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
(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 December 21, 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 December 21, 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: December 21, 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 December 21, 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/
