In 2021, more than 84 percent of plastic beach litter in Japan ended up as ocean waste. In contrast, approximately 17.5 percent of plastic beach litter in Hong Kong ended up as ocean waste that year.
Share of plastic beach litter ending up as marine debris in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory
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UNESCAP. (January 27, 2023). Share of plastic beach litter ending up as marine debris in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362459/apac-share-of-beach-litter-ending-up-as-ocean-waste-by-country/
UNESCAP. "Share of plastic beach litter ending up as marine debris in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory." Chart. January 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362459/apac-share-of-beach-litter-ending-up-as-ocean-waste-by-country/
UNESCAP. (2023). Share of plastic beach litter ending up as marine debris in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362459/apac-share-of-beach-litter-ending-up-as-ocean-waste-by-country/
UNESCAP. "Share of Plastic Beach Litter Ending up as Marine Debris in The Asia-pacific Region in 2021, by Country or Territory." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362459/apac-share-of-beach-litter-ending-up-as-ocean-waste-by-country/
UNESCAP, Share of plastic beach litter ending up as marine debris in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362459/apac-share-of-beach-litter-ending-up-as-ocean-waste-by-country/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Share of plastic beach litter ending up as marine debris in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory [Graph], UNESCAP, January 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362459/apac-share-of-beach-litter-ending-up-as-ocean-waste-by-country/