Luxembourg vs Sweden: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Luxembourg
14.01 kilograms
in 2024
Sweden
16.92 kilograms
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
9th
Sweden rank
7th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 16.92 kilograms against 14.01 kilograms in Luxembourg, a difference of 2.91 kilograms.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 183 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.27 kilograms | 1.82 kilograms | 33.45 kilograms | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 47.82 kilograms | 4.62 kilograms | 43.2 kilograms | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 18.43 kilograms | 13.11 kilograms | 5.32 kilograms | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 14.09 kilograms | 12.65 kilograms | 1.44 kilograms | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 16.92 kilograms against 14.01 kilograms in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 2.91 kilograms, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Luxembourg ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.