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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UNODC. (July 28, 2022). Volume of plastic waste imports in Southeast Asia from 2017 to 2021 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, 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 June 10, 2024. 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: June 10, 2024. 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 June 10, 2024)
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/