Lithuania vs Romania: Share of global plastic waste imports
Lithuania
2.2%
in 2024
Romania
1.2%
in 2024
Lithuania rank
16th
Romania rank
19th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Lithuania
- Romania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2.2% against 1.2% in Romania, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.8 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 16th and Romania ranks 19th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Lithuania or Romania?
- Lithuania, at 2.2% against 1.2% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Lithuania and Romania?
- 1.0%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Lithuania ranks 16th and Romania ranks 19th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) β 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
Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.