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Per capita plastic waste emitted to the ocean
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.2kilograms per person
Median: 0.0kilograms per person
Countries Covered
159
with available data
Highest
Philippines
3.3kilograms per person
Lowest
Bahrain
0.0kilograms per person
Top 5 Countries
1Philippines3.3kilograms per person
2Suriname2.9kilograms per person
3Trinidad and Tobago2.5kilograms per person
4Saint Lucia2.5kilograms per person
5Malaysia2.3kilograms per person
By Region
Asia0.3kilograms per person(26 countries)
Other0.3kilograms per person(86 countries)
North America0.1kilograms per person(4 countries)
South America0.1kilograms per person(7 countries)
Africa0.1kilograms per person(8 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0kilograms per person)High (3.3kilograms per person)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.2kilograms per person)
Asia (26)
Other (86)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (8)
Europe (26)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 3.3kilograms per person |
| 2 | Suriname | 2.9kilograms per person |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.5kilograms per person |
| 4 | Saint Lucia | 2.5kilograms per person |
| 5 | Malaysia | 2.3kilograms per person |
| 6 | Guyana | 1.6kilograms per person |
| 7 | Panama | 1.2kilograms per person |
| 8 | Grenada | 1.2kilograms per person |
| 9 | Belize | 1.0kilograms per person |
| 10 | Jamaica | 0.8kilograms per person |
| 11 | Dominica | 0.7kilograms per person |
| 12 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.7kilograms per person |
| 13 | Haiti | 0.6kilograms per person |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 0.6kilograms per person |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 0.6kilograms per person |
| 16 | Albania | 0.5kilograms per person |
| 17 | Liberia | 0.5kilograms per person |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 0.5kilograms per person |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 0.5kilograms per person |
| 20 | Cameroon | 0.4kilograms per person |
| 21 | Fiji | 0.4kilograms per person |
| 22 | Guatemala | 0.4kilograms per person |
| 23 | Palau | 0.4kilograms per person |
| 24 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.4kilograms per person |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 26 | Thailand | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 29 | Vietnam | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 30 | Uruguay | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 31 | Honduras | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 33 | Venezuela | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 34 | Indonesia | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 35 | Gabon | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 37 | Guinea | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 38 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 39 | Brazil | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 40 | Türkiye | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 41 | Barbados | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 43 | Solomon Islands | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 44 | Benin | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 45 | Ghana | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 46 | Algeria | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 47 | Libya | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 49 | Republic of the Congo | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 50 | El Salvador | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 51 | Lebanon | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 52 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 53 | Nigeria | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 54 | India | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 55 | Argentina | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 57 | Mozambique | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 58 | South Africa | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 59 | Cambodia | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 60 | Ecuador | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 61 | Western Sahara | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 62 | Tunisia | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 63 | Martinique | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 64 | Croatia | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 65 | Togo | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 66 | Bahamas | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 67 | Morocco | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 68 | People's Republic of China | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 69 | Myanmar | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 70 | Madagascar | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 71 | Singapore | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 72 | Mauritania | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 73 | Mexico | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 74 | Angola | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 75 | Egypt | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 76 | Puerto Rico | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 77 | French Guiana | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 78 | State of Palestine | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 79 | Ireland | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 80 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 81 | Greece | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 83 | Ukraine | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 84 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 85 | Chile | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 86 | Netherlands | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 87 | Hong Kong | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 88 | Japan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 89 | New Zealand | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 90 | Eritrea | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 91 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 92 | United Kingdom | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 93 | Senegal | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 94 | Guadeloupe | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 95 | Estonia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 96 | Yemen | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 97 | Colombia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 98 | Peru | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 99 | South Korea | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 100 | Portugal | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 101 | United States of America | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 102 | Italy | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 103 | Canada | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 104 | Slovenia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 105 | Spain | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 106 | Kenya | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 107 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 108 | Latvia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 109 | Romania | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 110 | Djibouti | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 111 | Pakistan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 112 | Israel | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 113 | Russian Federation | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 114 | France | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 115 | Sweden | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 116 | Belgium | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 117 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 118 | Lithuania | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 119 | Cyprus | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 120 | Sudan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 121 | North Korea | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 123 | Iraq | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 124 | Kuwait | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 125 | Germany | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 126 | Denmark | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 128 | Australia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 129 | Bulgaria | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 130 | Namibia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 131 | Poland | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 132 | Georgia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 134 | Oman | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 135 | Somalia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 136 | Jordan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 137 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 138 | Cape Verde | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 139 | Comoros | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 140 | Finland | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 141 | Kiribati | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 142 | Iceland | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 143 | Lesotho | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 144 | Maldives | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 145 | Malta | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 146 | Mauritius | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 147 | Monaco | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 148 | Montenegro | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 149 | Norway | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 150 | Marshall Islands | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 151 | Qatar | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 152 | Reunion | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 153 | Seychelles | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 154 | Slovakia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 155 | Zimbabwe | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 156 | Tonga | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 157 | Burkina Faso | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 158 | Samoa | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 159 | Bahrain | 0.0kilograms per person |
Showing 159 of 159 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).
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