This statistic displays the plastic waste volume worldwide in 2015, and a forecast figure for 2050. In 2015, global plastic waste volume reached around 6.3 billion metric tons. This figure is expected to increase to 12 billion metric tons by 2050.
Plastic waste volume worldwide in 2015 and 2050
(in billion metric tons)
Characteristic
Waste volume in billion metric tons
2050*
12
2015
6.3
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Waste volume in billion metric tons6.36.3121220152050*
02.557.51012.515
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