Pollution

Plastic Pollution by Country 2025

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Mismanaged Waste Index (MWI) Level 2023

High

Low

Medium

Very High

Very Low

Mismanaged Waste Index (MWI) Level 2023

97
31
41
26
17
Country
Mismanaged Waste Index (MWI) Level 2023
Mismanaged Waste Index 2024
United States Flag
United StatesVery Low5.1%
Japan Flag
JapanVery Low3.8%
Germany Flag
GermanyVery Low14%
United Kingdom Flag
United KingdomVery Low6%
France Flag
FranceVery Low5.6%
Algeria Flag
AlgeriaVery Low23.3%
Canada Flag
CanadaVery Low5.2%
Poland Flag
PolandVery Low6.9%
Australia Flag
AustraliaVery Low0%
Taiwan Flag
TaiwanVery Low4.5%
Netherlands Flag
NetherlandsVery Low13.7%
Benin Flag
BeninVery Low86.1%
Belgium Flag
BelgiumVery Low6%
Sweden Flag
SwedenVery Low5.9%
Czech Republic Flag
Czech RepublicVery Low7.5%
Portugal Flag
PortugalVery Low9.2%
Hungary Flag
HungaryVery Low6.6%
Israel Flag
IsraelVery Low27%
Austria Flag
AustriaVery Low5.8%
Switzerland Flag
SwitzerlandVery Low5.2%
Hong Kong Flag
Hong KongVery Low8.4%
Denmark Flag
DenmarkVery Low4.8%
Singapore Flag
SingaporeVery Low2.8%
Finland Flag
FinlandVery Low2.8%
Norway Flag
NorwayVery Low4.6%
Slovakia Flag
SlovakiaVery Low12.3%
Ireland Flag
IrelandVery Low10%
New Zealand Flag
New ZealandVery Low3.3%
Lithuania Flag
LithuaniaVery Low5.5%
Slovenia Flag
SloveniaVery Low9.4%
Bahrain Flag
BahrainVery Low73.2%
Luxembourg Flag
LuxembourgVery Low4.5%
Malta Flag
MaltaVery Low8.1%
Iceland Flag
IcelandVery Low2.7%
Barbados Flag
BarbadosVery Low12.8%
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and BarbudaVery Low2.6%
Isle of Man Flag
Isle of ManVery Low4%
Bermuda Flag
BermudaVery Low1.3%
Greenland Flag
GreenlandVery Low5.1%
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and NevisVery Low5.9%
Monaco Flag
MonacoVery Low9.6%
India Flag
IndiaVery High68.6%
Indonesia Flag
IndonesiaVery High43.8%
Pakistan Flag
PakistanVery High86.4%
Nigeria Flag
NigeriaVery High87.5%
Brazil Flag
BrazilVery High38.4%
Bangladesh Flag
BangladeshVery High83.2%
Russia Flag
RussiaVery High67.5%
Ethiopia Flag
EthiopiaVery High94.8%
Egypt Flag
EgyptVery High83.9%
Philippines Flag
PhilippinesVery High55.7%
DR Congo Flag
DR CongoVery High93%
Iran Flag
IranVery High78.4%
Thailand Flag
ThailandVery High45.9%
Tanzania Flag
TanzaniaVery High90.6%
South Africa Flag
South AfricaVery High55.7%
Kenya Flag
KenyaVery High87.3%
Myanmar Flag
MyanmarVery High84.9%
Sudan Flag
SudanVery High78%
Uganda Flag
UgandaVery High91.8%
Iraq Flag
IraqVery High85.2%
Afghanistan Flag
AfghanistanVery High86.3%
Yemen Flag
YemenVery High90.9%
Angola Flag
AngolaVery High86.4%
Uzbekistan Flag
UzbekistanVery High92.3%
Mozambique Flag
MozambiqueVery High94.9%
Ghana Flag
GhanaVery High87.1%
Peru Flag
PeruVery High46.3%
Madagascar Flag
MadagascarVery High93.9%
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory CoastVery High95.5%
Cameroon Flag
CameroonVery High85.8%
Nepal Flag
NepalVery High84.7%
Niger Flag
NigerVery High93.2%
Syria Flag
SyriaVery High85.1%
Mali Flag
MaliVery High94.3%
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina FasoVery High90.7%
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri LankaVery High89.2%
Malawi Flag
MalawiVery High95.5%
Zambia Flag
ZambiaVery High89.4%
Chad Flag
ChadVery High89.8%
Kazakhstan Flag
KazakhstanVery High85.7%
Somalia Flag
SomaliaVery High90.4%
Senegal Flag
SenegalVery High92.1%
Ecuador Flag
EcuadorVery High48.1%
Cambodia Flag
CambodiaVery High81.7%
Zimbabwe Flag
ZimbabweVery High86.7%
Guinea Flag
GuineaVery High89.2%
Rwanda Flag
RwandaVery High93.4%
Burundi Flag
BurundiVery High90.6%
South Sudan Flag
South SudanVery High90.2%
Haiti Flag
HaitiVery High84.3%
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican RepublicVery High84.1%
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab EmiratesVery High82.3%
Tajikistan Flag
TajikistanVery High87.1%
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New GuineaVery High54.1%
Azerbaijan Flag
AzerbaijanVery High88%
Togo Flag
TogoVery High87.7%
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra LeoneVery High94.2%
Kyrgyzstan Flag
KyrgyzstanVery High79.8%
Nicaragua Flag
NicaraguaVery High73.8%
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the CongoVery High81.6%
Liberia Flag
LiberiaVery High92.7%
Central African Republic Flag
Central African RepublicVery High95.9%
Oman Flag
OmanVery High88.2%
Mauritania Flag
MauritaniaVery High87.3%
Kuwait Flag
KuwaitVery High93.6%
Panama Flag
PanamaVery High53.2%
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaVery High78.3%
Eritrea Flag
EritreaVery High97.3%
Mongolia Flag
MongoliaVery High73.1%
Uruguay Flag
UruguayVery High73.5%
Namibia Flag
NamibiaVery High90.5%
Moldova Flag
MoldovaVery High76.7%
Armenia Flag
ArmeniaVery High88.1%
Jamaica Flag
JamaicaVery High68.9%
Gambia Flag
GambiaVery High89.3%
Gabon Flag
GabonVery High82.7%
Botswana Flag
BotswanaVery High91.1%
Lesotho Flag
LesothoVery High93%
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-BissauVery High95.6%
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and TobagoVery High77.7%
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-LesteVery High80%
Eswatini Flag
EswatiniVery High85.9%
Djibouti Flag
DjiboutiVery High85.6%
Comoros Flag
ComorosVery High92.9%
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon IslandsVery High88.4%
Bhutan Flag
BhutanVery High78.1%
Suriname Flag
SurinameVery High83.8%
Montenegro Flag
MontenegroVery High81.1%
Maldives Flag
MaldivesVery High86.6%
Cape Verde Flag
Cape VerdeVery High79.4%
Vanuatu Flag
VanuatuVery High66.1%
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and PrincipeVery High85.5%
Curacao Flag
CuracaoVery High93.1%
Kiribati Flag
KiribatiVery High53.6%
Micronesia Flag
MicronesiaVery High81.3%
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall IslandsVery High65.8%
Tuvalu Flag
TuvaluVery High76.4%
Turkey Flag
TurkeyMedium52.8%
Argentina Flag
ArgentinaMedium37.1%
Ukraine Flag
UkraineMedium54.3%
Venezuela Flag
VenezuelaMedium52.3%
Greece Flag
GreeceMedium39.6%
Turkmenistan Flag
TurkmenistanMedium36.9%
Libya Flag
LibyaMedium66.3%
Bulgaria Flag
BulgariaMedium35.5%
Serbia Flag
SerbiaMedium40.4%
Lebanon Flag
LebanonMedium54.8%
North Macedonia Flag
North MacedoniaMedium32.8%
New Caledonia Flag
New CaledoniaMedium35.3%
Samoa Flag
SamoaMedium34.4%
Andorra Flag
AndorraMedium38.1%
American Samoa Flag
American SamoaMedium38.4%
San Marino Flag
San MarinoMedium44.8%
Nauru Flag
NauruMedium46.2%
China Flag
ChinaLow25.1%
Vietnam Flag
VietnamLow53.8%
Italy Flag
ItalyLow18.7%
South Korea Flag
South KoreaLow2.6%
Spain Flag
SpainLow8.9%
Chile Flag
ChileLow30.4%
Belarus Flag
BelarusLow23.9%
El Salvador Flag
El SalvadorLow36.3%
Costa Rica Flag
Costa RicaLow34.7%
Croatia Flag
CroatiaLow7.5%
Puerto Rico Flag
Puerto RicoLow19.6%
Latvia Flag
LatviaLow22.7%
Cyprus Flag
CyprusLow15.3%
Estonia Flag
EstoniaLow11.6%
Mauritius Flag
MauritiusLow48.2%
Guyana Flag
GuyanaLow52.5%
Brunei Flag
BruneiLow21.4%
Bahamas Flag
BahamasLow21.1%
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint LuciaLow24.7%
Guam Flag
GuamLow17.6%
Seychelles Flag
SeychellesLow26.1%
Grenada Flag
GrenadaLow24.4%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesLow30.2%
United States Virgin Islands Flag
United States Virgin IslandsLow21.2%
Dominica Flag
DominicaLow32.8%
Faroe Islands Flag
Faroe IslandsLow
Sint Maarten Flag
Sint MaartenLow18.4%
Liechtenstein Flag
LiechtensteinLow35.4%
Gibraltar Flag
GibraltarLow19.3%
British Virgin Islands Flag
British Virgin IslandsLow23%
Palau Flag
PalauLow37.2%
Mexico Flag
MexicoHigh34.4%
Colombia Flag
ColombiaHigh26.2%
Morocco Flag
MoroccoHigh61.6%
Malaysia Flag
MalaysiaHigh26.4%
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi ArabiaHigh52.2%
Romania Flag
RomaniaHigh41.4%
Guatemala Flag
GuatemalaHigh66.9%
Bolivia Flag
BoliviaHigh62.4%
Tunisia Flag
TunisiaHigh49.9%
Jordan Flag
JordanHigh62.9%
Honduras Flag
HondurasHigh62.7%
Cuba Flag
CubaHigh69.8%
Laos Flag
LaosHigh76.4%
Paraguay Flag
ParaguayHigh61%
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and HerzegovinaHigh60.2%
Qatar Flag
QatarHigh71.6%
Albania Flag
AlbaniaHigh57.7%
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial GuineaHigh61.4%
Fiji Flag
FijiHigh49.3%
Macau Flag
MacauHigh80%
Belize Flag
BelizeHigh57.7%
French Polynesia Flag
French PolynesiaHigh69.9%
Aruba Flag
ArubaHigh82.3%
Tonga Flag
TongaHigh67.3%
Cayman Islands Flag
Cayman IslandsHigh74.2%
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
Northern Mariana IslandsHigh65.6%
  • Mismanaged = The sum of uncollected and improperly managed waste.
  • Mismanaged Waste Index (MWI) = The sum of uncollected and improperly managed waste, divided by the waste generated. Higher MWI percentages indicate greater mismanagement of plastic waste.
  • Waste export = Plastic waste collected in the country and exported abroad. It does not include the reexport of imported waste.
  • Waste import = Import of plastic waste from other countries.