Table 1. Countries with the highest plastic waste generation in 2016.

Calculations using data reported in (18), with a refined estimate for the United States (bold text). EU-28 countries are reported collectively (italics).

Country	Plastic waste generation (metric tons)	Total waste generation (metric tons)	% Plastic in solid waste	2016 Population (millions)	Per capita plastic waste generation (kg/year)
United States	42,027,215	320,818,436	13.1	323.1	130.09
United States	34,020,748	263,726,732	12.9	323.1	105.30
EU-28	29,890,143	243,737,466	11.7	511.2	54.56
India	26,327,933	277,136,133	9.5	1,324.5	19.88
China	21,599,465	220,402,706	9.8	1,378.7	15.67
Brazil	10,675,989	79,081,401	13.5	206.2	51.78
Indonesia	9,128,000	65,200,000	14.0	261.6	34.90
Russian Federation	8,467,156	59,585,899	14.2	144.3	58.66
Germany	6,683,412	51,410,863	13.0	82.3	81.16
United Kingdom	6,471,650	32,037,871	20.2	65.6	98.66
Mexico	5,902,490	54,151,287	10.9	123.3	47.86
Japan	4,881,161	44,374,189	11.0	127.0	38.44
Thailand	4,796,494	27,268,302	17.6	69.0	69.54
Korea, Rep.	4,514,186	18,576,898	24.3	51.2	88.09
Italy	3,365,130	29,009,742	11.6	60.6	55.51
Egypt, Arab Rep.	3,037,675	23,366,729	13.0	94.4	32.16
France	2,929,042	32,544,914	9.0	66.9	43.81
Pakistan	2,731,768	30,352,981	9.0	203.6	13.42
Argentina	2,656,771	18,184,606	14.6	43.6	60.95
Algeria	2,092,007	12,378,740	16.9	40.6	51.59
Malaysia	2,058,501	13,723,342	15.0	30.7	67.09
Spain	1,832,533	20,361,483	9.0	46.5	39.42