This statistic shows the production of synthetic fibers worldwide from 1940 to 2019. In 1940, some 5,000 metric tons of synthetic fiber was produced worldwide. By 2019, this amount had increased drastically, to 76.5 million metric tons.
Synthetic fiber production worldwide from 1940 to 2019
(in 1,000 metric tons)
* Figures were presented by the source in million metric tons and are rounded.
This statistic was assembled using more than one updated version of the data on the source's website. Figures for 2016 and 2017 were not available from the source.
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CIRFS. (July 19, 2021). Synthetic fiber production worldwide from 1940 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/741368/world-synthetic-fiber-production/
CIRFS. "Synthetic fiber production worldwide from 1940 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/741368/world-synthetic-fiber-production/
CIRFS. (2021). Synthetic fiber production worldwide from 1940 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/741368/world-synthetic-fiber-production/
CIRFS. "Synthetic Fiber Production Worldwide from 1940 to 2019 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/741368/world-synthetic-fiber-production/
CIRFS, Synthetic fiber production worldwide from 1940 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/741368/world-synthetic-fiber-production/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Synthetic fiber production worldwide from 1940 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], CIRFS, July 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/741368/world-synthetic-fiber-production/
