Jamaica vs Lithuania: Plastic waste exports
Jamaica
16,938 tonnes
in 2023
Lithuania
16,322 tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica rank
34th
Lithuania rank
36th
Plastic waste exports over time
- Jamaica
- Lithuania
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 16,938 tonnes against 16,322 tonnes in Lithuania, a difference of 616 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Lithuania ahead.
Jamaica ranks 34th and Lithuania ranks 36th of 167 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220.84 tonnes | 307.59 tonnes | 86.75 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 256.84 tonnes | 5,276 tonnes | 5,019 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 2,511 tonnes | 24,178 tonnes | 21,667 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 14,420 tonnes | 31,175 tonnes | 16,755 tonnes | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste exports, Jamaica or Lithuania?
- Jamaica, at 16,938 tonnes against 16,322 tonnes in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in plastic waste exports between Jamaica and Lithuania?
- 616 tonnes, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lithuania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Lithuania rank globally for plastic waste exports?
- Jamaica ranks 34th and Lithuania ranks 36th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Plastic waste 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 a country exports to other countries, measured in tonnes per year.