In 2019, around 3.3 kilograms of plastic waste per capita were emitted to the ocean from the Philippines, the highest amount in the Asia-Pacific region. Malaysia followed with a per capita ocean plastic waste volume of around 2.29 kilograms.
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OWID. (April 30, 2021). Plastic waste emitted to the ocean per capita in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by country or territory (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299537/apac-ocean-plastic-waste-per-capita/
OWID. "Plastic waste emitted to the ocean per capita in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by country or territory (in kilograms)." Chart. April 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299537/apac-ocean-plastic-waste-per-capita/
OWID. (2021). Plastic waste emitted to the ocean per capita in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by country or territory (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299537/apac-ocean-plastic-waste-per-capita/
OWID. "Plastic Waste Emitted to The Ocean per Capita in The Asia-pacific Region in 2019, by Country or Territory (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299537/apac-ocean-plastic-waste-per-capita/
OWID, Plastic waste emitted to the ocean per capita in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by country or territory (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299537/apac-ocean-plastic-waste-per-capita/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Plastic waste emitted to the ocean per capita in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by country or territory (in kilograms) [Graph], OWID, April 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299537/apac-ocean-plastic-waste-per-capita/