This statistic shows the global consumption of paper and cardboard per capita, from 2006 to 2012. In 2008, the average paper and cardboard consumption was 58 kilograms per capita worldwide. In 2009, there was a record low consumption with some 54 kilograms of paper consumed per capita.
Consumption of paper and cardboard worldwide from 2006 to 2012
(in kilograms per capita)
This statistic was assembled from several editions of this report.
VDP stands for "Verband Deutscher Papierfabriken" (Association of German Paper Factories).
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Die Papierindustrie. (August 15, 2014). Consumption of paper and cardboard worldwide from 2006 to 2012 (in kilograms per capita) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/270321/consumption-of-paper-and-cardboard-per-capita-since-2006/
Die Papierindustrie. "Consumption of paper and cardboard worldwide from 2006 to 2012 (in kilograms per capita)." Chart. August 15, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270321/consumption-of-paper-and-cardboard-per-capita-since-2006/
Die Papierindustrie. (2014). Consumption of paper and cardboard worldwide from 2006 to 2012 (in kilograms per capita). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270321/consumption-of-paper-and-cardboard-per-capita-since-2006/
Die Papierindustrie. "Consumption of Paper and Cardboard Worldwide from 2006 to 2012 (in Kilograms per Capita)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270321/consumption-of-paper-and-cardboard-per-capita-since-2006/
Die Papierindustrie, Consumption of paper and cardboard worldwide from 2006 to 2012 (in kilograms per capita) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270321/consumption-of-paper-and-cardboard-per-capita-since-2006/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Consumption of paper and cardboard worldwide from 2006 to 2012 (in kilograms per capita) [Graph], Die Papierindustrie, August 15, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/270321/consumption-of-paper-and-cardboard-per-capita-since-2006/