China's share of global plastic materials production 2014-2021

Published by C. Textor, Jan 3, 2024
In 2021, China accounted for approximately 32 percent of the total global production of plastics materials. This made China the world's largest plastic producer. China's share of global plastics production has been steadily growing.

The total worldwide production of plastics in 2021 amounted to some 391 million metric tons.

Share of global plastic materials produced in China from 2014 to 2021

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Release date

December 2022

Region

China

Survey time period

2014 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Data are rounded estimates.
Polymers that are not used in the conversion of plastic parts and products (i.e. for textiles, adhesives, sealants, coatings, etc.) are not included *Including plastics production from polymerisation and production of mechanically recycled plastics

This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the report.

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