Since 1950 and for nearly six decades, fossil fuel-based plastics have accounted for the large majority, if not all of global plastics production, amounting to a cumulative 373 million metric tons in 2019. Bio-based plastics accounted for a significantly lower share of plastic production at that time, reaching only 3.8 million metric tons in the same year. Bio-based plastics production amounted to approximately 300,000 metric tons less one year prior to that, in 2018.
Cumulative plastic production volume worldwide from 1950 to 2018 and 2019*, by feedstock type (in million metric tons)
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nova-Institute. (January 27, 2020). Cumulative plastic production volume worldwide from 1950 to 2018 and 2019*, by feedstock type (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114289/global-cumulative-plastic-production-by-type/
nova-Institute. "Cumulative plastic production volume worldwide from 1950 to 2018 and 2019*, by feedstock type (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114289/global-cumulative-plastic-production-by-type/
nova-Institute. (2020). Cumulative plastic production volume worldwide from 1950 to 2018 and 2019*, by feedstock type (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114289/global-cumulative-plastic-production-by-type/
nova-Institute. "Cumulative Plastic Production Volume Worldwide from 1950 to 2018 and 2019*, by Feedstock Type (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114289/global-cumulative-plastic-production-by-type/
nova-Institute, Cumulative plastic production volume worldwide from 1950 to 2018 and 2019*, by feedstock type (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114289/global-cumulative-plastic-production-by-type/ (last visited October 01, 2023)
Cumulative plastic production volume worldwide from 1950 to 2018 and 2019*, by feedstock type (in million metric tons) [Graph], nova-Institute, January 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114289/global-cumulative-plastic-production-by-type/