Share of plastic waste exports in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Lithuania, 1994–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of plastic waste exports in Lithuania stood at 0.5%.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 192.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Lithuania peaked at 0.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 31st of 162 countries on this measure, 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% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More environment data for Lithuania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0056 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7304 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Lithuania?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Lithuania was 0.5% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Lithuania ranks 31st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.