* All figures are estimates and based on midpoint estimates. Input rate are representative of mismanaged plastic waste and catchment runoff.
Figures were rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
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Global polluting rivers by plastic inputs to oceans 2017
This statistic displays the average volume of river plastic mass inputs into oceans around the world as of 2017. The Yangtze river in China had an estimated annual input amounting to ** metric tons of plastic.
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Nature (Laurent, et al. 2017). (June 7, 2017). Annual river plastic mass inputs to oceans as of 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 18, 2026, from /statistics/829695/river-plastic-mass-inputs-to-oceans/
Nature (Laurent, et al. 2017). "Annual river plastic mass inputs to oceans as of 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)*." Chart. June 7, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 18, 2026. /statistics/829695/river-plastic-mass-inputs-to-oceans/
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Nature (Laurent, et al. 2017). "Annual River Plastic Mass Inputs to Oceans as of 2017 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 Jun 2017, /statistics/829695/river-plastic-mass-inputs-to-oceans/
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Annual river plastic mass inputs to oceans as of 2017 (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph], Nature (Laurent, et al. 2017), June 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/829695/river-plastic-mass-inputs-to-oceans/
