Estimated global count of floating plastics from 1979 to 2019
Count (trillion particles)
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
Mean average particle count (trillion particles)
