4 percent of global waste is from the fashion industry.
The world produces 92 million tonnes of textile waste in 2015.
Nearly three-fifths of all clothing produced ends up in incinerators or landfills within a year of being made.
The global Viscose Filament Yarns market is valued at 1508 million USD in 2020 is expected to reach 1884.7 million USD by the end of 2026, growing at a CAGR of 3.2% during 2021-2026.
With an annual production volume of around 6.7 million mt, manmade cellulosics fibers (MMCFs) have a market share of around 6.2 percent of the total fiber production volume.
33% of the world’s arable land is degraded, an issue accelerated by practices such as overgrazing, deforestation, and agriculture.
80% of land degradation in Mongolia's grassland can be attributed to increase in livestock and the cumulative effect of overgrazing. (Much of the world's cashmere comes from this area)
90% of Mongolia is at risk of becoming a desert.
Fast fashions are constructed so that they typically last no more than 10 wearings.
Zara releases 20,000 new designs a year.
43 percent of suppliers in a Better Buying report reported experiencing “high pressure” negotiating strategies from buyers about lowering their prices.
China is quickly becoming one of the world’s top apparel importers. From 2010 to 2016, China’s apparel imports enjoyed an annual 17 percent growth, much higher than most other countries.
The European Union, the United States, and Japan remained the top three importers of apparel in 2016.
In 2011, the output of the textile and apparel industry accounted for 6.4% of China's GDP.
From June 2018-June 2019 China produced 51.95 Billion meters of textiles.
China’s shares in the world textile exports dropped from 37.4 percent in 2015 to 37.2 percent in 2016.
China remains the leading garment exporter with $158B, Bangladesh is second with $29.3B.
Measured in value, China, European Union, and India remained the top three exporters of textiles in 2016.
Global per-capita textile production has increased from 5.9 kg to 13 kg per year over the period 1975–2018.
The global fashion industry is pumping out 150 billion pieces a year or twenty pieces of new clothing for every single person on the planet, every year.
