In 2024, China was estimated to release around 787 thousand tons of microplastics into waterways. Bhutan, on the other hand, was estimated to release about 343 tons of microplastic into waterways that year.
Estimated volume of microplastics released into waterways in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory
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Microplastic volume in metric tons
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Earth Action. (April 9, 2024). Estimated volume of microplastics released into waterways in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465099/apac-microplastics-volume-released-into-waterways-by-country/
Earth Action. "Estimated volume of microplastics released into waterways in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory (in metric tons)." Chart. April 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465099/apac-microplastics-volume-released-into-waterways-by-country/
Earth Action. (2024). Estimated volume of microplastics released into waterways in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465099/apac-microplastics-volume-released-into-waterways-by-country/
Earth Action. "Estimated Volume of Microplastics Released into Waterways in The Asia-pacific Region in 2024, by Country or Territory (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465099/apac-microplastics-volume-released-into-waterways-by-country/
Earth Action, Estimated volume of microplastics released into waterways in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465099/apac-microplastics-volume-released-into-waterways-by-country/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Estimated volume of microplastics released into waterways in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024, by country or territory (in metric tons) [Graph], Earth Action, April 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465099/apac-microplastics-volume-released-into-waterways-by-country/