This statistic displays the amount of macro- and microplastics lost to the environment worldwide as of 2018, broken down by plastic type. In that year, some 1.06 million metric tons of polypropylene macroplastics were lost to the environment worldwide.
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Volume of macro- and microplastics lost to the environment worldwide as of 2018, by plastic type
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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UNEP, & GEF, & Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. (October 23, 2018). Volume of macro- and microplastics lost to the environment worldwide as of 2018, by plastic type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016824/macro-microplastics-lost-to-environment-by-type/
UNEP, und GEF, und Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. "Volume of macro- and microplastics lost to the environment worldwide as of 2018, by plastic type (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. October 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016824/macro-microplastics-lost-to-environment-by-type/
UNEP, GEF, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. (2018). Volume of macro- and microplastics lost to the environment worldwide as of 2018, by plastic type (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016824/macro-microplastics-lost-to-environment-by-type/
UNEP, and GEF, and Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. "Volume of Macro- and Microplastics Lost to The Environment Worldwide as of 2018, by Plastic Type (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016824/macro-microplastics-lost-to-environment-by-type/
UNEP & GEF & Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Volume of macro- and microplastics lost to the environment worldwide as of 2018, by plastic type (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016824/macro-microplastics-lost-to-environment-by-type/ (last visited June 22, 2025)
Volume of macro- and microplastics lost to the environment worldwide as of 2018, by plastic type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], UNEP, & GEF, & Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, October 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016824/macro-microplastics-lost-to-environment-by-type/
