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Share of global mismanaged plastic waste

% · higher is better · 154 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2019
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  1. 1India21%
  2. 2China19.9%
  3. 3Philippines6.5%
  4. 4Brazil5.3%
  5. 5Nigeria3.2%
  6. 6Tanzania2.8%
  7. 7Turkiye2.7%
  8. 8Egypt, Arab Rep.2.3%
  9. 9Congo, Dem. Rep.2.2%
  10. 10Thailand2.2%
  11. 11Pakistan2.2%
  12. 12Viet Nam1.8%
  13. 13Bangladesh1.7%
  14. 14Indonesia1.3%
  15. 15Malaysia1.3%
  16. 16Sudan1.3%
  17. 17Algeria1.2%
  18. 18South Africa1.1%
  19. 19Venezuela, RB1.1%
  20. 20Cameroon0.94%
  21. 21Zimbabwe0.85%
  22. 22Ghana0.84%
  23. 23Iran, Islamic Rep.0.8%
  24. 24Iraq0.8%
  25. 25Argentina0.75%
  26. 26Myanmar0.7%
  27. 26Mozambique0.7%
  28. 27Mexico0.7%
  29. 28Ukraine0.64%
  30. 29Russian Federation0.59%
  31. 30Burkina Faso0.51%
  32. 31Guatemala0.5%
  33. 32Morocco0.48%
  34. 33Yemen, Rep.0.47%
  35. 34Cote d'Ivoire0.47%
  36. 35Kenya0.47%
  37. 36Tunisia0.47%
  38. 37United States0.43%
  39. 38Cambodia0.4%
  40. 39Haiti0.39%
  41. 40Angola0.38%
  42. 41Dominican Republic0.31%
  43. 42Libya0.31%
  44. 43Sri Lanka0.25%
  45. 44Guinea0.24%
  46. 45Honduras0.24%
  47. 46Peru0.23%
  48. 47Benin0.22%
  49. 48Jordan0.2%
  50. 49Togo0.2%
  51. 50Papua New Guinea0.19%
  52. 51Nicaragua0.18%
  53. 52Ecuador0.18%
  54. 53Uruguay0.15%
  55. 54Sierra Leone0.15%
  56. 55Colombia0.14%
  57. 56Eritrea0.14%
  58. 57Trinidad and Tobago0.12%
  59. 58Albania0.11%
  60. 59Senegal0.11%
  61. 60Congo, Rep.0.11%
  62. 61Comoros0.1%
  63. 62Bosnia and Herzegovina0.09%
  64. 63Kazakhstan0.09%
  65. 64Romania0.08%
  66. 65Germany0.08%
  67. 66Jamaica0.08%
  68. 67Lebanon0.08%
  69. 68Liberia0.06%
  70. 69Italy0.06%
  71. 70Panama0.06%
  72. 71Japan0.06%
  73. 72Gambia, The0.06%
  74. 73Chile0.05%
  75. 74Lesotho0.05%
  76. 75United Kingdom0.05%
  77. 76France0.04%
  78. 77Guyana0.04%
  79. 78Madagascar0.04%
  80. 79Canada0.04%
  81. 80Suriname0.04%
  82. 81El Salvador0.04%
  83. 82Namibia0.03%
  84. 83Mauritania0.03%
  85. 84Guinea-Bissau0.03%
  86. 85Spain0.03%
  87. 86Croatia0.03%
  88. 87Timor-Leste0.03%
  89. 88Netherlands0.02%
  90. 89Poland0.02%
  91. 90Korea, Rep.0.02%
  92. 91Djibouti0.02%
  93. 92Equatorial Guinea0.02%
  94. 93Taiwan0.01%
  95. 94Saudi Arabia0.01%
  96. 95Israel0.01%
  97. 96Belize0.01%
  98. 97Gabon0.01%
  99. 98Hong Kong SAR, China0.01%
  100. 99Costa Rica0.01%
  101. 100Australia0.01%
  102. 101United Arab Emirates0.01%
  103. 102Greece0.01%
  104. 103St. Lucia0.01%
  105. 104Sweden0.01%
  106. 105Fiji0.01%
  107. 106Portugal0.01%
  108. 107Cabo Verde0.01%
  109. 108Solomon Islands0.01%
  110. 109Bulgaria0.01%
  111. 110Ireland0%
  112. 111Kuwait0%
  113. 112Finland0%
  114. 113Singapore0%
  115. 114Belgium0%
  116. 115Bahamas, The0%
  117. 116West Bank and Gaza0%
  118. 117Sao Tome and Principe0%
  119. 118Samoa0%
  120. 119Slovak Republic0%
  121. 120New Zealand0%
  122. 121Qatar0%
  123. 122Norway0%
  124. 123Grenada0%
  125. 124Puerto Rico (US)0%
  126. 125Oman0%
  127. 126St. Vincent and the Grenadines0%
  128. 127Dominica0%
  129. 128Bahrain0%
  130. 129Lithuania0%
  131. 130Latvia0%
  132. 131Barbados0%
  133. 132Slovenia0%
  134. 133Cyprus0%
  135. 134Brunei Darussalam0%
  136. 135Tonga0%
  137. 136Antigua and Barbuda0%
  138. 137Estonia0%
  139. 138Syrian Arab Republic0%
  140. 139Denmark0%
  141. 140Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0%
  142. 141Georgia0%
  143. 142Mauritius0%
  144. 143Malta0%
  145. 144Iceland0%
  146. 145Palau0%
  147. 146St. Kitts and Nevis0%
  148. 147Kiribati0%
  149. 148Maldives0%
  150. 149Somalia, Fed. Rep.0%
  151. 150Seychelles0%
  152. 151Marshall Islands0%
  153. 151Montenegro0%
  154. 152Monaco0%

Share of global mismanaged plastic waste