social2020
Total plastic pollution
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
219,768.6tonnes
Median: 7,725.1tonnes
Countries Covered
237
with available data
Highest
India
9,275,777.0tonnes
Lowest
Holy See (Vatican City State)
0.0tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1India9,275,777.0tonnes
2Nigeria3,532,479.2tonnes
3Indonesia3,352,228.8tonnes
4People's Republic of China2,808,179.0tonnes
5Pakistan2,567,460.5tonnes
By Region
Asia939,335.8tonnes(27 countries)
Africa878,392.4tonnes(9 countries)
South America331,518.0tonnes(7 countries)
North America270,433.3tonnes(4 countries)
Other93,677.2tonnes(156 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0tonnes)High (9,275,777.0tonnes)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 219,768.6tonnes)
Asia (27)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (156)
Europe (32)
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 2020; 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 | India | 9,275,777.0tonnes |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3,532,479.2tonnes |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3,352,228.8tonnes |
| 4 | People's Republic of China | 2,808,179.0tonnes |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2,567,460.5tonnes |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 1,748,214.6tonnes |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 1,702,453.5tonnes |
| 8 | Brazil | 1,444,823.6tonnes |
| 9 | Thailand | 995,718.5tonnes |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 963,327.8tonnes |
| 11 | Philippines | 819,842.6tonnes |
| 12 | Egypt | 807,596.3tonnes |
| 13 | Iraq | 799,891.1tonnes |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 778,932.5tonnes |
| 15 | Mexico | 767,446.5tonnes |
| 16 | Vietnam | 754,958.9tonnes |
| 17 | Myanmar | 725,433.2tonnes |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 651,876.5tonnes |
| 19 | Uganda | 617,565.2tonnes |
| 20 | South Africa | 609,756.6tonnes |
| 21 | Kenya | 602,474.5tonnes |
| 22 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 560,725.4tonnes |
| 23 | Angola | 550,440.8tonnes |
| 24 | Sudan | 529,960.8tonnes |
| 25 | Türkiye | 486,397.8tonnes |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 457,234.1tonnes |
| 27 | Cameroon | 432,957.4tonnes |
| 28 | Ukraine | 417,655.4tonnes |
| 29 | Cambodia | 413,564.0tonnes |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 395,210.8tonnes |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 394,833.6tonnes |
| 32 | Ghana | 385,727.3tonnes |
| 33 | Morocco | 385,557.9tonnes |
| 34 | Algeria | 379,622.3tonnes |
| 35 | Argentina | 350,879.6tonnes |
| 36 | North Korea | 344,632.7tonnes |
| 37 | Syrian Arab Republic | 328,329.2tonnes |
| 38 | Yemen | 327,238.6tonnes |
| 39 | Mozambique | 323,380.0tonnes |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 273,779.0tonnes |
| 41 | Peru | 270,768.7tonnes |
| 42 | Guatemala | 263,614.2tonnes |
| 43 | Venezuela | 249,863.7tonnes |
| 44 | Nepal | 238,988.6tonnes |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 238,988.3tonnes |
| 46 | Haiti | 229,492.7tonnes |
| 47 | Somalia | 225,304.8tonnes |
| 48 | South Sudan | 215,243.0tonnes |
| 49 | Zambia | 215,138.8tonnes |
| 50 | Senegal | 214,610.0tonnes |
| 51 | Chad | 211,832.5tonnes |
| 52 | Mali | 205,639.2tonnes |
| 53 | Rwanda | 201,068.5tonnes |
| 54 | Malaysia | 197,552.4tonnes |
| 55 | Madagascar | 190,784.2tonnes |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 185,330.7tonnes |
| 57 | Malawi | 171,474.3tonnes |
| 58 | Benin | 168,522.4tonnes |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 162,871.4tonnes |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 156,027.6tonnes |
| 61 | Paraguay | 154,546.8tonnes |
| 62 | Colombia | 153,451.3tonnes |
| 63 | Burundi | 145,231.4tonnes |
| 64 | Romania | 141,943.8tonnes |
| 65 | Tunisia | 129,722.9tonnes |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 129,684.2tonnes |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 127,090.2tonnes |
| 68 | Honduras | 126,403.2tonnes |
| 69 | Serbia | 126,142.7tonnes |
| 70 | Jordan | 124,391.0tonnes |
| 71 | Niger | 122,201.4tonnes |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 118,570.0tonnes |
| 73 | Togo | 99,107.9tonnes |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 99,107.9tonnes |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 90,491.4tonnes |
| 76 | El Salvador | 89,809.4tonnes |
| 77 | Ecuador | 88,459.7tonnes |
| 78 | Guinea | 85,917.9tonnes |
| 79 | Mauritania | 83,748.6tonnes |
| 80 | Republic of the Congo | 79,951.1tonnes |
| 81 | Bolivia | 79,523.2tonnes |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 79,382.4tonnes |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 70,966.3tonnes |
| 84 | Liberia | 60,755.0tonnes |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 59,935.9tonnes |
| 86 | Belarus | 55,702.9tonnes |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 50,706.1tonnes |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 50,611.8tonnes |
| 89 | Cuba | 48,447.4tonnes |
| 90 | United States of America | 47,649.0tonnes |
| 91 | Lesotho | 44,823.0tonnes |
| 92 | Eritrea | 43,718.7tonnes |
| 93 | Lebanon | 43,520.2tonnes |
| 94 | Panama | 41,212.6tonnes |
| 95 | Libya | 40,313.1tonnes |
| 96 | Namibia | 36,895.8tonnes |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33,422.5tonnes |
| 98 | Equatorial Guinea | 33,100.7tonnes |
| 99 | Mongolia | 32,468.8tonnes |
| 100 | Botswana | 32,271.8tonnes |
| 101 | Republic of The Gambia | 29,142.1tonnes |
| 102 | State of Palestine | 28,427.5tonnes |
| 103 | Georgia | 27,949.6tonnes |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 24,189.7tonnes |
| 105 | Jamaica | 23,652.6tonnes |
| 106 | Albania | 22,259.0tonnes |
| 107 | Guinea-Bissau | 22,175.3tonnes |
| 108 | Eswatini | 20,084.1tonnes |
| 109 | Djibouti | 19,978.0tonnes |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | 18,139.4tonnes |
| 111 | Moldova, Republic of | 17,711.8tonnes |
| 112 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 16,312.3tonnes |
| 113 | Armenia | 15,871.8tonnes |
| 114 | Comoros | 11,306.0tonnes |
| 115 | Chile | 11,282.8tonnes |
| 116 | Solomon Islands | 8,955.8tonnes |
| 117 | France | 8,831.9tonnes |
| 118 | Gabon | 7,838.0tonnes |
| 119 | Germany | 7,725.1tonnes |
| 120 | Italy | 7,684.3tonnes |
| 121 | Poland | 7,078.6tonnes |
| 122 | Maldives | 7,014.7tonnes |
| 123 | Belize | 6,972.1tonnes |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,962.3tonnes |
| 125 | Guyana | 6,907.3tonnes |
| 126 | Spain | 6,241.3tonnes |
| 127 | Vanuatu | 6,209.5tonnes |
| 128 | Japan | 6,185.0tonnes |
| 129 | Fiji | 6,181.6tonnes |
| 130 | Montenegro | 5,762.3tonnes |
| 131 | Bhutan | 5,694.5tonnes |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 5,693.1tonnes |
| 133 | Western Sahara | 4,736.0tonnes |
| 134 | United Kingdom | 4,622.4tonnes |
| 135 | Suriname | 4,199.3tonnes |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,680.9tonnes |
| 137 | Saudi Arabia | 3,444.0tonnes |
| 138 | Mayotte | 3,079.0tonnes |
| 139 | Canada | 3,023.7tonnes |
| 140 | Oman | 3,019.3tonnes |
| 141 | South Korea | 2,856.7tonnes |
| 142 | Hungary | 2,706.6tonnes |
| 143 | Samoa | 2,613.1tonnes |
| 144 | Mauritius | 2,543.6tonnes |
| 145 | Australia | 2,197.9tonnes |
| 146 | Greece | 1,908.8tonnes |
| 147 | Puerto Rico | 1,908.8tonnes |
| 148 | Czech Republic | 1,549.3tonnes |
| 149 | Taiwan, Province of China | 1,398.4tonnes |
| 150 | Lithuania | 1,392.9tonnes |
| 151 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,360.8tonnes |
| 152 | Kiribati | 1,354.2tonnes |
| 153 | Austria | 1,239.0tonnes |
| 154 | Saint Lucia | 1,185.5tonnes |
| 155 | Portugal | 1,180.9tonnes |
| 156 | Belgium | 1,167.3tonnes |
| 157 | Netherlands | 1,156.0tonnes |
| 158 | Tonga | 1,123.0tonnes |
| 159 | Slovakia | 1,086.7tonnes |
| 160 | Uruguay | 960.5tonnes |
| 161 | Latvia | 956.5tonnes |
| 162 | Sweden | 918.4tonnes |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | 918.2tonnes |
| 164 | French Guiana | 916.3tonnes |
| 165 | Croatia | 900.7tonnes |
| 166 | Dominica | 797.7tonnes |
| 167 | Switzerland | 730.8tonnes |
| 168 | Grenada | 694.0tonnes |
| 169 | Finland | 663.3tonnes |
| 170 | Ireland | 658.8tonnes |
| 171 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 606.6tonnes |
| 172 | Denmark | 606.4tonnes |
| 173 | Israel | 604.9tonnes |
| 174 | Norway | 526.6tonnes |
| 175 | Slovenia | 524.9tonnes |
| 176 | New Zealand | 518.1tonnes |
| 177 | Marshall Islands | 465.5tonnes |
| 178 | Reunion | 391.6tonnes |
| 179 | Hong Kong | 340.6tonnes |
| 180 | Kuwait | 273.0tonnes |
| 181 | American Samoa | 238.4tonnes |
| 182 | Bahamas | 236.9tonnes |
| 183 | Guadeloupe | 236.5tonnes |
| 184 | Estonia | 223.7tonnes |
| 185 | Anguilla | 217.6tonnes |
| 186 | Martinique | 196.5tonnes |
| 187 | Palau | 194.9tonnes |
| 188 | Singapore | 175.1tonnes |
| 189 | Qatar | 171.0tonnes |
| 190 | Greenland | 141.8tonnes |
| 191 | Barbados | 138.2tonnes |
| 192 | Seychelles | 121.3tonnes |
| 193 | Wallis and Futuna | 118.9tonnes |
| 194 | Curaçao | 111.9tonnes |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 111.5tonnes |
| 196 | Cyprus | 105.8tonnes |
| 197 | New Caledonia | 99.5tonnes |
| 198 | Saint Helena | 89.3tonnes |
| 199 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 77.7tonnes |
| 200 | Brunei Darussalam | 77.3tonnes |
| 201 | Antigua and Barbuda | 71.4tonnes |
| 202 | Luxembourg | 69.1tonnes |
| 203 | Aruba | 67.7tonnes |
| 204 | Saint Martin (French part) | 62.8tonnes |
| 205 | French Polynesia | 55.5tonnes |
| 206 | Bahrain | 54.7tonnes |
| 207 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 43.0tonnes |
| 208 | Guam | 41.1tonnes |
| 209 | Malta | 33.7tonnes |
| 210 | Cayman Islands | 31.6tonnes |
| 211 | Iceland | 31.0tonnes |
| 212 | Niue | 29.8tonnes |
| 213 | Northern Mariana Islands | 27.2tonnes |
| 214 | Macao | 25.2tonnes |
| 215 | Virgin Islands, British | 23.8tonnes |
| 216 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 23.8tonnes |
| 217 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 23.3tonnes |
| 218 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 21.2tonnes |
| 219 | Montserrat | 19.6tonnes |
| 220 | Tokelau | 16.0tonnes |
| 221 | Faroe Islands | 14.0tonnes |
| 222 | Andorra | 11.6tonnes |
| 223 | Jersey | 10.1tonnes |
| 224 | Isle of Man | 8.7tonnes |
| 225 | Bermuda | 7.9tonnes |
| 226 | Guernsey | 7.6tonnes |
| 227 | Nauru | 5.8tonnes |
| 228 | Cook Islands | 5.5tonnes |
| 229 | Saint Barthélemy | 4.8tonnes |
| 230 | Liechtenstein | 4.7tonnes |
| 231 | San Marino | 4.7tonnes |
| 232 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 2.5tonnes |
| 233 | Monaco | 1.5tonnes |
| 234 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.4tonnes |
| 235 | Gibraltar | 0.9tonnes |
| 236 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0.8tonnes |
| 237 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.0tonnes |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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