This dataset shows the increase of global plastic production, measured in tonnes per year, from 1950 through to 2019.In 1950 the world produced only 2 million tonnes per year. Since then, annual produ
In 2023, the United States produced 130 million pounds of resins. On a dry weight basis, Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) was the most produced resin that year, with an output of 25.7 billion p