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

The line graph displays the global

demand

for different types of fibre from 1980 to 2015. The fibres taken into account are

polyester

,

cotton

, cellulosic and wool and the

demand

is measured in

million

tons

.

Firstly

,

it is clear that

polyester

has the highest growth with a stark increase right around 1995.

Secondly

, the other two fibres,

cotton

and cellulosic have seen slight increases in

demand

over the years. Unlike the steep rise of

polyester

,

cotton

had a more gradual increase in

demand

.

Although

cellulosic saw a slight decline after 1985, fibre saw a rise in

demand

near the millennium.

Thirdly

, the only textile to have seen a visible decline is wool dropping to a slightly lower

demand

level in 2015 than in 1980.

While

polyester

led the

demand

in 2015 with almost 70

million

tons

,

cotton

had the highest

demand

in 1980 with more than 10

million

tons

.

On the other hand

, the lowest demands have consistently been seen in the same textile: wool.

Moreover

, the

demand

levels have remained at approximately 2

million

tons

despite the rise and decline over the years.