The line graph shows the global demand of different types of textile from 1980 to 2015.

The line graph illustrates the demand for polyester, cotton, cellulosic, and wool at the global level between 1980 and 2015. Units are measured in million tons (

mt

).

Overall

,

it is clear that

polyester became the worldwide favourite type of textile,

while

wool only constituted small numbers throughout the 35 years.

To begin

with, polyester rose significantly from around 5

mt

in 1980 to almost 70

mt

in 2015, marking the highest demand compared to the three other types.

Similarly

, the cotton demand

also

had a positive trend. It started at 11

mt

and always went up. Despite it slightly decreased to approximately 23

mt

in 2000, but it bounced back to about 33

mt

in the finished period.

On the contrary

, the cellulosic trend remained stable at 1

mt

for 20 years.

However

, it managed to grow steadily and reached a peak at 9

mt

in 2015.

On the other hand

, there was a gradual increase in the wool request and hit the pinnacle at approximately 3

mt

in 1998.

Conversely

, it decreased to almost 0

mt

in 2000 and stayed stable until the rest of the period.