Lithuania vs Portugal: Share of global plastic waste imports
Lithuania
2.2%
in 2024
Portugal
1.5%
in 2024
Lithuania rank
16th
Portugal rank
18th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Lithuania
- Portugal
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2.2% against 1.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.4 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Portugal ahead.
Lithuania ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 18th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Lithuania or Portugal?
- Lithuania, at 2.2% against 1.5% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Lithuania and Portugal?
- 0.7%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Lithuania ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 18th 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.