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 March 31, 2023, 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 March 31, 2023. 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: March 31, 2023. 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 March 31, 2023)
Cumulative plastic production volume worldwide from 1950 to 2050 (in billion metric tons) [Graph], news.com.au, July 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019758/plastics-production-volume-worldwide/