This statistic illustrates the amount of plastic waste generated across India from 2001 to 2011, with estimates up to 2041. In 2011, the amount of plastic waste generated across the country was close to seven million metric tons per year and is estimated to be over 50 million metric tons per year in the year 2041.
Amount of plastic waste generated across India from 2001 to 2041 (in million metric tons per year)
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ASSOCHAM, & EY. (January 1, 2019). Amount of plastic waste generated across India from 2001 to 2041 (in million metric tons per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009095/india-plastic-waste-generation/
ASSOCHAM, und EY. "Amount of plastic waste generated across India from 2001 to 2041 (in million metric tons per year)." Chart. January 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009095/india-plastic-waste-generation/
ASSOCHAM, EY. (2019). Amount of plastic waste generated across India from 2001 to 2041 (in million metric tons per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009095/india-plastic-waste-generation/
ASSOCHAM, and EY. "Amount of Plastic Waste Generated across India from 2001 to 2041 (in Million Metric Tons per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009095/india-plastic-waste-generation/
ASSOCHAM & EY, Amount of plastic waste generated across India from 2001 to 2041 (in million metric tons per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009095/india-plastic-waste-generation/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Amount of plastic waste generated across India from 2001 to 2041 (in million metric tons per year) [Graph], ASSOCHAM, & EY, January 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009095/india-plastic-waste-generation/