In 2024, China was estimated to produce the highest amount of plastic waste in the Asia-Pacific region, approximately 55.7 million tons. In comparison, Timor-Leste was estimated to produce around 5.86 thousand tons of plastic waste that year.
Estimated plastic waste volume produced in the Asian-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Characteristic
Plastic waste in thousand metric tons
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Earth Action. (April 9, 2024). Estimated plastic waste volume produced in the Asian-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465038/apac-plastic-waste-volume-produced-by-country/
Earth Action. "Estimated plastic waste volume produced in the Asian-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. April 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465038/apac-plastic-waste-volume-produced-by-country/
Earth Action. (2024). Estimated plastic waste volume produced in the Asian-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465038/apac-plastic-waste-volume-produced-by-country/
Earth Action. "Estimated Plastic Waste Volume Produced in The Asian-pacific Region in 2024, by Country or Territory (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465038/apac-plastic-waste-volume-produced-by-country/
Earth Action, Estimated plastic waste volume produced in the Asian-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465038/apac-plastic-waste-volume-produced-by-country/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Estimated plastic waste volume produced in the Asian-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Earth Action, April 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465038/apac-plastic-waste-volume-produced-by-country/