Austria vs Lithuania: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Austria
20.25 kilograms
in 2024
Lithuania
36.01 kilograms
in 2024
Austria rank
5th
Lithuania rank
2nd
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Austria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 36.01 kilograms against 20.25 kilograms in Austria, a difference of 15.76 kilograms.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.8 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 5th and Lithuania ranks 2nd of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.35 kilograms | 2.05 kilograms | 0.7035 kilograms | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 7.26 kilograms | 3.13 kilograms | 4.13 kilograms | Austria |
| 2010s | 24.84 kilograms | 15.28 kilograms | 9.56 kilograms | Austria |
| 2020s | 24.59 kilograms | 28.77 kilograms | 4.18 kilograms | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Austria or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 36.01 kilograms against 20.25 kilograms in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Austria and Lithuania?
- 15.76 kilograms, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Lithuania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Lithuania rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Austria ranks 5th and Lithuania ranks 2nd of 183 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 Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports. 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.