Plastic consumption share worldwide by end use 2015

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 24, 2023
This statistic shows the distribution of the consumption of plastic worldwide in 2015, by end use. In that year, packaging accounted for a 35.9 percent share of the global consumption of plastic.

Distribution of plastic consumption worldwide in 2015, by end use

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Release date

August 2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2015

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