Concern about plastic waste globally by key country 2019

This Ipsos survey indicates the share of respondents who stated that they were concerned about the effects of plastic waste on the environment as of March 2019, broken down by country. As of that time, 80 percent of respondents from Germany stated they were concerned about plastic waste.

Concerns about the effect of non-recyclable plastic waste on the environment worldwide in 2019, by select country*

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Release date

April 2019

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

February 22 to March 8, 2019

Number of respondents

19,519 respondents

Age group

16-74 years

Special properties

28 countries

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Original question: “Some people have recently been discussing the effects on the environment of plastic packaging, plastic bags, and other disposable objects which cannot be recycled. How concerned, if at all, would you say you are about this issue?"

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