Five countries account for the vast majority of cumulative plastic leakage to oceans:

• China: 2,683,631 t
• Philippines: 1,695,260 t
• India: 966,447 t
• Indonesia: 599,020 t
• Nigeria: 496,841 t

Estimates represent the cumulative tonnes (2010–2019) of mismanaged plastic waste leaving a country, entering the ocean, and subsequently beaching on foreign coasts.
Seven of the top 10 countries on the list are in Asia.

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