What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Latvia and Portugal?

2.41 kilograms, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Portugal?

31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.

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.

Latvia vs Portugal: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Latvia

9.37 kilograms

in 2024

Portugal

6.96 kilograms

in 2024

Latvia rank

12th

Portugal rank

14th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Latvia
Portugal

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 9.37 kilograms against 6.96 kilograms in Portugal, a difference of 2.41 kilograms.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Portugal ahead.

Latvia ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 14th of 183 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.7059 kilograms	0.5409 kilograms	0.165 kilograms	Latvia
2000s	3.57 kilograms	0.9087 kilograms	2.66 kilograms	Latvia
2010s	34.04 kilograms	7.89 kilograms	26.14 kilograms	Latvia
2020s	15.53 kilograms	5.38 kilograms	10.14 kilograms	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Latvia or Portugal?: Latvia, at 9.37 kilograms against 6.96 kilograms in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Latvia and Portugal?: 2.41 kilograms, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Portugal?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Portugal rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Latvia ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 14th 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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Indicator: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Unit: kilograms
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,496 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.