 6.35 kilograms, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Lithuania?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Lithuania rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Belgium ranks 4th and Lithuania ranks 2nd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.