In 2021, an estimated 360 thousand metric tons of plastic waste entered the ocean in the Philippines. India had the second-largest ocean plastic volume among Asian countries at around 130 thousand tons.
Estimated volume of plastic leaked into the ocean in Asia in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Statista. (June 1, 2022). Estimated volume of plastic leaked into the ocean in Asia in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311780/asia-ocean-plastic-leakage-by-country/
Statista. "Estimated volume of plastic leaked into the ocean in Asia in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311780/asia-ocean-plastic-leakage-by-country/
Statista. (2022). Estimated volume of plastic leaked into the ocean in Asia in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311780/asia-ocean-plastic-leakage-by-country/
Statista. "Estimated Volume of Plastic Leaked into The Ocean in Asia in 2021, by Country (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311780/asia-ocean-plastic-leakage-by-country/
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Estimated volume of plastic leaked into the ocean in Asia in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Statista, June 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311780/asia-ocean-plastic-leakage-by-country/