The amount of recovered paper produced worldwide in 2022 surpassed 239.45 million metric tons.
Recovered paper is paper and paperboard waste that has been collected for recycling. It is then processed by chemicals to remove ink and adhesives, then chopped into recovered paper pulp, which has become a key raw material used in paper manufacturing.
Production of recovered paper worldwide from 1961 to 2022
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Production in million metric tons
2022
239.45
2021
242.33
2020
228.28
2019
230.94
2018
232.51
2017
234.44
2016
230.92
2015
228.6
2014
227.78
2013
220.13
2012
218.95
2011
216.51
2010
212.73
2009
204.53
2008
203.37
2007
197.37
2006
188.02
2005
173.97
2004
165.04
2003
157.21
2002
151.3
2001
143.74
2000
143.42
1999
131.45
1998
123.75
1997
120.8
1996
117.21
1995
114.41
1994
107.7
1993
97.07
1992
92.9
1991
89.4
1990
84.3
1989
82
1988
76.1
1987
70
1986
65.6
1985
61.1
1984
60
1983
55.3
1982
51.8
1981
51.4
1980
50.5
1979
47.2
1978
45.1
1977
43.1
1976
40.5
1975
35.1
1974
39.3
1973
38.7
1972
34.3
1971
31.3
1970
30.8
1969
22.4
1968
21.1
1967
19.7
1966
19.4
1965
17.6
1964
17.4
1963
15.8
1962
15.7
1961
15.4
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FAO. (December 21, 2023). Production of recovered paper worldwide from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332651/production-of-recovered-paper-worldwide/
FAO. "Production of recovered paper worldwide from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332651/production-of-recovered-paper-worldwide/
FAO. (2023). Production of recovered paper worldwide from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332651/production-of-recovered-paper-worldwide/
FAO. "Production of Recovered Paper Worldwide from 1961 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332651/production-of-recovered-paper-worldwide/
FAO, Production of recovered paper worldwide from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332651/production-of-recovered-paper-worldwide/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Production of recovered paper worldwide from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], FAO, December 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332651/production-of-recovered-paper-worldwide/
