This platform reaches the end of its life by end of 2023.

The data is being progressively migrated to our new data dissemination platform OECD Data Explorer, which we would invite you to discover.

Try it

Plastic waste by region and end-of-life fate

Plastic end of life fates
Time20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Location
OECDOECD AmericaUnited States46.84473948.26090850.2880252.05778854.08468555.520357.46875659.45230359.37491460.39108162.67237263.96297364.94381565.98460766.52539367.49425869.37814170.20596571.57967672.841058
Canada4.1590484.2907224.4777214.6423064.8307994.9667655.1498195.3368955.3376465.4381965.6551395.7872495.8783985.9929566.0752566.2005246.2626836.4049846.5238166.631845
Other OECD America5.9672316.2020066.5332836.8327647.1793827.4451717.799638.1680648.211088.4364058.8766569.1618479.3710079.6549579.73333910.44548110.67913310.886911.34469411.613382
OECD EuropeOECD EU 32.80692833.77623935.18782836.40432837.8024438.76876440.09916941.44013941.28144341.90166143.43280244.27786844.89079445.70961245.92296946.6873547.4089448.54129149.68371150.671286
OECD Non-EU8.4837078.8104869.2655459.6769410.14971810.51257810.99062611.48490611.5509811.85457512.43696812.81630513.19328713.64755113.88741114.27374514.68282915.25401115.74692616.234798
OECD PacificOECD Asia5.5044655.7670896.1213116.451126.828457.1349147.5268757.93568.042888.3233988.8044259.2174159.5173269.90113610.19724610.61593510.88851811.24296211.92586212.250182
OECD Oceania0.4333930.4756840.5255220.5768780.6340530.689310.7531950.8221580.8744760.9419941.027911.1161031.1801881.2896491.3617871.4601021.5639651.6932631.7906791.892815
Non-OECDOther AmericaLatin America6.2233626.7173127.3565827.9838268.7067099.34877310.15024811.00774511.39028312.0780513.07840113.86068114.57889815.37714716.05931217.13486517.53410418.12775718.83633419.492385
EurasiaOther EU1.204121.2544351.319251.3798451.4478591.5044651.574831.6482711.6752761.7295131.8168161.8802521.9417282.0065432.0565492.1298132.198172.2869592.3551592.432935
Other Eurasia6.2771716.6590397.1385077.6063548.1343898.6058819.1797659.7898910.10599710.6158611.34221911.93753812.47908613.06410513.60216414.3049114.93047215.6029416.15675316.64482
Middle East & AfricaMiddle East & North Africa6.8273187.1871497.6598658.1087978.6206449.0515829.59321610.16421510.37186610.79909611.50534312.03953212.54632213.09419913.6114.17760415.11880915.80221816.34500616.91715
Other Africa5.2539225.6624766.1964486.7172397.3199357.8480068.5128319.2230099.51282910.06651310.90800111.56403912.16115412.8134513.37532714.1865414.61284815.08748415.66199316.249045
Other AsiaOther non-OECD Asia5.5592376.1241876.8182497.5224668.3220689.0724059.97065810.93832211.54157812.41454813.66961614.75416915.79512216.96646918.17236519.63707420.95634122.55703424.51779725.46238
China17.13601318.7719120.83756122.90334625.27329427.44144930.09834732.95497734.4651236.89161340.52812643.70726346.53766649.31707152.70063355.75374558.39306761.16237262.39251765.438605
India3.4917343.8639734.3213314.785955.3125655.805916.3958797.0315097.4243277.9953558.9615669.88270310.79001911.82638312.90531513.79918714.95545916.16369217.3781318.518411
Data extracted on 29 Sep 2023 13:04 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

Information

Please check the i to get information