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World Pollution Statistics 2024. When factoring in the hidden costs of pollution, poor health and climate change from poor waste disposal practices, the cost rises to usd 361 billion. On this page, you can find all of our data, visualizations, and writing on plastic pollution.

The world produces more than 400 million tons of new plastic. The report looks at how much nations must promise to cut off greenhouse gases, and deliver, in the next round of nationally determined contributions.