The United States produced 6.9 million metric tons of household and sanitary papers in 2022. This was a decline of 5.5 percent compared with 2020 production levels. Household and sanitary paper includes products such as tissue paper. Georgia-Pacific is the leading manufacturer of tissue paper in North America, with a market share of 28 percent.
Production of household and sanitary papers in the United States from 1961 to 2022
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Production in million metric tons
2022
6.9
2021
6.9
2020
7.3
2019
7
2018
6.9
2017
6.9
2016
6.9
2015
6.8
2014
6.7
2013
6.8
2012
6.6
2011
6.6
2010
6.6
2009
6.6
2008
6.6
2007
6.7
2006
6.8
2005
6.7
2004
6.5
2003
6.4
2002
6.5
2001
6.4
2000
6.3
1999
6.2
1998
6
1997
5.8
1996
5.7
1995
5.6
1994
5.5
1993
5.5
1992
5.2
1991
5.1
1990
5.3
1989
5.1
1988
5
1987
4.8
1986
4.6
1985
4.5
1984
4.5
1983
4.3
1982
4
1981
4.1
1980
4
1979
4.1
1978
3.8
1977
3.9
1976
3.8
1975
3.6
1974
3.7
1973
3.7
1972
3.6
1971
3.5
1970
3.4
1969
3.3
1968
3.1
1967
2.9
1966
2.8
1965
2.6
1964
2.5
1963
2.3
1962
2.2
1961
2.1
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FAO. (December 29, 2023). Production of household and sanitary papers in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276243/annual-household-sanitary-production-united-states/
FAO. "Production of household and sanitary papers in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276243/annual-household-sanitary-production-united-states/
FAO. (2023). Production of household and sanitary papers in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276243/annual-household-sanitary-production-united-states/
FAO. "Production of Household and Sanitary Papers in The United States from 1961 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276243/annual-household-sanitary-production-united-states/
FAO, Production of household and sanitary papers in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276243/annual-household-sanitary-production-united-states/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Production of household and sanitary papers in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], FAO, December 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276243/annual-household-sanitary-production-united-states/