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Cumulative plastic exports by top ten exporters, 2016

Cumulative export of plastics by the top 10 exporting countries, measured in tonnes over the period from 1988 to 2016.

0 tonnes40 million tonnes80 million tonnes120 million tonnes160 million tonnesTop 10 exporters168 million tonnesHong Kong56.1 million tonnesUnited States26.7 million tonnesJapan22.2 million tonnesGermany17.6 million tonnesMexico10.5 million tonnesUnited Kingdom9.26 million tonnesNetherlands7.71 million tonnesFrance7.55 million tonnesBelgium6.41 million tonnesCanada3.89 million tonnes

Source: Brooks et al. (2018)

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