Global demand share of plastics 2022, by type

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 30, 2024

In 2022, the share of the total global demand for plastics that polyethylene terephthalate accounted for was 26 percent, making it the most in-demand plastic material in the world that year. Polypropylene accounted for a 24 percent share of plastic demand worldwide that year. Thus, the two leading plastics accounted for half the total global demand at that time.

Distribution of demand for plastics worldwide in 2022, by type

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July 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

PET: Polyethylene terephthalate 

PVC: Polyvinyl chloride 

PS: Polystyrene 

EPS: Expanded polystyrene 

HDPE: High-density polyethylene 

LLDPE: Linear low-density polyethylene 

LDPE: Low-density polyethylene

PP: Polypropylene

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