Denmark vs Lithuania: Share of global plastic waste imports
Denmark
2.0%
in 2024
Lithuania
2.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
17th
Lithuania rank
16th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Denmark
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 17th and Lithuania ranks 16th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Denmark or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Denmark and Lithuania?
- 0.2%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Denmark ranks 17th and Lithuania ranks 16th of 183 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 global plastic waste imports. 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 imports that a country accounts for.