This statistic shows the results of surveys from 2016, 2017,2018 and 2019 on the perceived likelihood of ocean pollution affecting the United Kingdom within the next 50 years. According to the 2019 survey, 81 percent of respondents believed that the seas surrounding the United Kingdom would be full of plastic. By comparison, 72 percent believed there would be floating islands of rubbish.
Perceived likeliness of seas being polluted by plastic in 50 years in the United Kingdom 2016-2019
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Viridor. (September 9, 2019). Perceived likeliness of seas being polluted by plastic in 50 years in the United Kingdom 2016-2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/933649/ocean-pollution-perceived-likeliness-united-kingdom-uk/
Viridor. "Perceived likeliness of seas being polluted by plastic in 50 years in the United Kingdom 2016-2019." Chart. September 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933649/ocean-pollution-perceived-likeliness-united-kingdom-uk/
Viridor. (2019). Perceived likeliness of seas being polluted by plastic in 50 years in the United Kingdom 2016-2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933649/ocean-pollution-perceived-likeliness-united-kingdom-uk/
Viridor. "Perceived Likeliness of Seas Being Polluted by Plastic in 50 Years in The United Kingdom 2016-2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933649/ocean-pollution-perceived-likeliness-united-kingdom-uk/
Viridor, Perceived likeliness of seas being polluted by plastic in 50 years in the United Kingdom 2016-2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933649/ocean-pollution-perceived-likeliness-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Perceived likeliness of seas being polluted by plastic in 50 years in the United Kingdom 2016-2019 [Graph], Viridor, September 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/933649/ocean-pollution-perceived-likeliness-united-kingdom-uk/