Apparent consumption refers to the country's total domestic production of a good, plus imports minus exports of such good.
According to the source, the methodology for processed plastics production was adjusted in 2019, including recycling data and dismembering information from engineering plastics. As such, figures for consumption have also been affected, and differ from those disclosed in previous versions.
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Processed plastics apparent consumption in Brazil 2010-2023
The apparent consumption of processed plastics in Brazil amounted to 7.5 million metric tons in 2023. That same year, the production of processed plastics in Brazil stood at seven million metric tons.
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Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico. (September 24, 2024). Apparent consumption of processed plastics in Brazil from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 16, 2026, from /statistics/570956/brazilian-processed-plastic-consumption/
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico. "Apparent consumption of processed plastics in Brazil from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. September 24, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 16, 2026. /statistics/570956/brazilian-processed-plastic-consumption/
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico. (2024). Apparent consumption of processed plastics in Brazil from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2026. /statistics/570956/brazilian-processed-plastic-consumption/
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico. "Apparent Consumption of Processed Plastics in Brazil from 2010 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Sep 2024, /statistics/570956/brazilian-processed-plastic-consumption/
Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico, Apparent consumption of processed plastics in Brazil from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/570956/brazilian-processed-plastic-consumption/ (last visited July 16, 2026)
Apparent consumption of processed plastics in Brazil from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico, September 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/570956/brazilian-processed-plastic-consumption/
