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Ethylene Production  (in 1,000MT)
Year Production
2023 5,324
2022 5,449
2021 6,349
2020 5,943
2019 6,418
2018 6,157
2017 6,530
2016 6,279
2015 6,883
2014 6,647
2013 6,696
2012 6,145
2011 6,689
2010 7,018
2009 6,913
2008 6,882
2007 7,739
2006 7,522
2005 7,618
2004 7,570
2003 7,367
2002 7,152
2001 7,361
2000 7,614
1999 7,687
1998 7,076
1997 7,416
1996 7,138
1995 6,944
1994 6,125
1993 5,773
1992 6,103
1991 6,142
1990 5,810
1989 5,603
1988 5,057
1987 4,585
1986 4,291
1985 4,227
1984 4,386
1983 3,688
1982 3,590
1981 3,655
1980 4,175
1979 4,784
1978 4,387
1977 3,979
1976 3,803
1975 3,399
1974 4,176
1973 4,171
1972 3,851
1971 3,537
1970 3,097
1969 2,400
1968 1,793
1967 1,368
1966 1,065
1965 777
1964 505
1963 346
1962 232
1961 107
1960 78
1959 44
1958 14



*1  1973  First Oil Crisis
*2  1979  Second Oil Crisis
*3  1990  Iraqi Invasion into Kuwait