Europe produced roughly 55 million metric tons of plastic in 2020. This was a decrease of roughly five percent compared with the previous years production of 57.9 million metric tons. Global plastics production is expected to have decreased by approximately 0.3 percent in 2020 to 367 million metric tons.
Annual production of plastics in Europe from 1950 to 2020
(in million metric tons)
*Estimate Europe includes European Union 28 plus Norway and Switzerland.
This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the report.
includes Thermoplastics, Polyurethanes, Thermosets, Elastomers, Adhesives, Coatings and Sealants and PP-Fibers. PET-, PA- and polyacryl-fibers are not included. These figures also do not include the production of recycled plastics.
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PlasticsEurope. (December 20, 2021). Annual production of plastics in Europe from 1950 to 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987838/plastics-production-volume-in-the-eu-28/
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