The global production volume of paper and paperboard totaled 414 million metric tons in 2022. This was more than twice the volume of pulp for paper produced that year. Over half the paper produced worldwide comes from Asia, with Europe the second-largest producer.
Production volume of paperboard and pulp worldwide in 2022
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FAO. (December 21, 2023). Production volume of paperboard and pulp worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276160/paper-and-pulp-production-worldwide/
FAO. "Production volume of paperboard and pulp worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276160/paper-and-pulp-production-worldwide/
FAO. (2023). Production volume of paperboard and pulp worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276160/paper-and-pulp-production-worldwide/
FAO. "Production Volume of Paperboard and Pulp Worldwide in 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276160/paper-and-pulp-production-worldwide/
FAO, Production volume of paperboard and pulp worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276160/paper-and-pulp-production-worldwide/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Production volume of paperboard and pulp worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], FAO, December 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276160/paper-and-pulp-production-worldwide/