Madhumitha Jaganmohan
Research expert covering climate and environmental sustainability
Detailed statistics
Global plastic production 1950-2022
Detailed statistics
Plastic material production worldwide 2022, by region
Detailed statistics
Plastic & resin manufacturing market size in the U.S. 2012-2023
Global plastic production 1950-2022
Annual production of plastics worldwide from 1950 to 2022 (in million metric tons)
Plastic material production worldwide 2022, by region
Distribution of global plastic materials production in 2022, by region
Plastic materials flow worldwide 1950-2017
Flow of plastic materials worldwide between 1950 and 2017* (in million metric tons)
Plastic production in the U.S. 2022, by resin
Plastic production in the United States in 2022, by resin (in million pounds)
Plastic resin production compound growth rate in the United States 1979-2019
Compound growth rate of plastic resin production in the United States between 1979 and 2019
Plastic & resin manufacturing market size in the U.S. 2012-2023
Market size of the plastic and resin manufacturing industry in the United States from 2012 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
U.S. polyethylene production volume 1990-2019
Polyethylene production in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)
U.S. LDPE production volume 1990-2019
Low density polyethylene production in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)
U.S. HDPE production volume 1990-2019
High density polyethylene production in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)
U.S. PVC production volume 1990-2019
Polyvinyl chloride production in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)
U.S. polypropylene production volume 1990-2019
Polypropylene production in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)
U.S. polystyrene production volume 1990-2019
Polystyrene production in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)
U.S. production volume of plastic 2010-2023
Total plastics production in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in million pounds)
U.S. plastic bottle manufacturing gross output 1998-2021
Plastic bottle manufacturing gross output in the United States from 1998 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
U.S. distribution of thermoplastic resin sales by major markets 2019
Distribution of thermoplastic resin sales in the United States in 2019 by major markets*
Total U.S. thermoplastic resin sales by major market 2010-2019
Total United States thermoplastic resin sales from 2010 to 2019, by major market (in million pounds)
U.S. plastics industry national shipments value 2013-2021
Value of plastics industry annual shipments in the United States from 2013 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Plastics industry national shipment value in the U.S. 2018-2019, by state
Value of plastics industry national shipments in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by select state (in billion U.S. dollars)
Plastic resin shipments value in the U.S. 2004-2019
Value of plastic resin shipments in the United States from 2004 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
Thermoplastic resin sale shares in the U.S. 2022, by material
Distribution of thermoplastic resin sales in the United States in 2022, by material
Total U.S. thermoplastic resin sales 2008-2019
Total United States thermoplastic resin sales from 2008 to 2019 (in million pounds)*
U.S. plastic sales and captive use 2022, by resin
Plastic sales and captive use in the United States in 2022 by resin (in millions of pounds)
Plastic & resin manufacturing businesses in the U.S. 2011-2023
Number of plastic and resin manufacturing businesses in the United States from 2011 to 2023
Plastic & resin manufacturing employment in the U.S. 2013-2023
Number of plastic and resin manufacturing employees in the United States from 2013 to 2023
U.S. plastics industry employment by select state 2021
Number of employees in the plastics industry in the United States in 2021, by select state (in 1,000s)
Dow's Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment revenue 2017-2023
Revenue of Dow's Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment from 2017 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)
ExxonMobil Chemical products' net income 2001-2023
Net income of ExxonMobil's Chemical products division from 2001 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)
U.S. forecast market value of plastic compounds 2019-2025
Forecast market value of plastic compounds in the United States from 2019 to 2025
U.S. forecast market value of plastic compounds by product 2019-2025
Forecast market value of plastic compounds in the United States from 2019 to 2025 by product (in billion U.S. dollars)
U.S. forecast market share of plastics products 2019-2025
Forecast market share of plastics in the United States from 2019 to 2025, by product
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