The pie charts compare the composition of packaging material consumed in three different countries, namely Europe, the USA, and Japan in 2000.
Overall, it is evident that there was a significant disparity in the share of consumption in most materials among three countries, with the USA having dominant total consumption. In addition, paper and board were the most commonly used materials in both Japan and USA, the opposite was true for aluminium in all nations.
To begin with, the USA had the highest total consumption of materials, at 200 kg per person, far surpassing Japan at 151 kg and Europe at 110 kg. Moreover, the USA used 100 kg paper and board, more than double Japan’s 80 kg and almost three times Europe’s 38 kg. Similarly, 59 kg glass was consumed in the USA, followed by Europe at 39 kg, which was nearly twice as high as the figure for Japan at only 18%.
In addition, tinplate consumption was relatively balanced across three countries, at 17 kg in Japan, 16 kg in Europe, and 15 kg in the USA. Similarly, there was a minimal difference in the amount of plastic spent, with 16 kg for Europe, 19 kg for Japan, and 21 kg for the USA. Conversely, 17 kg aluminium was used in Japan, which was more than threefold the USA’s 15 kg and significantly higher than Europe’s 1 kg.