This statistic displays the plastic waste volume worldwide in 2015, and a forecast figure for 2050. In 2015, global plastic waste volume reached around 6.3 billion metric tons. This figure is expected to increase to 12 billion metric tons by 2050.

An estimated ** percent of global ocean plastic waste was emitted from Asia in 2019. The second largest plastic waste emitting region was Africa, which accounted for ***** percent of ocean inputs. Huge quantities of plastic waste ends up in the ocean from rivers, especially those with nearby cities. In 2019, more than *** percent of ocean plastic pollution was emitted from the Pasig river in the Philippines, which runs through Manila.

We provide two files, an excel file named: "Global data set on micro- and mesoplastic loads in marine sediments" and a PDF file named "Metadata-Dataset". The excel file provides the dataset and the list of references from which the data were extracted or derived. The PDF file provides a detailed description of the dataset and of the methods used to extract and derive data.

This dataset has an article on plastics that make their way into the ocean and data on plastics and other waste in the Pacific Island region.

In 2025, the per capita plastic waste volume in Hong Kong was estimated to amount to around *** kilograms. Singapore had the second-highest per capita plastic waste volume in the Asia-Pacific region that year, an estimated ** kilograms. Waste production and waste trade Plastic waste is a global issue, with plastic waste generation projected to triple by 2060. Currently, the Asia-Pacific region accounts for over half of the global production of plastic materials. In addition to locally generated plastic waste in the region, many countries in South and Southeast Asia are major destinations for plastic waste exports from Europe and the United States. Malaysia and Vietnam in particular import the highest volume of plastic waste among Asia-Pacific countries. How to deal with waste? Next to the sheer volume of plastics and plastic waste in the region, inadequate collection and processing infrastructures of waste are the main drivers of plastic pollution in many APAC countries. For example, while India's official per-capita waste generation is below the global average, this number is estimated to be significantly higher. The discrepancy stems from a lack of waste collection and a booming informal sector, leading to almost half of the generated plastic waste in India being mismanaged in its treatment. Countries like Japan and South Korea are also still generating large amounts of single plastics and are seeking to tackle the issue of managing the waste volume. Efforts of the countries’ respective governments have led to increasing recycling rates over the last couple of years, with both countries currently positioned at the lower end of the Mismanaged Waste Index for plastic in the Asia-Pacific region.

Concentrations of plastic additive chemicals were taken from peer-reviewed literature. Only studies that mentioned the chemicals as plastic additives were included. Studies that measured plastic additives in marine plastic debris, marine organisms, marine sediments and/or seawater were included.

Ireland Exports of waste, parings, scrap of plastics to Peru was US$7.99 Thousand during 2019, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Ireland Exports of waste, parings, scrap of plastics to Peru - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on August of 2025.

Here we provide four .xls files containing data associated with the manuscript 'Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating more plastic' published in Scientific Reports by Lebreton et al (2018).added GPGP_contours.shp and MassConcentrationAllSizes.tif, GIS layers used to build Figure 3.Lebreton et al. Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic. Scientific Reports 8, 4666 (2018)Below are brief descriptions of each file:Lebreton2018_Concentration.xlsSummary data containing ocean plastics concentrations as presented in Figure 3 (b,c,d,e) of the main manuscript. We provide midpoint, lower and higher estimated numerical and mass concentrations, as well as raw data (i.e. not corrected for vertical mixing) for each sampling event and for microplastics (0.05-0.5 cm), mesoplastics (0.5-5 cm), macroplastics (5-50 cm) and megaplastics (> 50 cm).Lebreton2018_SamplingInformation.xlsThis file contains the raw data used to estimate the ocean plastic concentrations reported in Lebreton2018_Concentration.xls. The first tab contains information for all sampling events of this study, including location, date, sampling method (i.e. Manta net tow, Mega net tow, or RGB mosaic), sampled surface area and weather conditions. The 'TrawlDebrisInfo' tab provides the number and mass of debris found in the contents collected by each net tow, while the 'MosaicDebrisInfo' tab contains information related to every ocean plastic identified in the aerial RGB mosaics. This file also provides: (1) the ocean plastic rising velocities used to estimate 'vertically integrated’ ocean plastic concentrations, and (2) the ocean plastic top view surface area x dry weight measurements used to estimate the mass of debris sighted in the RGB mosaics.Lebreton2018_Characterisation.xlsThis file includes classification of ocean plastic pieces into object types, as well as polymer types by Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) analysis. It also contains the production dates, languages and countries of production identified on ocean plastics examined during this study.Lebreton2018_HistoricalDataset.xlsHistorical data on microplastic concentrations as measured by surface net tows conduced within and around the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Individual sampling stations are indexed as 'within’ (1) or ‘outside' (0) the GPGP boundary predicted by the numerical model presented in the study.GPGP_contours.shpModelled mass concentration contours of microplastics, used to define the GPGP boundary.ELEV = 1; 10 g/km2 - ELEV = 2; 100 g/km2 - ELEV = 3; 1 kg/km2MassConcentrationAllSizes.tifModelled mass concentration for all size classes. Expressed in log10 of g/km2

In 2025 China was estimated to produce the highest amount of plastic waste in the Asia-Pacific region, approximately **** million tons. In comparison, Timor-Leste was estimated to produce around **** thousand tons of plastic waste that year.

In situ environmental degradation data of conventional plastics and bioplastics, including the environmental parameters of the incubation environments, the physical and chemical changes in plastics.

Data measuring physical changes in degraded plastics include:

Visual inspection records of plastic disintegration and biofouling development Plastic piece mass SEM photographs documenting plastic surface morphology

Data measuring chemical changes in degraded plastics include:

Oxidation indices including carbonyl, hydroxyl and vinyl index measured by FTIR, and contact angle Crystallinity (measured by FTIR)

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Spools, Cops and Similar Supports of Plastics in Norway from 2007 to 2024.

United States AHE: sa: PW: Mfg: Non Durable: Other Plastics Products data was reported at 23.970 USD in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 23.870 USD for Feb 2025. United States AHE: sa: PW: Mfg: Non Durable: Other Plastics Products data is updated monthly, averaging 13.710 USD from Jan 1990 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 423 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.970 USD in Mar 2025 and a record low of 8.600 USD in Jan 1990. United States AHE: sa: PW: Mfg: Non Durable: Other Plastics Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G: Current Employment Statistics: Average Hourly Earnings: Production Workers: Seasonally Adjusted.

Sweden Exports of plastics was US$6.67 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Sweden Exports of plastics - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Plastic Packaging in the World from 2007 to 2024.

This paper provides information on degradable plastics and is intended to provide guidance on potential mechanisms for achieving reductions in plastic bag consumption. It is anticipated that this paper can be used in the Pacific region as a source of information, when trying to devise a strategy for dealing with plastic bags.

Australia is taking greater steps to cut down its plastic waste, with both South Australia and Queensland phasing-out single-use plastic products in 2021.

In 2021, an estimated **** to ********** tons of plastic waste were generated in the United States. For both these estimates, just *** million tons were of that amount were recycled, accounting for between **** and *** percent of total plastic waste managed. The majority of U.S. plastic waste is landfilled, with between ** and ** million tons sent to landfill sites in 2021. This accounted for more than ** percent of plastic waste management that year.

PPI: Mfg: PR: Plastics Product (PL) data was reported at 224.932 Jun1993=100 in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 224.456 Jun1993=100 for Mar 2025. PPI: Mfg: PR: Plastics Product (PL) data is updated monthly, averaging 142.900 Jun1993=100 from Jun 1993 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 383 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 229.254 Jun1993=100 in Aug 2022 and a record low of 100.000 Jun1993=100 in Jul 1993. PPI: Mfg: PR: Plastics Product (PL) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I: Producer Price Index: by Industry: Manufacturing: Plastic and Rubber Products.

Peru Exports of plastics was US$688.8 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Peru Exports of plastics - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.