As of 2019, one person on average consumed around 460 single-use plastic bags annually in South Korea, followed by 96 PET bottles and 65 plastic cups. That year, single-use plastic consumption per capita in South Korea amounted to around 11.5 kilograms.
Number of single-use plastic items consumed per capita in South Korea in 2019
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Statistics on Plastics industry in South Korea
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Export value from South Korea in 2021, by commodity
- Premium Statistic Global polycarbonate production capacity by country 2015
- Basic Statistic Global low-density polyethylene new production capacity by country 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Global high-density polyethylene new production capacity by country 2019-2021
Production
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- Premium Statistic Plastic raw materials domestic demand South Korea 2021, by material type
- Premium Statistic Plastic raw materials production volume South Korea 2021, by material type
- Basic Statistic Domestic demand of polypropylene in South Korea 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Production volume of polypropylene in South Korea 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Production volume of high density polyethylene in South Korea 2006-2021
- Premium Statistic Production volume of low density polyethylene in South Korea 2006-2021
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Number of plastics manufacturing companies South Korea 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Leading chemical companies South Korea 2021, based on sales revenue
- Premium Statistic Value of tangible assets in plastics manufacturing companies South Korea 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Value added in plastics manufacturing establishments South Korea 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Production costs in plastics manufacturing companies South Korea 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Shipment value of plastics manufacturing companies South Korea 2011-2020
Imports
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- Premium Statistic Import value share to South Korea in 2022, by commodity
- Premium Statistic Import value of plastics and related goods South Korea 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Share of imports for plastics and related goods South Korea 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Import value of plastics South Korea 2012-2021
Exports
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- Premium Statistic Plastics export market growth rate South Korea 2019-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic EPI of plastic products in South Korea 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Export value of plastics South Korea 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Export value of plastics and related goods South Korea 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Share of exports for plastics and related goods South Korea 2020, by country
Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Packaging market size South Korea 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Usage frequency of single-use plastic South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of single-use plastic items consumed per capita South Korea 2019
- Premium Statistic Per capita single-use plastic items consumption South Korea 2019
Plastic recycling & waste
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- Premium Statistic Distribution of plastic household waste South Korea 2021, by product
- Premium Statistic Company sources of household plastic waste South Korea 2021, by quantity
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste recycling rate South Korea 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Challenges to recycling plastic waste South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Policy suggestions to reduce plastic use South Korea 2019
Further related statistics
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- Per capita single-use plastic items consumption South Korea 2019
- Single-use plastic items consumption South Korea 2019
- Single-use cup production volume South Korea 2010-2015
- Disposable cups used at cafes and fast food restaurants South Korea 2017-2019
- Revenue of plastic bottle manufacturing in the U.S., 2008-2013
- U.S. awareness of single-use plastic bans 2019
- U.S. citizens' perception of single-use plastics 2019
- Annual plastic waste generation of Unilever, by country
- Annual plastic waste generation of Nestlé, by country
- Annual plastic waste volume of Coca-Cola, by country
- Global PET bottle waste destination by select country 2018
- Likelihood of using deposit return scheme in Great Britain 2019
- Breakdown of leading plastic waste importers worldwide 2020
- Industry revenue of “plastic bottle manufacturing“ in the U.S. 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “plastic bottle manufacturing“ in Ohio 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “plastic bottle manufacturing“ in Illinois 2012-2024
- Forecast: total revenue plastic bottle manufacture Canada 2008-2020
- plastic bottle manufacturing revenue in the USA 2010-2022
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- Revenue of plastic bottle manufacturing in the U.S., 2008-2013
- U.S. awareness of single-use plastic bans 2019
- U.S. citizens' perception of single-use plastics 2019
- Annual plastic waste generation of Unilever, by country
- Annual plastic waste generation of Nestlé, by country
- Annual plastic waste volume of Coca-Cola, by country
- Global PET bottle waste destination by select country 2018
- Likelihood of using deposit return scheme in Great Britain 2019
- Breakdown of leading plastic waste importers worldwide 2020
- Industry revenue of “plastic bottle manufacturing“ in the U.S. 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “plastic bottle manufacturing“ in Ohio 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “plastic bottle manufacturing“ in Illinois 2012-2024
- Forecast: total revenue plastic bottle manufacture Canada 2008-2020
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Greenpeace. "Number of single-use plastic items consumed per capita in South Korea in 2019." Chart. December 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100537/south-korea-number-of-single-use-plastic-consumed-per-capita/
Greenpeace. (2019). Number of single-use plastic items consumed per capita in South Korea in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100537/south-korea-number-of-single-use-plastic-consumed-per-capita/
Greenpeace. "Number of Single-use Plastic Items Consumed per Capita in South Korea in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100537/south-korea-number-of-single-use-plastic-consumed-per-capita/
Greenpeace, Number of single-use plastic items consumed per capita in South Korea in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100537/south-korea-number-of-single-use-plastic-consumed-per-capita/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Number of single-use plastic items consumed per capita in South Korea in 2019 [Graph], Greenpeace, December 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100537/south-korea-number-of-single-use-plastic-consumed-per-capita/