Because of the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus, global chemical production declined by 3.3 percent in March 2020 and a further 1.3 percent in April 2020. By August 2020, production increased by 2.7 percent compared to the previous month. Although chemicals production increased in the Former Soviet Union in January through March 2020, until it decreased by a modest 0.1 percent in April and May 2020, production decreased in most world regions during that timeframe. Among all of the world's regions, Asia Pacific's March decrease was the largest, at 5.4 percent. In April 2020, India had the largest monthly production decrease of any country the world, at 15.9 percent that month. Several European countries also had among the largest production decreases that month.
Percent change in chemical production due to COVID-19 worldwide between January 2019 and August 2020, by region*
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American Chemistry Council. (September 28, 2020). Percent change in chemical production due to COVID-19 worldwide between January 2019 and August 2020, by region* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103403/global-chemical-output-change-due-to-covid-19-by-region/
American Chemistry Council. "Percent change in chemical production due to COVID-19 worldwide between January 2019 and August 2020, by region*." Chart. September 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103403/global-chemical-output-change-due-to-covid-19-by-region/
American Chemistry Council. (2020). Percent change in chemical production due to COVID-19 worldwide between January 2019 and August 2020, by region*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103403/global-chemical-output-change-due-to-covid-19-by-region/
American Chemistry Council. "Percent Change in Chemical Production Due to Covid-19 Worldwide between January 2019 and August 2020, by Region*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103403/global-chemical-output-change-due-to-covid-19-by-region/
American Chemistry Council, Percent change in chemical production due to COVID-19 worldwide between January 2019 and August 2020, by region* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103403/global-chemical-output-change-due-to-covid-19-by-region/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Percent change in chemical production due to COVID-19 worldwide between January 2019 and August 2020, by region* [Graph], American Chemistry Council, September 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103403/global-chemical-output-change-due-to-covid-19-by-region/