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Wikipedia to the rescue (note the log-log scale) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spacedebris_small.png

The biggest issue is by far the 600km to 2000km altitude band. It is popular for both LEO and SunSync sats and is high enough above the atmosphere that minimal propellant is needed for orbit boosting.




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