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21. Pakistan
> Per capita plastic waste generation: 13.42 kg/year
> Plastic waste generation: 2,731,768 metric tons
> Total waste generation: 30,352,981 metric tons
> Pct. plastic in solid waste: 9.0%
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20. China
> Per capita plastic waste generation: 15.67 kg/year
> Plastic waste generation: 21,599,465 metric tons
> Total waste generation: 220,402,706 metric tons
> Pct. plastic in solid waste: 9.8%
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19. India
> Per capita plastic waste generation: 19.88 kg/year
> Plastic waste generation: 26,327,933 metric tons
> Total waste generation: 277,136 metric tons
> Pct. plastic in solid waste: 9.5%
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18. Egypt, Arab Rep.
> Per capita plastic waste generation: 32.16 kg/year
> Plastic waste generation: 3,037,675 metric tons
> Total waste generation: 23,366,729 metric tons
> Pct. plastic in solid waste: 13.0%
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17. Indonesia
> Per capita plastic waste generation: 34.90 kg/year
> Plastic waste generation: 9,128,000 metric tons
> Total waste generation: 65,200,000 metric tons
> Pct. plastic in solid waste: 14.0%
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