Latvia vs Lithuania: Share of plastic waste exports
Latvia
0.6%
in 2024
Lithuania
0.5%
in 2024
Latvia rank
29th
Lithuania rank
31st
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Lithuania ahead.
Latvia ranks 29th and Lithuania ranks 31st of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Latvia, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Latvia ranks 29th and Lithuania ranks 31st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) β 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
Percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.