France vs Lithuania: Share of global plastic waste imports
France
2.9%
in 2024
Lithuania
2.2%
in 2024
France rank
14th
Lithuania rank
16th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- France
- Lithuania
How they compare
France currently reports 2.9% against 2.2% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was France ahead.
France ranks 14th and Lithuania ranks 16th of 183 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | France |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | France |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | France |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.7% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, France or Lithuania?
- France, at 2.9% against 2.2% in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between France and Lithuania?
- 0.7%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Lithuania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do France and Lithuania rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- France ranks 14th 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.