Global Plastics Production

This dataset shows the increase of global plastic production, measured in tonnes per year, from 1950 through to 2019.

In 1950 the world produced only 2 million tonnes per year. Since then, annual production has increased nearly 200-fold, reaching 381 million tonnes in 2015. 

The short downturn in annual production in 2009 and 2010 was predominantly the result of the 2008 global financial crisis — a similar dent is seen across several metrics of resource production and consumption, including energy.

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global-plastics-production@kapsarc
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KAPSARC Data Portal
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