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Global primary plastic production by industrial sector, 1990 to 2019. Plastic production is measured in tonnes per year.
Annual production of polymer resin and fibers. Projections are based on the "business-as-usual" scenario which assumes that current policies remain ...
Sep 26, 2023 · Cumulative annual production of polymer resin and fibers. Source. Geyer et al. (2017); OECD (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Plastic production has sharply increased over the last 70 years. In 1950, the world produced just two million tonnes. It now produces over 450 million ...
Mismanaged plastic waste includes materials burned in open pits, dumped into seas or open waters, or disposed of in unsanitary landfills and dumpsites.
The first synthetic plastic—Bakelite—was produced in 1907, marking the beginning of the global plastics industry. However, rapid growth in global plastic ...
Per capita plastic waste generation rate is measured in kilograms per person per day.
Nov 9, 2023 · Annual global polymer resin and fiber production (plastic production), measured in metric tonnes per year. Date, 2020 (chart creation). Source ...