In 2015, it was estimated that East Asia and the Pacific region would be responsible for more than 60 percent of the global mismanaged plastic waste by 2025. Approximately 12 percent of mismanaged plastic waste worldwide were projected to be generated in South Asia that year.
Share of the total global mismanaged plastic waste generated in the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, by subregion
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OWID. (April 1, 2022). Share of the total global mismanaged plastic waste generated in the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, by subregion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299527/apac-mismanaged-plastic-waste-by-subregion/
OWID. "Share of the total global mismanaged plastic waste generated in the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, by subregion." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299527/apac-mismanaged-plastic-waste-by-subregion/
OWID. (2022). Share of the total global mismanaged plastic waste generated in the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, by subregion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299527/apac-mismanaged-plastic-waste-by-subregion/
OWID. "Share of The Total Global Mismanaged Plastic Waste Generated in The Asia-pacific Region in 2025, by Subregion." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299527/apac-mismanaged-plastic-waste-by-subregion/
OWID, Share of the total global mismanaged plastic waste generated in the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, by subregion Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299527/apac-mismanaged-plastic-waste-by-subregion/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Share of the total global mismanaged plastic waste generated in the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, by subregion [Graph], OWID, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299527/apac-mismanaged-plastic-waste-by-subregion/