Global mismanaged plastic waste by region, 2025

Projected mismanaged plastic waste by region in 2025, given as a share of the global total. This is measured as the total mismanaged waste by populations within
50km of the coastline, and therefore defined as high risk of entering the oceans. Mismanaged plastic waste is defined as "plastic that is either littered or inadequately
disposed. Inadequately disposed waste is not formally managed and includes disposal in dumps or open, uncontrolled landfills, where it is not fully contained.
Mismanaged waste could eventually enter the ocean via inland waterways, wastewater outflows, and transport by wind or tides."