Global plastic use shares 2019, by region

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 24, 2023
Global plastics use amounted to 460 million metric tons in 2019. China accounted for the largest share of global plastics use in 2019, at just over 20 percent. The United States followed closely that year with a share of 18 percent of global plastics use.

Distribution of plastics use worldwide in 2019, by region

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March 2022

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2019

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Based on total plastics use of 460 million metric tons

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