The United States produced approximately 68 million metric tons of paper and paperboard in 2021. Of this total, 8.3 million metric tons were graphic papers, such as newsprint. Meanwhile, wrapping and packaging paper and paperboard accounted for the largest portion of production that year, at roughly 51 million metric tons.
Total production of paper and paperboard in the United States in 2021, by type
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Newsprint
Coated wood containing print & writing paper
Coated woodfree printing & writing paper
Uncoated wood containing print & writing paper
Uncoated woodfree print & writing paper
Household & sanitary paper
Wrapping & packaging paper & paperboard
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FAO. (December 6, 2022). Total production of paper and paperboard in the United States in 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276445/us-production-paper-and-paperboard-by-type/
FAO. "Total production of paper and paperboard in the United States in 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. December 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276445/us-production-paper-and-paperboard-by-type/
FAO. (2022). Total production of paper and paperboard in the United States in 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276445/us-production-paper-and-paperboard-by-type/
FAO. "Total Production of Paper and Paperboard in The United States in 2021, by Type (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276445/us-production-paper-and-paperboard-by-type/
FAO, Total production of paper and paperboard in the United States in 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276445/us-production-paper-and-paperboard-by-type/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Total production of paper and paperboard in the United States in 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], FAO, December 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276445/us-production-paper-and-paperboard-by-type/