Per capita demand for major plastics in selected countries in 2015

Sources

METI (2016), Future Supply and Demand Trend of Petrochemical Products Worldwide, Tokyo, www.meti.go.jp/policy/mono_info_service/mono/chemistry/sekkajyukyuudoukou201506.html; IFA (2018), International Fertilizers Association Database, http://ifadata.fertilizer.org/ucSearch.aspx.

Notes

Plastics includes the main thermoplastic resins and excludes all thermosets and synthetic fibre. The quantities shown reflect the apparent consumption (production less exports plus imports) by the next tier in the manufacturing chain following primary chemical production (e.g. plastic converters for plastics).