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Global rubber consumption 2000-2018

Consumption of rubber worldwide from 2000 to 2018 (in thousand metric tons)

The data displays the total consumption of rubber worldwide from 2000 to 2018, including natural and synthetic rubber. In 2017, the combined global consumption of both natural and synthetic rubber amounted to 28.4 million metric tons.

2000 17938
2001 17292
2002 18194
2003 18973
2004 20255
2005 20780
2006 21947
2007 22714
2008 22360
2009 20517
2010 23984
2011 24890
2012 25009
2013 25578
2014 26340
2015 26796
2016 27504
2017 28414
2018 7185