Where the World's Ocean Plastic Waste Comes From - Voronoi
Aug 30, 2025
Where the World's Ocean Plastic Waste Comes From
Key takeaways
Five countries account for the vast majority of cumulative plastic leakage to oceans:
China: 2,683,631 t
Philippines: 1,695,260 t
India: 966,447 t
Indonesia: 599,020 t
Nigeria: 496,841 t
Estimates represent the cumulative tonnes (2010–2019) of mismanaged plastic waste leaving a country, entering the ocean, and subsequently beaching on foreign coasts.
