In 2022, global production of polyester fiber stood at 63.3 million metric tons, amounting to more than half of the world's total fiber production. Cotton was the fiber with the second largest production volume that year, with around 25.5 million metric tons.
Production volume of textile fibers worldwide in 2022, by type
(in million metric tons)
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Textile Exchange. (December 1, 2023). Production volume of textile fibers worldwide in 2022, by type (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250690/global-textile-fiber-production-type/
Textile Exchange. "Production volume of textile fibers worldwide in 2022, by type (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250690/global-textile-fiber-production-type/
Textile Exchange. (2023). Production volume of textile fibers worldwide in 2022, by type (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250690/global-textile-fiber-production-type/
Textile Exchange. "Production Volume of Textile Fibers Worldwide in 2022, by Type (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250690/global-textile-fiber-production-type/
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Production volume of textile fibers worldwide in 2022, by type (in million metric tons) [Graph], Textile Exchange, December 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250690/global-textile-fiber-production-type/
