about 460 million tonnes
About how much plastic did the entire world produce in 2019?
That's up from just 2 million tonnes in 1950 -- production has grown nearly 230-fold in about 70 years.
Source: Our World in Data (2019) ourworldindata.org
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about 0.5%
About what share of all plastic waste is estimated to end up in the ocean each year?
Most mismanaged plastic waste never reaches the ocean at all -- it stays on land or in rivers near the coast.
Source: Our World in Data (2023) ourworldindata.org
about 3%
About what share of global greenhouse gas emissions come from making and disposing of plastic?
Most of those emissions come from producing new plastic from fossil fuels, not from throwing it away.
Source: Our World in Data (2023) ourworldindata.org
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