Some of the world's most used materials are set to significantly increase their global consumption in the following decades. Between 2018 and 2030, the consumption of plastics worldwide is forecast to increase by 4.1 percent. Following that, between 2030 and 2050, global plastic consumption is forecast to increase by 2.4 percent.
Consumption growth rate of selected materials worldwide from 2018 to 2050
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IHS Markit. (August 1, 2019). Consumption growth rate of selected materials worldwide from 2018 to 2050 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114860/global-consumption-growth-rate-selected-materials/
IHS Markit. "Consumption growth rate of selected materials worldwide from 2018 to 2050." Chart. August 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114860/global-consumption-growth-rate-selected-materials/
IHS Markit. (2019). Consumption growth rate of selected materials worldwide from 2018 to 2050. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114860/global-consumption-growth-rate-selected-materials/
IHS Markit. "Consumption Growth Rate of Selected Materials Worldwide from 2018 to 2050." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114860/global-consumption-growth-rate-selected-materials/
IHS Markit, Consumption growth rate of selected materials worldwide from 2018 to 2050 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114860/global-consumption-growth-rate-selected-materials/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Consumption growth rate of selected materials worldwide from 2018 to 2050 [Graph], IHS Markit, August 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114860/global-consumption-growth-rate-selected-materials/