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.