Global share of plastic consumption by class 2018

Distribution of plastic consumption worldwide in 2018, by plastic class*

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Release date

January 2019

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

* PP, LDPE and HDPE belong to the group of polyolefins. The rest of the types are categorized as "all other plastics".
PP: polypropylene.
LDPE: low-density polyethylene.
HDPE: hig-density polyethylene.
PVC: polyvinyl chloride.
PUR: polyurethane.
PS: polystyrene.
PET: polyethylene terephthalate.

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