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. 2021 Apr 24;168:112419. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112419

Table 3.

Daily and annual face mask usage in analyzed countries.

Countries Daily face mask usage Daily SM generation in M Daily N95 generation in M Annual face masks in M
Bangladesh 32,120,094 25.7 6.4 11,724
China 68,925,427 55.1 13.8 25,158
Indonesia 1,95,483,225 39.1 15.6 71,351
India 76,539,522 61.2 15.3 27,937
Vietnam 6 1,364,918 49.1 12.27 22,398
Sri Lanka 16,867,200 13.5 3.37 6156
Philippines 98,192,700 78.56 19.6 35,840
Thailand 8,940,211 7.15 1.78 32,631
Myanmar 10,527,552 8.42 2.10 3843
Pakistan 1,1 77,478 0.94 0.23 430
Malaysia 27,463,951 21.97 5.42 10,024
Japan 97,062,192 77.64 19.41 35,428
South Korea 18,372,547 14.69 3.67 6706
Norway 1,135,981 0.91 0.23 415
Russia 12,426,840 9.94 2.48 4536
United Kingdom 46,478,383 37.18 9.29 16, 965
Spain 29,626,206 23.7 5.92 10,814
Sweden 389,256 0.31 0.077 142
France 9,069,540 87.7 31 3310
Germany 1,214,017 7.26 1.81 443
Italy 34,777,596 0.97 0.24 12,694
Greece 8,740,710 27.82 6.95 1312
Ireland 284,405 69.2 1.74 104
Finland 1,541,935 0.22 0.056 563
Denmark 3,594,140 1.23 0.31 1312
Netherland 11,240,923 3.61 0.79 4103
Belgium 6,804,547 8.99 2.24 2484
Portugal 7,663,795 5.44 1.36 2797
Romania 63,736 6.13 1.53 23
Saudi Arabia 2,610,018 0.051 0.013 953
Iran 3,068,467 2.10 0.52 1120
UAE 6,231,588 2.45 0.62 2275
Nigeria 12,397,554 4.99 1.25 4525
South Africa 6,948,840 9.92 2.48 2536
Turkey 22,926,773 5.56 1.39 8368
Israel 6,368,302 18.34 4.59 2324
USA 45,362,076 5.94 1.27 16,577
Canada 1,682,366 36.30 9.07 614
Argentina 7,765,326 1.35 0.34 2834
Brazil 25,464,565 20.37 5.1 9295
Chile 10,616,786 8.5 2.12 3875
Colombia 3,964,224 3.17 0.8 1447
Australia 6,554,107 5.24 1.31 2392
New Zealand 3,383,800 2.71 0.67 1235
Mexico 9,136,514 7.31 1.83 3335
Costa Rica 4,388,280 3.51 0.88 1602