Concentration of global plastic waste ocean gyres by region 2017

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
Plastic waste in oceans is concentrating in gyres around all regions of the world. In the most important ocean gyres globally, the concentration of plastic waste ranged between 1 and 2.5 kilograms per square kilometer as of 2017.

Plastic waste concentration in ocean gyres worldwide as of 2017, by region (in grams per square kilometer)

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June 2017

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2017

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