total worldwide production of plastics in 2021 amounted to some 391 million metric tons.
China accounted for 32 percent of global plastic materials production in 2021, making it the world's largest plastic producer by far. North America was the second-largest plastics producing region that year, accounting for almost 20 percent of global production. The Distribution of global plastic materials production in 2021, by region
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