Paper and paperboard production in the United States totaled 65.3 million metric tons in 2022 – a decrease of some three percent from the previous year. Paper and paperboard production in the U.S. tripled between 1961 and 1999 to a high of 88.7 million metric tons, but has since been in decline. Nevertheless, the U.S. is the second-largest paper and paperboard producer in the world, only behind China.
Total production of paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2022
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Production in million metric tons
2022
65.3
2021
67.5
2020
66.2
2019
68.2
2018
70.9
2017
72
2016
71.9
2015
72.4
2014
73.1
2013
71.7
2012
74.5
2011
76.4
2010
75.8
2009
71.4
2008
80.2
2007
83.9
2006
84.3
2005
83.7
2004
82.1
2003
80.7
2002
81.9
2001
81.2
2000
86.3
1999
88.7
1998
86.5
1997
88.5
1996
84
1995
85.5
1994
80.9
1993
77.3
1992
75.2
1991
72.7
1990
72
1989
69.5
1988
69.6
1987
67.5
1986
64.4
1985
61
1984
62.4
1983
58.8
1982
54.9
1981
57.7
1980
56.8
1979
57.4
1978
55.2
1977
53.3
1976
51.8
1975
45.2
1974
52.5
1973
53
1972
50.8
1971
47
1970
45.8
1969
46.8
1968
44.1
1967
40.5
1966
40.7
1965
37.9
1964
35.8
1963
33.7
1962
32.3
1961
30.8
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FAO. (December 21, 2023). Total production of 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/252708/total-us-production-of-paper-and-board-2001-2010/
FAO. "Total production of 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/252708/total-us-production-of-paper-and-board-2001-2010/
FAO. (2023). Total production of 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/252708/total-us-production-of-paper-and-board-2001-2010/
FAO. "Total Production of 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/252708/total-us-production-of-paper-and-board-2001-2010/
FAO, Total production of paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252708/total-us-production-of-paper-and-board-2001-2010/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Total production of 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/252708/total-us-production-of-paper-and-board-2001-2010/
