Guatemala vs Latvia: Share of global plastic waste imports
Guatemala
0.3%
in 2024
Latvia
0.4%
in 2024
Guatemala rank
31st
Latvia rank
29th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Guatemala
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 29th of 183 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Guatemala or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Guatemala and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Latvia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Latvia rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Guatemala ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 29th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.