In 2020, the annual consumption volume of plastic products in Japan amounted to approximately 268.12 thousand tons. This represented an increase from an annual consumption volume of around 178.04 thousand tons in 2012.
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In 2014, the subjects surveyed changed from business establishments with 40 or more employees to business establishments to 50 or more employees. Figures have been rounded. Data prior to 2016 come from previous reports.
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METI (Japan). (May 28, 2021). Consumption volume of plastic products in Japan from 2012 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/744044/japan-consumption-volume-plastic-products/
METI (Japan). "Consumption volume of plastic products in Japan from 2012 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. May 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/744044/japan-consumption-volume-plastic-products/
METI (Japan). (2021). Consumption volume of plastic products in Japan from 2012 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/744044/japan-consumption-volume-plastic-products/
METI (Japan). "Consumption Volume of Plastic Products in Japan from 2012 to 2020 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/744044/japan-consumption-volume-plastic-products/
METI (Japan), Consumption volume of plastic products in Japan from 2012 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/744044/japan-consumption-volume-plastic-products/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Consumption volume of plastic products in Japan from 2012 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], METI (Japan), May 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/744044/japan-consumption-volume-plastic-products/