In 2019, around 3.3 kilograms of plastic waste per capita were emitted to the ocean from the Philippines, the highest amount in the Asia-Pacific region. Malaysia followed with a per capita ocean plastic waste volume of around 2.29 kilograms.
Plastic waste emitted to the ocean per capita in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by country or territory
(in kilograms)
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OWID. (April 30, 2021). Plastic waste emitted to the ocean per capita in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by country or territory (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299537/apac-ocean-plastic-waste-per-capita/
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Plastic waste emitted to the ocean per capita in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by country or territory (in kilograms) [Graph], OWID, April 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299537/apac-ocean-plastic-waste-per-capita/