Table 1.
Usage and demand of plastic-based face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in various countries.
| Mask usage and demand | Continent | Country | Number of masks | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumption | Asia | Bangladesh | ~455 million per month | ESDO, 2020 |
| South America | Brazil | ~255 million per month | Urban and Nakada, 2021 | |
| Asia | China | ~ 900 million per day | Shanmugam et al., 2021 | |
| Europe | France | ~40 million per week | BoF, 2020 | |
| Asia | India | ~40 million per week ~4.6 million per month |
Shanmugam et al., 2021 | |
| Europe | Italy | ~40 million per day | Shanmugam et al., 2021 | |
| Global | Global | ~129 billion per month | Prata et al., 2020 | |
| Production | Asia | China | ~200 million per day | Shanmugam et al., 2021 |
| Asia | India | ~8 million each week | Shanmugam et al., 2021 | |
| Asia | Japan | ~600 million per day | METI, 2020 | |
| Europe | Italy | ~90 million per month | Shanmugam et al., 2021 | |
| North America | USA | ~140 million in 3 months | Shanmugam et al., 2021 | |
| Europe | UK | ~421.8 million in five months | BBC, 2020 | |
| North America | USA | ~1.1 billion per year | Shanmugam et al., 2021 |