Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Share of plastic waste exports

Bulgaria
0.5%
in 2024
Lithuania
0.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Lithuania rank
31st

Share of plastic waste exports over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Lithuania ranks 31st of 162 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Bulgaria
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bulgaria
2010s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Lithuania
2020s 0.3% 0.6% 0.4% Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Bulgaria or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
0.0%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
19 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Lithuania ranks 31st of 162 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 Share of 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

Indicator
Share of plastic waste exports
Unit
%
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
162 places, 2,674 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.