Single-use plastic waste generation per capita worldwide 2019
It is estimated that Singapore generated 76 kilograms of single-use plastic waste per person in 2019, making it the leading single-use plastic waste polluter on a per capita basis worldwide. This was followed by Australia, where an estimated 59 kilograms of single-use plastic waste is generated per capita. Single-use plastic waste is typically burnt, buried in landfills, or ends up in waterways. Every year huge volumes of mismanaged plastic waste is generated by the world's coastal populations, which more often than not leaks into oceans.
