Latvia vs Tanzania: Share of plastic waste exports
Latvia
0.6%
in 2024
Tanzania
0.5%
in 2023
Latvia rank
29th
Tanzania rank
32nd
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Latvia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 32nd of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Latvia or Tanzania?
- Latvia, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Latvia and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Tanzania?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Tanzania rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Latvia ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 32nd 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
The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.