Latvia vs Peru: Share of global plastic waste imports
Latvia
0.4%
in 2024
Peru
0.3%
in 2024
Latvia rank
29th
Peru rank
32nd
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Latvia
- Peru
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Peru ahead.
Latvia ranks 29th and Peru ranks 32nd of 183 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Latvia or Peru?
- Latvia, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Latvia and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Peru?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Peru rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Latvia ranks 29th and Peru ranks 32nd 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.