Volume of plastic beach litter ending up as ocean waste APAC 2017-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 18, 2024

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.

Volume of plastic beach litter ending up as marine debris in the Asia-Pacific region from 2017 to 2021 (in million tons)

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January 2023

Region

Asia, APAC

Survey time period

2017 to 2021

Special properties

litter originating from national land-based sources

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