Lithuania vs Russia: Share of plastic waste exports
Lithuania
0.5%
in 2024
Russia
0.7%
in 2021
Lithuania rank
31st
Russia rank
28th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Lithuania
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.4 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Russia ahead.
Lithuania ranks 31st and Russia ranks 28th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Lithuania or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Lithuania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Lithuania and Russia?
- 0.2%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Russia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Lithuania and Russia rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Lithuania ranks 31st and Russia ranks 28th 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.