The aggregate import volume of plastic waste in Southeast Asia was 1.2 million tons in 2021. This repeated the volume imported in the previous year and indicated a decrease by 40 percent from two million tons of plastic waste imported to ASEAN countries in 2018.
Volume of plastic waste imports in Southeast Asia from 2017 to 2021 (in million tons)
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Statistics on Plastic waste in the Asia-Pacific region
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Plastic material production worldwide by region 2021
- Premium Statistic Global plastic use shares 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Mismanaged plastic waste shares worldwide 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Regional shares of ocean plastic waste inputs worldwide 2019
- Premium Statistic Plastics use APAC 1990-2019, by country or subregion
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste volume per capita APAC 2019-2060, by country or subregion
Waste production and volume
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- Premium Statistic Polymer production volume APAC 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Leading single-use plastic producers APAC 2019, by footprint
- Premium Statistic Single-use plastic waste volume generated APAC 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Single-use plastic waste volume per capita APAC 2019, by country
Waste trade
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- Premium Statistic Plastic waste import volume ASEAN 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading plastic waste destinations Asia 2020, by import volume
- Premium Statistic U.S. plastic waste exports 2020-2021, by destination
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste exports by the EU-27 2015-2021, by destination
- Premium Statistic Export and import volume of plastic waste Vietnam 2021
- Premium Statistic Import and export volume of plastic waste in Malaysia 2021
Recycling
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Mismanaged waste
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Pollution
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- Premium Statistic Share of global marine plastic pollution APAC 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Beach litter per square kilometer APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Volume of plastic beach litter ending up as ocean waste APAC 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Volume of plastic beach litter ending up as ocean waste APAC 2021, by country
Consumer perspective
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- Premium Statistic Share of consumers in favor of a single-use plastic ban APAC 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of consumers in favor of a single-use plastic ban APAC 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Share of consumers worried about ocean pollution APAC 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Leading concerns about plastics Asia 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Top barriers to recycling Asia 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Most adoptable zero-waste practices Asia 2021, by country
Further related statistics
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- Plastic waste trade value in the EU 2000-2021
- Volume of plastic waste exports to China from Japan 2017-2022
- Volume of plastic waste exports to Malaysia from Japan 2017-2022
- Volume of plastic waste exports to Indonesia from Japan 2017-2022
- Global plastic waste management market value 2021-2027
- Plastic waste export volume Japan 2017-2022
- Annual plastic waste exports from the EU-27 2005-2021
- Plastic waste exports from the European Union EU-27 2021, by country
- Leading plastic waste destinations Asia 2020, by import volume
- Plastic waste exports by the European Union 2021, by destination
- Export value of plastic waste from Japan 2018-2021
- Annual plastic waste imports in the EU 2004-2021
- Export value of plastic waste from Japan 2021, by region
- Share of plastic waste exports from Japan 2021, by region
- Plastic waste import volume ASEAN 2017-2021
- Volume of plastic waste exports to Taiwan from Japan 2017-2022
- Volume of plastic waste exports to Thailand from Japan 2017-20212
- Volume of plastic waste exports to Vietnam from Japan 2017-20212
- Volume of plastic waste exports to India from Japan 2017-2022
- Plastic waste import worldwide 2021, by country
- Single-use plastic waste volume generated APAC 2019, by country
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UNODC. (July 28, 2022). Volume of plastic waste imports in Southeast Asia from 2017 to 2021 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359794/asean-plastic-waste-import-volume/
UNODC. "Volume of plastic waste imports in Southeast Asia from 2017 to 2021 (in million tons)." Chart. July 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359794/asean-plastic-waste-import-volume/
UNODC. (2022). Volume of plastic waste imports in Southeast Asia from 2017 to 2021 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359794/asean-plastic-waste-import-volume/
UNODC. "Volume of Plastic Waste Imports in Southeast Asia from 2017 to 2021 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359794/asean-plastic-waste-import-volume/
UNODC, Volume of plastic waste imports in Southeast Asia from 2017 to 2021 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359794/asean-plastic-waste-import-volume/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Volume of plastic waste imports in Southeast Asia from 2017 to 2021 (in million tons) [Graph], UNODC, July 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359794/asean-plastic-waste-import-volume/