The production of chemicals worldwide – excluding pharmaceuticals – increased by some 1.7 percent in 2023, when compared to the previous year. The European Union experienced the largest drop in chemicals production that year, having decreased by about 7.6 percent in comparison to 2022.
Change in the production of chemicals worldwide from 2019 to 2023, by region
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BASF. (February 23, 2024). Change in the production of chemicals worldwide from 2019 to 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272157/chemical-production-forecast-worldwide/
BASF. "Change in the production of chemicals worldwide from 2019 to 2023, by region." Chart. February 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272157/chemical-production-forecast-worldwide/
BASF. (2024). Change in the production of chemicals worldwide from 2019 to 2023, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272157/chemical-production-forecast-worldwide/
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BASF, Change in the production of chemicals worldwide from 2019 to 2023, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272157/chemical-production-forecast-worldwide/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Change in the production of chemicals worldwide from 2019 to 2023, by region [Graph], BASF, February 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272157/chemical-production-forecast-worldwide/