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Probability of mismanaged plastic waste reaching the ocean via rivers

% · higher is better · 158 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2019
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League table

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  1. 1Palau13.7%
  2. 2Singapore10.5%
  3. 3Solomon Islands10.3%
  4. 4Brunei Darussalam10.2%
  5. 5West Bank and Gaza9.3%
  6. 6St. Lucia7.9%
  7. 7Dominica7.7%
  8. 8Fiji7.5%
  9. 9St. Vincent and the Grenadines7.2%
  10. 10Philippines7.2%
  11. 11Panama7.1%
  12. 12Costa Rica6.3%
  13. 13Grenada6%
  14. 14Puerto Rico (US)5.8%
  15. 15Taiwan5.6%
  16. 16Jamaica5.1%
  17. 17Trinidad and Tobago5.1%
  18. 18Micronesia, Fed. Sts.5%
  19. 19Hong Kong SAR, China4.5%
  20. 20Indonesia4.5%
  21. 21Papua New Guinea4.4%
  22. 22Malaysia4.4%
  23. 23Barbados4.4%
  24. 24Timor-Leste3.8%
  25. 25New Zealand3.8%
  26. 26Liberia3.7%
  27. 27Sao Tome and Principe3.7%
  28. 28Japan3.6%
  29. 29Belize3.5%
  30. 30Sri Lanka3.4%
  31. 31Sierra Leone3.1%
  32. 32Antigua and Barbuda3.1%
  33. 33United Kingdom3%
  34. 34Equatorial Guinea3%
  35. 34Ireland3%
  36. 35Haiti3%
  37. 36El Salvador2.7%
  38. 37Dominican Republic2.6%
  39. 38Chile2.6%
  40. 39St. Kitts and Nevis2.5%
  41. 40Guinea-Bissau2.4%
  42. 41Denmark2.3%
  43. 42Bangladesh2.3%
  44. 43Nicaragua2.1%
  45. 43Montenegro2.1%
  46. 44Bahamas, The2%
  47. 45Guatemala1.7%
  48. 46Macao SAR, China1.6%
  49. 47Viet Nam1.6%
  50. 48Korea, Rep.1.6%
  51. 49Madagascar1.6%
  52. 50Albania1.6%
  53. 51Netherlands1.5%
  54. 52Honduras1.5%
  55. 53Lebanon1.3%
  56. 54Georgia1.2%
  57. 55Slovenia1.1%
  58. 56Sweden1%
  59. 57Bosnia and Herzegovina0.95%
  60. 58Greece0.91%
  61. 59Thailand0.9%
  62. 60Guyana0.89%
  63. 61Italy0.88%
  64. 62Suriname0.85%
  65. 63Portugal0.84%
  66. 64Estonia0.76%
  67. 65Belgium0.71%
  68. 66Gabon0.7%
  69. 67Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.69%
  70. 68Gambia, The0.67%
  71. 69Cambodia0.63%
  72. 70Colombia0.62%
  73. 70Cyprus0.62%
  74. 71Ecuador0.57%
  75. 72France0.56%
  76. 73Canada0.55%
  77. 74Uruguay0.52%
  78. 75Latvia0.5%
  79. 76Mexico0.46%
  80. 77India0.45%
  81. 77Cameroon0.45%
  82. 78Nigeria0.42%
  83. 79Venezuela, RB0.39%
  84. 80Turkiye0.37%
  85. 81Myanmar0.36%
  86. 81Spain0.36%
  87. 81Mozambique0.36%
  88. 82United States0.35%
  89. 83Israel0.29%
  90. 84Ghana0.28%
  91. 85Argentina0.26%
  92. 85Germany0.26%
  93. 86Brazil0.24%
  94. 87Djibouti0.22%
  95. 87Tanzania0.22%
  96. 88Lithuania0.21%
  97. 88Senegal0.21%
  98. 89Kuwait0.2%
  99. 90China0.19%
  100. 91Tunisia0.18%
  101. 91Australia0.18%
  102. 91United Arab Emirates0.18%
  103. 92Kenya0.17%
  104. 92Togo0.17%
  105. 93Morocco0.15%
  106. 94Benin0.14%
  107. 94Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.14%
  108. 95Eritrea0.13%
  109. 95Bulgaria0.13%
  110. 95Poland0.13%
  111. 96Russian Federation0.12%
  112. 96South Africa0.12%
  113. 96Syrian Arab Republic0.12%
  114. 97Oman0.11%
  115. 98Kazakhstan0.1%
  116. 98Mauritania0.1%
  117. 98Ukraine0.1%
  118. 99Algeria0.09%
  119. 99Angola0.09%
  120. 100Congo, Rep.0.08%
  121. 101Iran, Islamic Rep.0.07%
  122. 101Yemen, Rep.0.07%
  123. 101Qatar0.07%
  124. 101Jordan0.07%
  125. 102Saudi Arabia0.06%
  126. 102Libya0.06%
  127. 103Peru0.05%
  128. 103Namibia0.05%
  129. 104Romania0.04%
  130. 104Egypt, Arab Rep.0.04%
  131. 105Pakistan0.02%
  132. 106Iraq0.01%
  133. 106Sudan0.01%
  134. 106Congo, Dem. Rep.0.01%
  135. 107Marshall Islands0%
  136. 107Maldives0%
  137. 107Monaco0%
  138. 107St. Martin (French part)0%
  139. 107Iceland0%
  140. 107Lesotho0%
  141. 107Samoa0%
  142. 107Slovak Republic0%
  143. 107Comoros0%
  144. 107Finland0%
  145. 107Cote d'Ivoire0%
  146. 107Norway0%
  147. 107Cabo Verde0%
  148. 107Guinea0%
  149. 107Bahrain0%
  150. 107Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0%
  151. 107Seychelles0%
  152. 107Croatia0%
  153. 107Mauritius0%
  154. 107Burkina Faso0%
  155. 107Tonga0%
  156. 107Malta0%
  157. 107Zimbabwe0%
  158. 107Kiribati0%

Probability of mismanaged plastic waste reaching the ocean via rivers