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Total plastic pollution per capita

kg/person · lower is better · 214 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Gibraltar0.03
  2. 2Singapore0.03
  3. 3Macao SAR, China0.04
  4. 4Bahrain0.04
  5. 5Monaco0.04
  6. 6Hong Kong SAR, China0.05
  7. 7Japan0.05
  8. 8Korea, Rep.0.06
  9. 9Taiwan0.06
  10. 10Qatar0.06
  11. 11Kuwait0.06
  12. 12Malta0.07
  13. 13Netherlands0.07
  14. 14United Kingdom0.07
  15. 15Israel0.07
  16. 16Canada0.08
  17. 17Switzerland0.09
  18. 18Australia0.09
  19. 19Iceland0.09
  20. 20Sweden0.09
  21. 21Germany0.09
  22. 22Saudi Arabia0.1
  23. 23United Arab Emirates0.1
  24. 24Norway0.1
  25. 25Belgium0.1
  26. 26New Zealand0.1
  27. 27Isle of Man0.1
  28. 28Denmark0.1
  29. 29Luxembourg0.11
  30. 30Portugal0.11
  31. 31Cyprus0.12
  32. 32Finland0.12
  33. 33Liechtenstein0.12
  34. 34Bermuda0.12
  35. 35Italy0.13
  36. 36Spain0.13
  37. 37Ireland0.13
  38. 38France0.14
  39. 39Austria0.14
  40. 40San Marino0.14
  41. 41United States0.14
  42. 42Czechia0.15
  43. 43Andorra0.15
  44. 44Estonia0.17
  45. 45Brunei Darussalam0.18
  46. 46Greece0.18
  47. 47Poland0.18
  48. 48French Polynesia0.19
  49. 49Slovak Republic0.2
  50. 50Croatia0.22
  51. 51Guam0.24
  52. 52Slovenia0.25
  53. 53Hungary0.28
  54. 54Uruguay0.28
  55. 55Faroe Islands0.28
  56. 56New Caledonia0.35
  57. 57Cayman Islands0.47
  58. 58Naoero0.48
  59. 59Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.49
  60. 60Barbados0.49
  61. 61Lithuania0.49
  62. 62Latvia0.5
  63. 63Turks and Caicos Islands0.54
  64. 64Northern Mariana Islands0.55
  65. 65Puerto Rico (US)0.58
  66. 66Chile0.58
  67. 67Bahamas, The0.59
  68. 68Curacao0.59
  69. 69Aruba0.64
  70. 70Oman0.66
  71. 71Antigua and Barbuda0.77
  72. 72Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.78
  73. 73British Virgin Islands0.78
  74. 74St. Kitts and Nevis0.91
  75. 75Seychelles1.2
  76. 76St. Martin (French part)1.9
  77. 77Mauritius2
  78. 78China2
  79. 79Greenland3
  80. 80Colombia3
  81. 81Gabon3.4
  82. 82Cuba4.3
  83. 83Trinidad and Tobago4.6
  84. 84Costa Rica4.7
  85. 85Niger5
  86. 86Ecuador5
  87. 87American Samoa5.2
  88. 88Ethiopia5.6
  89. 89Grenada5.6
  90. 90Armenia5.7
  91. 91West Bank and Gaza5.7
  92. 92Moldova5.7
  93. 93Belarus5.8
  94. 94Turkiye5.8
  95. 95St. Vincent and the Grenadines5.8
  96. 96Malaysia6
  97. 97Libya6.1
  98. 98Mexico6.1
  99. 99Iran, Islamic Rep.6.4
  100. 100Guinea6.5
  101. 101St. Lucia6.6
  102. 102India6.6
  103. 103Bolivia6.7
  104. 104Madagascar6.8
  105. 105Fiji6.8
  106. 106Brazil6.8
  107. 107Suriname6.9
  108. 108Bhutan7
  109. 109Dominican Republic7.2
  110. 110Bulgaria7.3
  111. 111Sierra Leone7.3
  112. 112Romania7.3
  113. 113Philippines7.4
  114. 114Georgia7.4
  115. 115Egypt, Arab Rep.7.5
  116. 116Lebanon7.7
  117. 117North Macedonia7.7
  118. 118Albania7.8
  119. 119Argentina7.8
  120. 120Viet Nam7.8
  121. 121Nepal8.1
  122. 122Peru8.2
  123. 123Jamaica8.4
  124. 124Burkina Faso8.6
  125. 125Guyana8.7
  126. 126Algeria8.7
  127. 127Venezuela, RB8.8
  128. 128Azerbaijan8.8
  129. 129Malawi8.9
  130. 130Central African Republic9.5
  131. 131Ukraine9.5
  132. 132Panama9.6
  133. 133Mali9.7
  134. 134Cabo Verde9.8
  135. 135Mongolia9.9
  136. 136Bosnia and Herzegovina10.1
  137. 137Yemen, Rep.10.1
  138. 138Tuvalu10.1
  139. 139Congo, Dem. Rep.10.4
  140. 140South Africa10.4
  141. 141Mozambique10.4
  142. 142Zimbabwe10.4
  143. 143Bangladesh10.5
  144. 144Morocco10.5
  145. 145Tunisia10.7
  146. 146Tonga10.7
  147. 147Kiribati10.9
  148. 148Palau11
  149. 149Dominica11.2
  150. 150Guinea-Bissau11.2
  151. 151Marshall Islands11.3
  152. 152Pakistan11.3
  153. 153Gambia, The11.3
  154. 154Turkmenistan11.4
  155. 155Zambia11.4
  156. 156Jordan11.4
  157. 157Kenya11.5
  158. 158Russian Federation11.7
  159. 159Afghanistan11.7
  160. 160Togo11.7
  161. 161Uzbekistan11.7
  162. 162Burundi11.9
  163. 163Sudan11.9
  164. 164Liberia11.9
  165. 165Ghana12
  166. 166Samoa12.2
  167. 167Indonesia12.4
  168. 168Eritrea12.4
  169. 169Honduras12.5
  170. 170Kazakhstan12.6
  171. 171Micronesia, Fed. Sts.12.6
  172. 172Sri Lanka12.6
  173. 173Tanzania12.6
  174. 174Botswana12.7
  175. 175Chad12.7
  176. 176Senegal13
  177. 177Solomon Islands13.2
  178. 178Benin13.3
  179. 179Korea, Dem. People's Rep.13.3
  180. 180Papua New Guinea13.4
  181. 181Somalia, Fed. Rep.13.6
  182. 182Myanmar13.6
  183. 183Uganda13.9
  184. 184Thailand13.9
  185. 185Timor-Leste14
  186. 186Congo, Rep.14
  187. 187Comoros14
  188. 188El Salvador14.3
  189. 189Maldives14.5
  190. 190Nicaragua14.7
  191. 191Cote d'Ivoire14.7
  192. 192Namibia14.8
  193. 193Guatemala15.2
  194. 194Rwanda15.3
  195. 195Syrian Arab Republic15.8
  196. 196Cameroon16.3
  197. 197Tajikistan16.3
  198. 198Angola16.5
  199. 199Sao Tome and Principe16.9
  200. 200Nigeria17
  201. 201Eswatini17
  202. 202Serbia17
  203. 203Lao PDR17.3
  204. 204Djibouti18.4
  205. 205Mauritania18.7
  206. 206Iraq18.8
  207. 207Kyrgyz Republic18.8
  208. 208Lesotho19.9
  209. 209Vanuatu20.1
  210. 210Haiti20.3
  211. 211South Sudan20.4
  212. 212Equatorial Guinea20.8
  213. 213Paraguay23.4
  214. 214Cambodia25.2

Total plastic pollution per capita