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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Statistics on Plastics industry in China
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global plastic market size value 2021-2030
- Premium Statistic Global plastic production 1950-2021
- Premium Statistic Plastic material production worldwide by region 2021
- Basic Statistic China's share of global plastic materials production 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Operating revenue of plastic products manufacturers in China 2015-2020
Production & consumption
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- Premium Statistic Plastics production volume in China 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic China: production of plastic products by month 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Production of plastic products by leading province 2020
- Premium Statistic Plastics consumption volume in China 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Plastics consumption volume growth in China 2018-2020
Trade
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- Premium Statistic Value of plastic and rubber products imported by China 2009-2019
- Premium Statistic Plastic and rubber import value in China 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Plastic product export volume from China 2009-2019
- Premium Statistic Plastic export value from China 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Plastic and rubber export value from China 2020, by destination country
Segments
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- Basic Statistic Market size of basic plastics and synthetic resin manufacturing in China 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Basic plastics and resin manufacturing in China selected figures 2022
- Premium Statistic Plastic board, pipe, and sheet manufacturing industry market size in China 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Plastic board, pipe, and sheet manufacturing industry in China selected figures 2022
- Premium Statistic Market value of plastic parts manufacturing in China 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Plastic parts manufacturing industry in China selected figures 2022
Plastic waste
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- Premium Statistic Net single-use plastic waste generation worldwide 2019, by select country
- Premium Statistic Single-use plastic waste generation per capita worldwide 2019
- Premium Statistic Biggest single-use plastic producers worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Plastics disposal volume in China 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Plastics recycling rate in China 2017-2020
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- Global plastic production by industrial sector 2017
- Worldwide distribution of single-use plastic production 2014, by region
- Plastics demand distribution in Europe (EU-27+3) 2021, by select country
- Global distribution of single-use plastic production by region 2014
- Nigeria's plastic production 2007-2020
- Sales value of plastic products Japan 2012-2020
- Processed plastics production in Brazil 2010-2020
- Microplastics production in cosmetics industry in EU 2012-2020
- Processed plastics production Japan 2021, by category
- Annual production capacity of PET plants in Europe 2018
- Mexico: plastic packaging production volume 2010-2017
- Industry revenue of “Manufacture of other articles of plastics“ in Brazil 2011-2023
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PlasticsEurope (PEMRG). (2022). Distribution of global plastic materials production in 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281126/global-plastics-production-share-of-various-countries-and-regions/
PlasticsEurope (PEMRG). "Distribution of Global Plastic Materials Production in 2021, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281126/global-plastics-production-share-of-various-countries-and-regions/
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Distribution of global plastic materials production in 2021, by region [Graph], PlasticsEurope (PEMRG), December 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281126/global-plastics-production-share-of-various-countries-and-regions/