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League table

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  1. 1Philippines356,371
  2. 2India126,513
  3. 3Malaysia73,098
  4. 4China70,707
  5. 5Indonesia56,333
  6. 6Brazil37,799
  7. 7Viet Nam28,221
  8. 8Bangladesh24,640
  9. 9Thailand22,806
  10. 10Nigeria18,640
  11. 11Turkiye14,329
  12. 12Cameroon10,671
  13. 13Sri Lanka9,654
  14. 14Guatemala7,142
  15. 15Haiti6,929
  16. 16Dominican Republic6,276
  17. 17Venezuela, RB5,988
  18. 18Tanzania5,785
  19. 19Algeria5,774
  20. 20Panama5,237
  21. 21Cote d'Ivoire4,784
  22. 22South Africa4,266
  23. 23Ghana4,185
  24. 24Argentina4,137
  25. 25Sierra Leone3,624
  26. 26Trinidad and Tobago3,557
  27. 27Mexico3,512
  28. 28Papua New Guinea3,059
  29. 29Liberia2,638
  30. 30Mozambique2,544
  31. 30Myanmar2,544
  32. 31Egypt, Arab Rep.2,471
  33. 32Honduras2,436
  34. 33United States2,431
  35. 34Guinea2,347
  36. 35Jamaica2,334
  37. 36Japan1,835
  38. 37Morocco1,800
  39. 38Suriname1,677
  40. 39Benin1,639
  41. 40Albania1,565
  42. 41Nicaragua1,465
  43. 42Guyana1,246
  44. 43Ecuador1,136
  45. 44Cambodia1,113
  46. 45Uruguay998
  47. 46Iran, Islamic Rep.928
  48. 47Libya879
  49. 48Pakistan873
  50. 49Angola860
  51. 50Ukraine859
  52. 51El Salvador808
  53. 52Madagascar775
  54. 53Timor-Leste715
  55. 54United Kingdom703
  56. 55Tunisia688
  57. 56Lebanon684
  58. 57Congo, Rep.676
  59. 58Russian Federation542
  60. 59Taiwan531
  61. 60Costa Rica450
  62. 61St. Lucia449
  63. 62Gabon445
  64. 63Togo436
  65. 64Colombia431
  66. 65Gambia, The421
  67. 66Congo, Dem. Rep.420
  68. 67Italy414
  69. 68Equatorial Guinea405
  70. 69Korea, Rep.387
  71. 70Belize374
  72. 71Fiji365
  73. 72Chile322
  74. 73Netherlands271
  75. 74Peru259
  76. 74Kenya259
  77. 75Yemen, Rep.252
  78. 76Guinea-Bissau247
  79. 77Canada238
  80. 78Spain235
  81. 78France235
  82. 79Croatia224
  83. 80Greece216
  84. 81Senegal169
  85. 82Singapore164
  86. 83Brunei Darussalam134
  87. 83Germany134
  88. 84Grenada130
  89. 85Mauritania127
  90. 86West Bank and Gaza118
  91. 87Ireland115
  92. 88Hong Kong SAR, China112
  93. 89Sudan106
  94. 90Solomon Islands100
  95. 91St. Vincent and the Grenadines81
  96. 92Romania80
  97. 93Sao Tome and Principe77
  98. 94Portugal76
  99. 95Puerto Rico (US)71
  100. 96New Zealand68
  101. 97Iraq67
  102. 98Dominica53
  103. 99Korea, Dem. People's Rep.50
  104. 100Eritrea48
  105. 101Barbados45
  106. 102Syrian Arab Republic44
  107. 103Sweden36
  108. 104Belgium34
  109. 105Israel33
  110. 106Australia32
  111. 107Poland29
  112. 108Bahamas, The20
  113. 109United Arab Emirates14
  114. 110Kazakhstan13
  115. 111Estonia12
  116. 112Slovenia11
  117. 113Latvia9
  118. 113Denmark9
  119. 114Palau7
  120. 114Lithuania7
  121. 114Kuwait7
  122. 114Bulgaria7
  123. 115Bosnia and Herzegovina6
  124. 116Djibouti4
  125. 117Cyprus3
  126. 117Saudi Arabia3
  127. 117Georgia3
  128. 118Antigua and Barbuda2
  129. 118Somalia, Fed. Rep.2
  130. 118Namibia2
  131. 119Oman1
  132. 119Jordan1
  133. 119St. Kitts and Nevis1
  134. 120Comoros0
  135. 120Bahrain0
  136. 120Samoa0
  137. 120Burkina Faso0
  138. 120Montenegro0
  139. 120Norway0
  140. 120Mauritius0
  141. 120Malta0
  142. 120Marshall Islands0
  143. 120Maldives0
  144. 120Slovak Republic0
  145. 120Monaco0
  146. 120Seychelles0
  147. 120Lesotho0
  148. 120Kiribati0
  149. 120Tonga0
  150. 120Iceland0
  151. 120Finland0
  152. 120Cabo Verde0
  153. 120Zimbabwe0
  154. 120Qatar0

Plastic waste emitted to the ocean