The Cost of Plastic Pollution, By Country
There is now a combined 139 million tons of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, seas, and rivers, including the world’s number one most littered item: single-use cigarette filters.
And while we know plastic waste has a massive environmental impact, what are the associated economic costs?
Using estimates developed by Deloitte for The Ocean Cleanup, this data visualization maps the cost of plastic pollution for the third and final piece in the Single-use Plastic Series for our sponsor Greenbutts.
The Price Tag of Plastic Pollution
Deloitte’s 2019 Price Tag of Plastic Pollution study uses a novel assessment model to estimate the economic costs of marine litter, which typically flows from rivers and into the ocean.
The resulting estimates for 87 countries cover direct government costs, and the revenue lost to tourism, and fisheries and aquaculture.
If you take the UK, for example, the direct costs borne by the government were between $7.1 and $31.7 million, but the report estimated the total costs to be between $29.6 and $266.2 million.
Deloitte and the Ocean Cleanup selected countries to include on the basis of the waste density of the subject’s waterways.
Paying the Piper
Every year, plastic pollution costs coastal countries between $6.0 and $19.2 billion.
| Country or territory | Sector | Lower estimate | Upper estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $30,000 | $530,000 |
| Angola | Government | $30,000 | $110,000 |
| Angola | Tourism | $200,000 | $1,950,000 |
| Albania | Tourism | $150,000 | $1,480,000 |
| Albania | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $20,000 | $450,000 |
| Albania | Government | $130,000 | $490,000 |
| Argentina | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $750,000 | $12,580,000 |
| Argentina | Government | $1,500,000 | $4,420,000 |
| Argentina | Tourism | $2,400,000 | $23,970,000 |
| Australia | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $230,000 | $3,830,000 |
| Australia | Government | $680,000 | $3,030,000 |
| Australia | Tourism | $1,450,000 | $14,530,000 |
| Belgium | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $170,000 | $2,820,000 |
| Belgium | Government | $140,000 | $590,000 |
| Belgium | Tourism | $130,000 | $1,290,000 |
| Benin | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $40,000 |
| Benin | Government | $40,000 | $120,000 |
| Benin | Tourism | $10,000 | $130,000 |
| Bangladesh | Tourism | $330,000 | $3,310,000 |
| Bangladesh | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $1,300,000 | $21,620,000 |
| Bangladesh | Government | $13,350,000 | $37,970,000 |
| Belize | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $60,000 |
| Belize | Tourism | $10,000 | $100,000 |
| Belize | Government | $0 | $20,000 |
| Brazil | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $720,000 | $11,990,000 |
| Brazil | Government | $186,340,000 | $373,940,000 |
| Brazil | Tourism | $6,970,000 | $69,690,000 |
| Brunei | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $70,000 |
| Brunei | Government | $50,000 | $230,000 |
| Brunei | Tourism | $30,000 | $340,000 |
| Canada | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $1,620,000 | $27,100,000 |
| Canada | Government | $2,880,000 | $12,990,000 |
| Canada | Tourism | $1,600,000 | $16,020,000 |
| Chile | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $3,910,000 | $65,230,000 |
| Chile | Government | $600,000 | $2,620,000 |
| Chile | Tourism | $660,000 | $6,610,000 |
| China | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $57,250,000 | $954,200,000 |
| China | Government | $2,674,690,000 | $5,853,540,000 |
| China | Tourism | $39,730,000 | $397,350,000 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $20,000 | $440,000 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Government | $290,000 | $1,240,000 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Tourism | $100,000 | $990,000 |
| Cameroon | Tourism | $50,000 | $480,000 |
| Cameroon | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $20,000 |
| Cameroon | Government | $610,000 | $2,470,000 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $10,000 | $110,000 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) | Government | $0 | $0 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) | Tourism | $20,000 | $160,000 |
| Colombia | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $150,000 | $2,570,000 |
| Colombia | Tourism | $620,000 | $6,160,000 |
| Colombia | Government | $60,000 | $230,000 |
| Costa Rica | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $120,000 | $2,020,000 |
| Costa Rica | Government | $30,000 | $120,000 |
| Costa Rica | Tourism | $390,000 | $3,870,000 |
| Germany | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $2,010,000 | $33,500,000 |
| Germany | Government | $3,650,000 | $12,670,000 |
| Germany | Tourism | $15,010,000 | $150,120,000 |
| Denmark | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $140,000 | $2,420,000 |
| Denmark | Government | $810,000 | $3,630,000 |
| Denmark | Tourism | $200,000 | $1,980,000 |
| Dominican Republic | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $20,000 | $330,000 |
| Dominican Republic | Government | $4,630,000 | $12,030,000 |
| Dominican Republic | Tourism | $2,070,000 | $20,710,000 |
| Algeria | Tourism | $560,000 | $5,640,000 |
| Algeria | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $60,000 |
| Algeria | Government | $5,720,000 | $18,580,000 |
| Ecuador | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $850,000 | $14,120,000 |
| Ecuador | Government | $420,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Ecuador | Tourism | $70,000 | $710,000 |
| Egypt | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $710,000 | $11,750,000 |
| Egypt | Government | $550,000 | $1,550,000 |
| Egypt | Tourism | $1,210,000 | $12,070,000 |
| Spain | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $1,680,000 | $27,970,000 |
| Spain | Government | $7,660,000 | $37,320,000 |
| Spain | Tourism | $9,040,000 | $90,430,000 |
| France | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $650,000 | $10,750,000 |
| France | Government | $4,700,000 | $19,760,000 |
| France | Tourism | $6,940,000 | $69,400,000 |
| UK | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $1,470,000 | $24,540,000 |
| UK | Government | $7,140,000 | $31,680,000 |
| UK | Tourism | $21,000,000 | $209,980,000 |
| Georgia | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $50,000 |
| Georgia | Government | $10,000 | $40,000 |
| Georgia | Tourism | $40,000 | $370,000 |
| Ghana | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $50,000 | $830,000 |
| Ghana | Government | $670,000 | $2,740,000 |
| Ghana | Tourism | $160,000 | $1,650,000 |
| Guinea | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $30,000 |
| Guinea | Government | $20,000 | $70,000 |
| Guinea | Tourism | $10,000 | $80,000 |
| Gambia | Tourism | $0 | $20,000 |
| Gambia | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $0 |
| Gambia | Government | $0 | $0 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $20,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Government | $0 | $0 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Tourism | $0 | $0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Tourism | $0 | $0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Government | $20,000 | $100,000 |
| Greece | Tourism | $4,290,000 | $42,920,000 |
| Greece | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $360,000 | $5,910,000 |
| Greece | Government | $1,880,000 | $8,490,000 |
| Guatemala | Tourism | $210,000 | $2,080,000 |
| Guatemala | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $90,000 | $1,470,000 |
| Guatemala | Government | $120,000 | $200,000 |
| Guyana | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $30,000 | $500,000 |
| Guyana | Government | $20,000 | $60,000 |
| Guyana | Tourism | $10,000 | $70,000 |
| Hong Kong | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $450,000 | $7,550,000 |
| Hong Kong | Government | $5,100,000 | $20,150,000 |
| Hong Kong | Tourism | $2,470,000 | $24,680,000 |
| Honduras | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $160,000 | $2,760,000 |
| Honduras | Government | $130,000 | $330,000 |
| Honduras | Tourism | $80,000 | $770,000 |
| Croatia | Tourism | $2,100,000 | $21,000,000 |
| Croatia | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $110,000 | $1,780,000 |
| Croatia | Government | $640,000 | $2,820,000 |
| Haiti | Tourism | $30,000 | $290,000 |
| Haiti | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $40,000 |
| Haiti | Government | $300,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Indonesia | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $4,250,000 | $70,830,000 |
| Indonesia | Government | $196,530,000 | $813,230,000 |
| Indonesia | Tourism | $1,720,000 | $17,170,000 |
| India | Tourism | $7,420,000 | $74,210,000 |
| India | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $4,370,000 | $72,860,000 |
| India | Government | $948,160,000 | $1,655,590,000 |
| Iran | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $510,000 | $8,490,000 |
| Iran | Tourism | $1,170,000 | $11,740,000 |
| Iran | Government | $360,000 | $710,000 |
| Iraq | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $40,000 | $700,000 |
| Iraq | Tourism | $330,000 | $3,310,000 |
| Iraq | Government | $20,000 | $50,000 |
| Italy | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $540,000 | $8,920,000 |
| Italy | Tourism | $22,920,000 | $229,190,000 |
| Italy | Government | $7,570,000 | $37,180,000 |
| Jamaica | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $10,000 | $170,000 |
| Jamaica | Tourism | $370,000 | $3,730,000 |
| Jamaica | Government | $140,000 | $400,000 |
| Japan | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $2,070,000 | $34,390,000 |
| Japan | Tourism | $9,230,000 | $92,290,000 |
| Japan | Government | $9,480,000 | $38,170,000 |
| Cambodia | Tourism | $270,000 | $2,740,000 |
| Cambodia | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $110,000 | $1,750,000 |
| Cambodia | Government | $30,000 | $60,000 |
| South Korea | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $1,020,000 | $17,030,000 |
| South Korea | Tourism | $1,820,000 | $18,240,000 |
| South Korea | Government | $780,000 | $3,250,000 |
| Lebanon | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $30,000 |
| Lebanon | Tourism | $380,000 | $3,850,000 |
| Lebanon | Government | $120,000 | $470,000 |
| Liberia | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $0 |
| Liberia | Tourism | $0 | $0 |
| Liberia | Government | $10,000 | $40,000 |
| Libya | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $10,000 | $110,000 |
| Libya | Tourism | $110,000 | $1,140,000 |
| Libya | Government | $20,000 | $110,000 |
| Sri Lanka | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $40,000 | $790,000 |
| Sri Lanka | Government | $4,890,000 | $22,400,000 |
| Sri Lanka | Tourism | $240,000 | $2,370,000 |
| Morocco | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $640,000 | $10,650,000 |
| Morocco | Government | $510,000 | $1,840,000 |
| Morocco | Tourism | $770,000 | $7,660,000 |
| Mexico | Tourism | $2,790,000 | $27,910,000 |
| Mexico | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $330,000 | $5,430,000 |
| Mexico | Government | $3,120,000 | $6,310,000 |
| Myanmar | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $1,330,000 | $22,180,000 |
| Myanmar | Government | $5,330,000 | $16,490,000 |
| Myanmar | Tourism | $320,000 | $3,160,000 |
| Montenegro | Tourism | $120,000 | $1,210,000 |
| Montenegro | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $20,000 |
| Montenegro | Government | $100,000 | $460,000 |
| Mozambique | Tourism | $40,000 | $410,000 |
| Mozambique | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $10,000 | $230,000 |
| Mozambique | Government | $40,000 | $180,000 |
| Malaysia | Tourism | $1,850,000 | $18,530,000 |
| Malaysia | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $590,000 | $9,850,000 |
| Malaysia | Government | $100,550,000 | $424,360,000 |
| Nigeria | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $500,000 | $8,430,000 |
| Nigeria | Government | $14,500,000 | $31,450,000 |
| Nigeria | Tourism | $1,170,000 | $11,660,000 |
| Nicaragua | Tourism | $70,000 | $710,000 |
| Nicaragua | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $130,000 | $2,110,000 |
| Nicaragua | Government | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| Netherlands | Tourism | $2,380,000 | $23,840,000 |
| Netherlands | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $2,440,000 | $40,750,000 |
| Netherlands | Government | $4,240,000 | $19,830,000 |
| Panama | Tourism | $280,000 | $2,780,000 |
| Panama | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $80,000 | $1,230,000 |
| Panama | Government | $300,000 | $1,190,000 |
| Philippines | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $1,950,000 | $32,600,000 |
| Philippines | Tourism | $6,020,000 | $60,160,000 |
| Philippines | Government | $1,176,380,000 | $4,859,270,000 |
| Papua New Guinea | Tourism | $10,000 | $130,000 |
| Papua New Guinea | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $60,000 | $1,030,000 |
| Papua New Guinea | Government | $20,000 | $90,000 |
| North Korea | Tourism | $0 | $0 |
| North Korea | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $60,000 | $1,060,000 |
| North Korea | Government | $0 | $0 |
| Portugal | Tourism | $2,940,000 | $29,390,000 |
| Portugal | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $370,000 | $6,180,000 |
| Portugal | Government | $1,520,000 | $6,730,000 |
| Russia | Tourism | $1,820,000 | $18,190,000 |
| Russia | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $1,250,000 | $20,690,000 |
| Russia | Government | $1,520,000 | $6,100,000 |
| Senegal | Tourism | $20,000 | $190,000 |
| Senegal | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $30,000 | $580,000 |
| Senegal | Government | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| Singapore | Tourism | $2,760,000 | $27,610,000 |
| Singapore | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $280,000 | $4,780,000 |
| Singapore | Government | $470,000 | $2,080,000 |
| Sierra Leone | Tourism | $0 | $50,000 |
| Sierra Leone | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $40,000 |
| Sierra Leone | Government | $30,000 | $130,000 |
| El Salvador | Tourism | $60,000 | $640,000 |
| El Salvador | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $30,000 | $490,000 |
| El Salvador | Government | $30,000 | $70,000 |
| Suriname | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $30,000 | $440,000 |
| Suriname | Tourism | $0 | $30,000 |
| Suriname | Government | $40,000 | $140,000 |
| Togo | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $10,000 |
| Togo | Government | $0 | $10,000 |
| Togo | Tourism | $20,000 | $170,000 |
| Thailand | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $3,770,000 | $62,850,000 |
| Thailand | Government | $49,670,000 | $122,410,000 |
| Thailand | Tourism | $5,730,000 | $57,270,000 |
| Timor-Leste | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $0 | $0 |
| Timor-Leste | Government | $10,000 | $30,000 |
| Timor-Leste | Tourism | $0 | $0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $20,000 | $320,000 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Government | $1,480,000 | $4,450,000 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Tourism | $250,000 | $2,470,000 |
| Tunisia | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $80,000 | $1,260,000 |
| Tunisia | Government | $310,000 | $1,330,000 |
| Tunisia | Tourism | $260,000 | $2,640,000 |
| Türkiye | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $690,000 | $11,440,000 |
| Türkiye | Government | $30,060,000 | $116,200,000 |
| Türkiye | Tourism | $3,530,000 | $35,280,000 |
| Taiwan | Tourism | $0 | $0 |
| Taiwan | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $810,000 | $13,360,000 |
| Taiwan | Government | $610,000 | $2,410,000 |
| Tanzania | Tourism | $170,000 | $1,720,000 |
| Tanzania | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $50,000 | $740,000 |
| Tanzania | Government | $180,000 | $670,000 |
| Ukraine | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $20,000 | $220,000 |
| Ukraine | Tourism | $120,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Ukraine | Government | $1,070,000 | $4,360,000 |
| Uruguay | Fisheries & Aquaculture | $30,000 | $510,000 |
| Uruguay | Government | $100,000 | $320,000 |
| Uruguay | Tourism | $170,000 | $1,740,000 |
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