In 2021, an estimated 360 thousand metric tons of plastic waste entered the ocean in the Philippines. India had the second-largest ocean plastic volume among Asian countries at around 130 thousand tons.
Estimated volume of plastic leaked into the ocean in Asia in 2021, by country
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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