Plastics use by region - projection
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Global Plastics Outlook - plastics use by region

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env.linkages@oecd.org

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OECD ENV-Linkages model
Geyer, Jambeck and Law (2017)
Ryberg et al. (2019)
The methodology to derive secondary plastic volumes is explained in the Annex to the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.

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2015

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05-May-22

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2019-2060

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Tonnes (t) of plastics
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This dataset provides estimates of plastics use for the 15 global regions of the OECD ENV-Linkages model, detailed in the Annex of the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.

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This dataset provides estimates of plastics use disaggregated by region for the baseline scenario.
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The plastics use data is associated with the economic flows in the OECD ENV-Linkages model to estimate changes over time. The total plastics use is equal to the sum of primary and secondary plastics use.

Plastics use by region - projectionAbstract

Global Plastics Outlook - plastics use by region

Contact person/organisation

env.linkages@oecd.org

Data source(s) used

OECD ENV-Linkages model
Geyer, Jambeck and Law (2017)
Ryberg et al. (2019)
The methodology to derive secondary plastic volumes is explained in the Annex to the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.

ENV-Linkages modelhttps://www.oecd.org/environment/indicators-modelling-outlooks/modelling.htmOECD Global Plastics Outlookhttps://doi.org/10.1787/de747aef-enGeyer, Jambeck and Law (2017)http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700782Ryberg et al. (2019)http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104459Unit of measure used

Tonnes (t) of plastics

Power codeMillionsReference period

2019-2060

Base period

2015

Date last updated

05-May-22

Geographic coverage

This dataset provides estimates of plastics use for the 15 global regions of the OECD ENV-Linkages model, detailed in the Annex of the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.

Item coverage

This dataset provides estimates of plastics use disaggregated by region for the baseline scenario.

Other manipulations

The plastics use data is associated with the economic flows in the OECD ENV-Linkages model to estimate changes over time. The total plastics use is equal to the sum of primary and secondary plastics use.