In 2021, more than 3.9 million tons of plastic beach litter in the Asia-Pacific region ended up as ocean waste. While the ocean plastic volume in APAC had previously decreased between 2017 and 2019, this marked a new peak within the surveyed period.
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UNESCAP. (January 27, 2023). Volume of plastic beach litter ending up as marine debris in the Asia-Pacific region from 2017 to 2021 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362467/apac-volume-of-beach-litter-ending-up-as-ocean-waste/
UNESCAP. "Volume of plastic beach litter ending up as marine debris in the Asia-Pacific region from 2017 to 2021 (in million tons)." Chart. January 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362467/apac-volume-of-beach-litter-ending-up-as-ocean-waste/
UNESCAP. (2023). Volume of plastic beach litter ending up as marine debris in the Asia-Pacific region from 2017 to 2021 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362467/apac-volume-of-beach-litter-ending-up-as-ocean-waste/
UNESCAP. "Volume of Plastic Beach Litter Ending up as Marine Debris in The Asia-pacific Region from 2017 to 2021 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362467/apac-volume-of-beach-litter-ending-up-as-ocean-waste/
UNESCAP, Volume of plastic beach litter ending up as marine debris in the Asia-Pacific region from 2017 to 2021 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362467/apac-volume-of-beach-litter-ending-up-as-ocean-waste/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Volume of plastic beach litter ending up as marine debris in the Asia-Pacific region from 2017 to 2021 (in million tons) [Graph], UNESCAP, January 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362467/apac-volume-of-beach-litter-ending-up-as-ocean-waste/