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Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources (Tonnes)

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United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2022
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League table

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  1. 1China3.41M
  2. 2Philippines2.83M
  3. 3India1.63M
  4. 4Brazil1.01M
  5. 5Indonesia991,514
  6. 6Viet Nam702,943
  7. 7Malaysia584,838
  8. 8Turkiye555,664
  9. 9Nigeria537,979
  10. 10Bangladesh484,039
  11. 11Thailand455,116
  12. 12Myanmar348,299
  13. 13Venezuela, RB279,734
  14. 14Egypt, Arab Rep.278,179
  15. 15Algeria276,738
  16. 16Tanzania213,605
  17. 17Uruguay173,035
  18. 18Haiti146,375
  19. 19South Africa146,277
  20. 20Tunisia142,127
  21. 21Dominican Republic135,400
  22. 22Mozambique120,690
  23. 23Ghana116,706
  24. 24Libya108,963
  25. 25Morocco99,639
  26. 26Pakistan89,717
  27. 27Sri Lanka80,453
  28. 28Cameroon72,689
  29. 29Cote d'Ivoire62,520
  30. 30United States58,057
  31. 31Angola57,311
  32. 32Colombia56,249
  33. 33Mexico55,897
  34. 34Trinidad and Tobago51,226
  35. 35Peru49,397
  36. 36Papua New Guinea47,109
  37. 37Comoros43,419
  38. 38Guatemala42,765
  39. 39Solomon Islands42,757
  40. 40Yemen, Rep.42,631
  41. 41Ukraine41,467
  42. 42Nicaragua41,423
  43. 43Greece38,299
  44. 44Russian Federation36,969
  45. 45Benin34,837
  46. 46Jamaica34,343
  47. 47Togo34,014
  48. 48Albania32,245
  49. 49Ecuador32,153
  50. 50Hong Kong SAR, China30,417
  51. 51Honduras30,263
  52. 52Lebanon29,505
  53. 53Senegal27,540
  54. 54Guinea27,127
  55. 55Sierra Leone25,587
  56. 56Panama24,065
  57. 57Argentina22,255
  58. 58Korea, Dem. People's Rep.21,174
  59. 59El Salvador20,228
  60. 60Japan19,169
  61. 61Guyana18,264
  62. 62Belize17,353
  63. 63Kenya16,233
  64. 64Gambia, The16,232
  65. 65Liberia15,363
  66. 66Kuwait15,080
  67. 67Suriname15,017
  68. 68Iran, Islamic Rep.12,764
  69. 69Sudan12,671
  70. 70Guinea-Bissau12,260
  71. 71Timor-Leste12,103
  72. 72Congo, Rep.10,182
  73. 73Italy10,117
  74. 74Spain9,854
  75. 75Netherlands9,822
  76. 76United Kingdom9,090
  77. 77Croatia6,950
  78. 78Korea, Rep.6,873
  79. 79Costa Rica6,673
  80. 80Eritrea6,337
  81. 81Equatorial Guinea5,776
  82. 82Chile5,729
  83. 83Saudi Arabia4,661
  84. 84Australia4,467
  85. 85Syrian Arab Republic4,398
  86. 86Mauritania4,366
  87. 87Djibouti4,140
  88. 88Madagascar4,124
  89. 89Israel3,437
  90. 90Fiji3,279
  91. 91Somalia, Fed. Rep.3,246
  92. 92Cambodia3,238
  93. 93Montenegro3,181
  94. 94St. Lucia3,110
  95. 95Romania2,893
  96. 96Germany2,482
  97. 97Cabo Verde2,379
  98. 98Gabon2,364
  99. 99France1,787
  100. 100Sao Tome and Principe1,396
  101. 101Brunei Darussalam1,384
  102. 102Bahamas, The1,357
  103. 103Portugal1,334
  104. 104Samoa1,319
  105. 105Vanuatu1,316
  106. 106West Bank and Gaza1,234
  107. 107Grenada979
  108. 108Qatar947
  109. 109Georgia930
  110. 110St. Vincent and the Grenadines856
  111. 111Dominica760
  112. 112Sweden705
  113. 113Puerto Rico (US)692
  114. 114Ireland688
  115. 115Canada684
  116. 116Barbados617
  117. 117Namibia548
  118. 118Poland544
  119. 119New Zealand495
  120. 120Finland467
  121. 121Tonga465
  122. 122Antigua and Barbuda432
  123. 123Cyprus409
  124. 124Oman370
  125. 125Micronesia, Fed. Sts.365
  126. 126Norway243
  127. 127Maldives234
  128. 128Latvia228
  129. 129Bahrain222
  130. 130Bulgaria186
  131. 131Denmark180
  132. 132Congo, Dem. Rep.168
  133. 133Mauritius166
  134. 134Malta163
  135. 135Estonia155
  136. 136Lithuania83
  137. 136Palau83
  138. 137St. Kitts and Nevis58
  139. 138Gibraltar57
  140. 139Seychelles50
  141. 140Iceland42
  142. 141Kiribati40
  143. 142Belgium32

Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources (Tonnes)