This statistic depicts the number of plastic objects collected along shorelines worldwide, by selected countries. In 2019, Taiwan positioned itself as the country with the highest number of plastic waste collected along shorelines, amounting to approximately 120,650 objects.
Number of plastic waste collected along shorelines worldwide in 2019, by select country*
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Break Free From Plastic, & Greenpeace. (October 23, 2019). Number of plastic waste collected along shorelines worldwide in 2019, by select country* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935651/global-plastic-objects-collected-along-shorelines-by-country/
Break Free From Plastic, und Greenpeace. "Number of plastic waste collected along shorelines worldwide in 2019, by select country*." Chart. October 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935651/global-plastic-objects-collected-along-shorelines-by-country/
Break Free From Plastic, Greenpeace. (2019). Number of plastic waste collected along shorelines worldwide in 2019, by select country*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935651/global-plastic-objects-collected-along-shorelines-by-country/
Break Free From Plastic, and Greenpeace. "Number of Plastic Waste Collected along Shorelines Worldwide in 2019, by Select Country*." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935651/global-plastic-objects-collected-along-shorelines-by-country/
Break Free From Plastic & Greenpeace, Number of plastic waste collected along shorelines worldwide in 2019, by select country* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935651/global-plastic-objects-collected-along-shorelines-by-country/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Number of plastic waste collected along shorelines worldwide in 2019, by select country* [Graph], Break Free From Plastic, & Greenpeace, October 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/935651/global-plastic-objects-collected-along-shorelines-by-country/