Table 1.
Face mask used, discarded and total estimated plastic waste in selected countries.
| Country name | Populationa | Face mask used/day (d)b | Estimated daily facemask discardedb | Total estimated plastic waste (t)b | Mismanaged waste (t)d | % Plastic in mismanaged solid wastec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 164,689,383 | 32,120,094 | 51,383,087 | 12,351,703.70 | 65,786.13 | 4.67 |
| China | 1,439,323,776 | 68,925,427 | 702,390,002 | 107,949,283.20 | 37,573.37 | 9.8 |
| Indonesia | 273,523,615 | 1,95,483,225 | 122,538,579 | 20,514,271.10 | 250,371.39 | 14 |
| India | 1,380,004,385 | 76,539,522 | 386,401,228 | 103,500,328.90 | 128,007.22 | 9.5 |
| Vietnam | 97,338,579 | 6 1,364,918 | 29,590,928 | 7,300,393.43 | 83,140.58 | 12.15 |
| Philippines | 109,581,078 | 98,192,700 | 41,202,485 | 8,218,580.85 | 153,824.65 | 10.55 |
| Thailand | 69,799,978 | 8,940,211 | 28,478,391 | 5,234,998.35 | 11,780.97 | 17.59 |
| Pakistan | 220,892,340 | 1,1 77,478 | 61,849,855 | 16,566,925.50 | 1794.92 | 9 |
| Malaysia | 32,365,999 | 27,463,951 | 20,196,383 | 2,427,449.93 | 11,558.40 | 15 |
| Japan | 126,476,461 | 97,062,192 | 93,086,675 | 9,485,734.58 | 31,438.50 | 11 |
| South Korea | 51,269,185 | 18,372,547 | 33,632,585 | 3,845,188.88 | 777.9 | 24.3 |
| Russia | 145,934,462 | 12,426,840 | 86,393,201 | 10,945,084.70 | 25,651.47 | 14.21 |
| United Kingdom | 67,886,011 | 46,478,383 | 45,076,311 | 5,091,450.83 | 4498.53 | 20.2 |
| Spain | 46,754,778 | 29,626,206 | 29,923,058 | 3,506,608.35 | 1254.36 | 9 |
| France | 65,273,511 | 9,069,540 | 42,819,423 | 4,895,513.33 | 387.82 | 9 |
| Germany | 83,783,942 | 1,214,017 | 50,940,637 | 6,283,795.65 | 103.3 | 13 |
| Italy | 60,461,826 | 34,777,596 | 33,374,928 | 4,534,636.95 | 9585.86 | 11.6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 34,813,871 | 2,610,018 | 23,394,921 | 2,611,040.33 | 110.52 | 11 |
| Iran | 83,992,949 | 3,068,467 | 51,067,713 | 6,299,471.18 | 4827.27 | 8.5 |
| Nigeria | 206,139,589 | 12,397,554 | 75,034,810 | 15,460,469.20 | 21,519.67 | 4.8 |
| South Africa | 59,308,690 | 6,948,840 | 27,815,775 | 4,448,151.75 | 294.26 | 7.9 |
| Turkey | 84,339,067 | 22,926,773 | 51,278,153 | 6,325,430.03 | 22,812.72 | 3 |
| USA | 331,002,651 | 45,362,076 | 219,785,760 | 24,825,198.80 | 2871.34 | 13.1 |
| Canada | 37,742,154 | 1,682,366 | 24,456,916 | 2,830,661.55 | 71.25 | 3 |
| Argentina | 45,195,774 | 7,765,326 | 31,524,052 | 3,389,683.05 | 4044.14 | 14.61 |
| Brazil | 212,559,417 | 25,464,565 | 140,289,215 | 15,941,956.30 | 13,589.92 | 13.5 |
| Colombia | 50,882,891 | 3,964,224 | 30,529,735 | 3,816,216.83 | 503.49 | 12.83 |
| Mexico | 128,932,753 | 9,136,514 | 81,227,634 | 9,669,956.48 | 4448.51 | 10.9 |
c
Chowdhury et al. (2021), d = Law et al., 2020.