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.
Share of global plastic waste imports in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.1% | — |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +72.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +64.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +27.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -31.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.2% | — |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +34.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +28.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +103.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +41.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +39.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +21.9% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +22.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 2.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 115.5× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 2.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 17.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.889 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.41 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.1849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7946 % change on previous year (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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Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.