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Share of global plastic waste emitted to the ocean

% · 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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League table

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  1. 1Philippines36.4%
  2. 2India12.9%
  3. 3Malaysia7.5%
  4. 4China7.2%
  5. 5Indonesia5.8%
  6. 6Brazil3.9%
  7. 7Viet Nam2.9%
  8. 8Bangladesh2.5%
  9. 9Thailand2.3%
  10. 10Nigeria1.9%
  11. 11Turkiye1.5%
  12. 12Cameroon1.1%
  13. 13Sri Lanka0.99%
  14. 14Guatemala0.73%
  15. 15Haiti0.71%
  16. 16Dominican Republic0.64%
  17. 17Venezuela, RB0.61%
  18. 18Tanzania0.59%
  19. 19Algeria0.59%
  20. 20Panama0.53%
  21. 21Cote d'Ivoire0.49%
  22. 22South Africa0.44%
  23. 23Ghana0.43%
  24. 24Argentina0.42%
  25. 25Sierra Leone0.37%
  26. 26Trinidad and Tobago0.36%
  27. 27Mexico0.36%
  28. 28Papua New Guinea0.31%
  29. 29Liberia0.27%
  30. 30Mozambique0.26%
  31. 30Myanmar0.26%
  32. 31Egypt, Arab Rep.0.25%
  33. 32Honduras0.25%
  34. 33United States0.25%
  35. 34Guinea0.24%
  36. 35Jamaica0.24%
  37. 36Japan0.19%
  38. 37Morocco0.18%
  39. 38Suriname0.17%
  40. 39Benin0.17%
  41. 40Albania0.16%
  42. 41Nicaragua0.15%
  43. 42Guyana0.13%
  44. 43Ecuador0.12%
  45. 44Cambodia0.11%
  46. 45Uruguay0.1%
  47. 46Iran, Islamic Rep.0.09%
  48. 47Libya0.09%
  49. 48Pakistan0.09%
  50. 49Angola0.09%
  51. 50Ukraine0.09%
  52. 51El Salvador0.08%
  53. 52Madagascar0.08%
  54. 53Timor-Leste0.07%
  55. 54United Kingdom0.07%
  56. 55Tunisia0.07%
  57. 56Lebanon0.07%
  58. 57Congo, Rep.0.07%
  59. 58Russian Federation0.06%
  60. 59Taiwan0.05%
  61. 60Costa Rica0.05%
  62. 61St. Lucia0.05%
  63. 62Gabon0.05%
  64. 63Togo0.04%
  65. 64Colombia0.04%
  66. 65Gambia, The0.04%
  67. 66Congo, Dem. Rep.0.04%
  68. 67Italy0.04%
  69. 68Equatorial Guinea0.04%
  70. 69Korea, Rep.0.04%
  71. 70Belize0.04%
  72. 71Fiji0.04%
  73. 72Chile0.03%
  74. 73Netherlands0.03%
  75. 74Kenya0.03%
  76. 74Peru0.03%
  77. 75Yemen, Rep.0.03%
  78. 76Guinea-Bissau0.03%
  79. 77Canada0.02%
  80. 78Spain0.02%
  81. 78France0.02%
  82. 79Croatia0.02%
  83. 80Greece0.02%
  84. 81Senegal0.02%
  85. 82Singapore0.02%
  86. 83Germany0.01%
  87. 83Brunei Darussalam0.01%
  88. 84Grenada0.01%
  89. 85Mauritania0.01%
  90. 86West Bank and Gaza0.01%
  91. 87Ireland0.01%
  92. 88Hong Kong SAR, China0.01%
  93. 89Sudan0.01%
  94. 90Solomon Islands0.01%
  95. 91St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.01%
  96. 92Romania0.01%
  97. 93Sao Tome and Principe0.01%
  98. 94Portugal0.01%
  99. 95Puerto Rico (US)0.01%
  100. 96New Zealand0.01%
  101. 97Iraq0.01%
  102. 98Dominica0.01%
  103. 99Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.01%
  104. 100Eritrea0%
  105. 101Barbados0%
  106. 102Syrian Arab Republic0%
  107. 103Sweden0%
  108. 104Belgium0%
  109. 105Israel0%
  110. 106Australia0%
  111. 107Poland0%
  112. 108Bahamas, The0%
  113. 109United Arab Emirates0%
  114. 110Kazakhstan0%
  115. 111Estonia0%
  116. 112Slovenia0%
  117. 113Denmark0%
  118. 113Latvia0%
  119. 114Kuwait0%
  120. 114Bulgaria0%
  121. 114Lithuania0%
  122. 114Palau0%
  123. 115Bosnia and Herzegovina0%
  124. 116Djibouti0%
  125. 117Saudi Arabia0%
  126. 117Georgia0%
  127. 117Cyprus0%
  128. 118Namibia0%
  129. 118Somalia, Fed. Rep.0%
  130. 118Antigua and Barbuda0%
  131. 119Oman0%
  132. 119St. Kitts and Nevis0%
  133. 119Jordan0%
  134. 120Tonga0%
  135. 120Cabo Verde0%
  136. 120Comoros0%
  137. 120Seychelles0%
  138. 120Iceland0%
  139. 120Slovak Republic0%
  140. 120Kiribati0%
  141. 120Qatar0%
  142. 120Montenegro0%
  143. 120Bahrain0%
  144. 120Burkina Faso0%
  145. 120Malta0%
  146. 120Samoa0%
  147. 120Monaco0%
  148. 120Zimbabwe0%
  149. 120Mauritius0%
  150. 120Marshall Islands0%
  151. 120Lesotho0%
  152. 120Maldives0%
  153. 120Norway0%
  154. 120Finland0%

Share of global plastic waste emitted to the ocean