"This is now a tiny fraction of the annual demand in the world’s number-one cement consumer, [[China]]. **In 1980, at the outset of its modernization drive, it produced less than 80 million tons of cement. In 1985, it surpassed the [[US]] to become the world’s largest producer, and in 2019 its output of about 2.2 billion tons was just over half of the global total**." ([Location 1989](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=1989)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[demographics]], [[data-analytics]], [[cement]], **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]