Volume of plastics

Data source provider

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Use cases

Climate-related disclosures, Exposure quantification, Macro-economic modelling, Product development, Scenario analysis

Data group

Pollution

Metric Type

Physical vulnerability

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

Global Plastics Treaty

Unit (e.g. CO2)

Volume of plastic produced

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Type

Time horizon

Forward-looking

Link

https://www.unep.org/interactives/beat-plastic-pollution/#:~:text=Around%20the%20world%2C%20one%20million,once%20and%20then%20thrown%20away

Frequency

Quinquennial

Time series

1980-2050

Accessibility

Public

Observation on data availability/gaps

Data about Global and Malaysia Plastics Landscape such as Plastic end-use by sector in Malaysia and the trend for global production of key plastic resin can be obtained from Malaysia Plastics Sustainability Roadmap 2021-2030.