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2026-05-22 · percent of cumulative plastic

Half of all plastic was made since 2005

Petrochemicals turned oil into packaging. Cumulative production passed one billion tonnes.

How to read: 1 cell = 0.1 percent of cumulative plastic (0.1% of all plastic ever made). 1,000 cells total.

Half of all plastic was made since 2005. Petrochemicals turned oil into packaging. Cumulative production passed one billion tonnes.

All 1000 cells. 1 cell = 0.1 percent of cumulative plastic (0.1% of all plastic ever made). Hover or tap any square for details.

Geyer et al. Science Advances 2017: >50% of polymers produced since 2005.

  • Science Advances — plastic

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