Guatemala vs Laos: Share of global plastic waste imports
Guatemala
0.3%
in 2024
Laos
0.5%
in 2023
Guatemala rank
31st
Laos rank
28th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Guatemala
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.6 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 31st and Laos ranks 28th of 183 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Guatemala or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Guatemala and Laos?
- 0.2%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Laos?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Laos rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Guatemala ranks 31st and Laos ranks 28th of 183 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 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
The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.