This statistic depicts the plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide as of 2018, with a breakdown by region. As of that year, around 28.7 million metric tons of plastic MSW were generated in Latin American and the Caribbean.
Volume of plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide as of 2018, by region (in million metric tons per year)
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Statistics on Global waste generation
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global population and MSW generation shares by key country 2018
- Basic Statistic Global waste breakdown by material type 2016
- Basic Statistic Global municipal waste generation 2020, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation by region 2016
- Basic Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation share by income group 2016
Per capita waste
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- Basic Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation per person by region 2016
- Premium Statistic Global per capita generation of municipal solid waste by select country 2018
- Premium Statistic Largest waste producing countries worldwide per capita 2019
- Premium Statistic Annual municipal waste generated per capita by OECD countries 2022
Plastic waste
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- Premium Statistic Global generation of plastic MSW by region 2018
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste generation worldwide 2016, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global plastic waste production breakdown 2018, by sector
- Premium Statistic Share of plastics in global municipal solid waste by region 2018
- Premium Statistic Generation of plastic packaging waste per capita in the EU-27 2020, by country
Electronic waste
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- Premium Statistic Global e-waste generation 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Global e-waste generation by region 2019
- Premium Statistic Global e-waste generation by type 2019
- Premium Statistic Global per capita e-waste generation by country 2019
- Premium Statistic Global e-waste generation per capita 2010-2019
Food waste
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- Premium Statistic Food waste produced annually in selected countries worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Per capita household food waste of selected countries worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Food waste produced per capita worldwide 2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Food waste production worldwide 2019, by sector
Outlook
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- Basic Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation projection 2016-2050
- Premium Statistic Global waste generation outlook by region 2016-2050
- Premium Statistic Global waste generation per person outlook by region 2050
- Premium Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation by income group 2016-2050
Further related statistics
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- Generation of municipal waste in select African countries 2016
- Global municipal solid waste generation share by region 2016
- African MSW generation share by select city 2016
- Household plastic waste: feelings of guilt in Great Britain 2019, by age group
- Rate of plastics to fuel conversion by resin 2015
- Global plastic use shares 2019, by region
- Global plastic consumption volume by application 2017
- Global life cycle GHG emissions from fossil-fuel based plastics by stage 2015
- Global automotive plastics market value 2019 & 2027
- Global distribution of plastic consumption 2019, by application
- Average content of engineering resins per light vehicle in North America 2004-2014
- Asia's share of mismanaged plastic waste by type 2016
- Amount of hazardous special waste imported to Italy 2017, by country of origin
- Industry revenue of “unlaminated plastic profile shape manufacturing“ in Texas 2012-2024
- Europe's share of global plastic material production 2014-2021
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- Generation of municipal waste in select African countries 2016
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- Household plastic waste: feelings of guilt in Great Britain 2019, by age group
- Rate of plastics to fuel conversion by resin 2015
- Global plastic use shares 2019, by region
- Global plastic consumption volume by application 2017
- Global life cycle GHG emissions from fossil-fuel based plastics by stage 2015
- Global automotive plastics market value 2019 & 2027
- Global distribution of plastic consumption 2019, by application
- Average content of engineering resins per light vehicle in North America 2004-2014
- Asia's share of mismanaged plastic waste by type 2016
- Amount of hazardous special waste imported to Italy 2017, by country of origin
- Industry revenue of “unlaminated plastic profile shape manufacturing“ in Texas 2012-2024
- Europe's share of global plastic material production 2014-2021
UNEP, & GEF, & Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. (October 23, 2018). Volume of plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide as of 2018, by region (in million metric tons per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016756/generated-plastic-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/
UNEP, und GEF, und Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. "Volume of plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide as of 2018, by region (in million metric tons per year)." Chart. October 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016756/generated-plastic-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/
UNEP, GEF, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. (2018). Volume of plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide as of 2018, by region (in million metric tons per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016756/generated-plastic-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/
UNEP, and GEF, and Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. "Volume of Plastic Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Generated Worldwide as of 2018, by Region (in Million Metric Tons per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016756/generated-plastic-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/
UNEP & GEF & Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Volume of plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide as of 2018, by region (in million metric tons per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016756/generated-plastic-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/ (last visited February 09, 2023)
Volume of plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide as of 2018, by region (in million metric tons per year) [Graph], UNEP, & GEF, & Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, October 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016756/generated-plastic-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/