Plastic waste generation by industrial sector, 2019

Measured in tonnes per year.

TotalTotal353.29 million t72.84 million t69.34 million t65.44 million t54.36 million t18.52 million t16.92 million t16.25 million t1.89 million tWorldUnited StatesEuropeChinaAsia (excl. China and India)IndiaMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaOceaniaPackagingPackaging141.96 million t29.63 million t26.97 million t26.56 million t19.6 million t7.92 million t7.42 million t6.93 million t431,537 tWorldChinaUnited StatesEuropeAsia (excl. China and India)Sub-Saharan AfricaIndiaMiddle East & North AfricaOceania

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