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.