This statistic displays the total production volume of plastic worldwide from 1950 to 2017, and a forecast figure for 2050. In 2017, cumulative global plastic production reached 8.3 billion metric tons. This figure is expected to increase to 34 billion metric tons by 2050.
Cumulative plastic production volume worldwide from 1950 to 2050 (in billion metric tons)
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news.com.au. (July 20, 2017). Cumulative plastic production volume worldwide from 1950 to 2050 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019758/plastics-production-volume-worldwide/
news.com.au. "Cumulative plastic production volume worldwide from 1950 to 2050 (in billion metric tons)." Chart. July 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019758/plastics-production-volume-worldwide/
news.com.au. (2017). Cumulative plastic production volume worldwide from 1950 to 2050 (in billion metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019758/plastics-production-volume-worldwide/
news.com.au. "Cumulative Plastic Production Volume Worldwide from 1950 to 2050 (in Billion Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019758/plastics-production-volume-worldwide/
news.com.au, Cumulative plastic production volume worldwide from 1950 to 2050 (in billion metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019758/plastics-production-volume-worldwide/ (last visited February 27, 2021)