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Plastics use worldwide from 1980 to 2020 (in million metric tons)

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June 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1980 to 2019

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Plastic consumption worldwide 1980-2020

Published by
Doris Dokua Sasu,
Mar 10, 2023

Global plastics use has increased *** since 1980, reaching a high of *** million metric tons in 2019. Global plastics use was expected to decrease *** percent year-on-year in 2020. This decline was mainly a result of COVID-19-related lockdown measures, which had a significant impact on plastics production and use. The last notable reduction in plastics use was during the 2008 /2009 global financial crisis. Global plastics use is forecast to continue rising in the coming decades.

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