The line graph shows the global demand for different textile fibers between 1980 and 2015.
The line graph illustrates the worldwide demand for a variety of textile fibres, namely cellulose, wool, cotton and
polyester
from 1980 to 2015.
Overall
, there was an increase in the demand for all surveyed fibres, with polyester
witnessing the most dramatic rise. In addition
, wool and cellulose followed the same pattern throughout the period.
In 1980, about 12 tons
of cotton were consumed, with mild fluctuations in some years later and reached roughly 50 tons
in 2015. The figure for polyester
recorded a stable increase, rising by approximately 40 tons
to 52 tons
of polyester
between 1980 and 2015.
The demand for wool started at 5 tons
, after which it saw a consistent increase to nearly 15 tons
at the end
of the given period. The figure for cellulose saw similar changes in the first half of the period, growing from 2 tons
in 1990 to 8 tons
in 2010, but from 2010 onwards this
category dropped slightly to 5 tons
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