Europe produced 809.5 million metric tons of plastics between 2010 and 2023. Between 2010 and 2023, annual plastics production in Europe was highest in 2017, at 64.4 million metric tons.
Cumulative production volume of plastics in Europe from 2010 to 2023
(in million metric tons)
Europe includes European Union 28 plus Norway and Switzerland.
This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the report.
PET-, PA- and polyacryl-fibers are not included.
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PlasticsEurope, & Statista. (November 5, 2024). Cumulative production volume of plastics in Europe from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272036/cumulative-plastics-production-volume-europe/
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