This statistic displays the distribution of the world's sources of ocean microplastics as of 2018. As of thattime, some 28 percent of the ocean's microplastics originated from car tires. It is estimated that microplastics account for 94 percent of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the ocean.
Distribution of ocean microplastics sources worldwide as of 2018*
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Citi Research. (August 29, 2018). Distribution of ocean microplastics sources worldwide as of 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/909561/sources-of-ocean-microplastics/
Citi Research. "Distribution of ocean microplastics sources worldwide as of 2018*." Chart. August 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/909561/sources-of-ocean-microplastics/
Citi Research. (2018). Distribution of ocean microplastics sources worldwide as of 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/909561/sources-of-ocean-microplastics/
Citi Research. "Distribution of Ocean Microplastics Sources Worldwide as of 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/909561/sources-of-ocean-microplastics/
Citi Research, Distribution of ocean microplastics sources worldwide as of 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/909561/sources-of-ocean-microplastics/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Distribution of ocean microplastics sources worldwide as of 2018* [Graph], Citi Research, August 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/909561/sources-of-ocean-microplastics/