The United States produced more than 48.83 million metric tons of packaging paper and paperboard in 2022. This constitutes a decrease in comparison to the previous year. The United States is the second-largest producer of packaging paper and paperboard globally, only behind China.
Production of packaging paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2022
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Production in million metric tons
2022
48.83
2021
50.95
2020
48.16
2019
48.05
2018
49.61
2017
48.61
2016
47.37
2015
47.61
2014
47.33
2013
43.91
2012
45.8
2011
45.84
2010
43.73
2009
41.63
2008
45.48
2007
47.22
2006
47.39
2005
46.75
2004
46.94
2003
44.98
2002
45.32
2001
44.18
2000
46.29
1999
48.35
1998
47.1
1997
49.7
1996
47.4
1995
46.6
1994
41.5
1993
39.9
1992
39.3
1991
37.9
1990
36.9
1989
36.4
1988
36.1
1987
36
1986
34.3
1985
32.5
1984
33.9
1983
32
1982
29.5
1981
31.6
1980
31.3
1979
31.7
1978
30.7
1977
29.5
1976
28.8
1975
25
1974
29.5
1973
29.7
1972
28.8
1971
26.5
1970
26
1969
26.8
1968
27.3
1967
24.8
1966
25.2
1965
23.5
1964
22.2
1963
20.8
1962
20
1961
19
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Figures up until 1997 were categorized as wrapping and packaging paper and paperboard. Figures from 1998 onwards were categorized as packaging paper and paperboard.
Figures have been rounded.
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FAO. (December 21, 2023). Production of packaging paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276178/annual-paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-united-states/
FAO. "Production of packaging paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276178/annual-paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-united-states/
FAO. (2023). Production of packaging paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276178/annual-paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-united-states/
FAO. "Production of Packaging Paper and Paperboard in The United States from 1961 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276178/annual-paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-united-states/
FAO, Production of packaging paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276178/annual-paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-united-states/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Production of packaging paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], FAO, December 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276178/annual-paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-united-states/
