Share of plastic waste exports in Latvia
Latvia: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Latvia, 1994–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.6% for share of plastic waste exports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 38.0% on the previous year and up 575.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Latvia peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
That places Latvia 29th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 11.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.24 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1936 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0199 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0208 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5531 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Latvia?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Latvia was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Latvia ranks 29th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 575.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of plastic waste exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.