Laos vs Latvia: Share of global plastic waste imports
Laos
0.5%
in 2023
Latvia
0.4%
in 2024
Laos rank
28th
Latvia rank
29th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Laos
- Latvia
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Latvia ahead.
Laos ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 29th of 183 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Laos or Latvia?
- Laos, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Laos and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Latvia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Latvia rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Laos ranks 28th 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.
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About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.