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Cumulative recycled plastic export value by top ten exporters, 2016

Cumulative economic value of plastic exports over the period 1988 to 2016, by the top ten exporting countries. This is measured in US$ over this period.

$0$10 billion$20 billion$30 billion$40 billion$50 billion$60 billionTop 10 exporters$64.7 billionHong Kong$16.7 billionUnited States$12.3 billionJapan$9.64 billionGermany$6.95 billionMexico$4.55 billionFrance$3.49 billionUnited Kingdom$3.32 billionNetherlands$3.19 billionBelgium$2.55 billionCanada$1.93 billion

Source: Brooks et al. (2018)

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