Global share of polymer production using bio feedstocks 2022, by market segment
An seven percent share of polymers produced worldwide as of 2022 were produced using bio-based feedstocks, at 36.7 million metric tons out of a total of 498.9 million metric tons. Among functional and structural polymers, a five percent share of the total global production in 2022 was from bio-based feedstocks, at 18.3 million metric tons.