Lithuania vs Netherlands: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Lithuania
36.01 kilograms
in 2024
Netherlands
35.92 kilograms
in 2024
Lithuania rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
3rd
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Lithuania
- Netherlands
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 36.01 kilograms against 35.92 kilograms in Netherlands, a difference of 0.09 kilograms.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Netherlands ahead.
Lithuania ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 172 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilograms | 11.62 kilograms | 11.62 kilograms | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 15.28 kilograms | 26.98 kilograms | 11.7 kilograms | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 28.77 kilograms | 43 kilograms | 14.23 kilograms | Netherlands |
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, Lithuania or Netherlands?
- Lithuania, at 36.01 kilograms against 35.92 kilograms in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Lithuania and Netherlands?
- 0.09 kilograms, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Netherlands?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Netherlands rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Lithuania ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 3rd 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.