ChartOur World in Data

Plastics collected in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The composition of more than 6000 pieces of hard plastic – large than 5 centimeters – collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Nets and ropes are not included. Potential sources linked to the fishing industry are shown in blue.

Source
Our World in Data
Updated
05 Oct 2023
Last checked
17 Sept 2026
Rights status
Commercial use allowed
View source

Copy actions record publisher intent only. They do not confirm publication, citation or a backlink.

Data visualization: Plastics collected in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Data visualization loaded directly from Our World in Data.

Reuse conditions

Usage rights

CC_BY
Source-hosted embed use
Allowed
Commercial use
Allowed
Modification
Allowed
Attribution
Required
Citation
Required
Raw-data redistribution
Unknown

Chart and embed permission is separate from raw-data redistribution. The raw dataset is not included in this marketplace asset unless that right is explicitly marked allowed.

View rights evidence

Publisher workflow

Exact citation

Lebreton (2022)

Attribution: Lebreton et al.

Source-hosted only

Embed instructions

<iframe src="https://citesupply.com/e/plastics-great-pacific-garbage-patch" title="Plastics collected in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" sandbox="allow-scripts" style="width:100%;height:720px;border:0;display:block"></iframe>

Embeds stay hosted by the source. Cite Supply records an aggregate iframe-load signal before redirecting to the reviewed source embed; it does not proxy or republish the chart.