Share of global plastic waste imports in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of global plastic waste imports was 2.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports 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
The most recent figure for share of global plastic waste imports in Lithuania is 2.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 702.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Lithuania peaked at 2.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
Lithuania ranks 16th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 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 global plastic waste imports in Lithuania?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Lithuania was 2.2% 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 global plastic waste imports recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Lithuania ranks 16th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 702.7%. 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 global plastic waste imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.