In 2021, the global demand for newsprint totaled 11.9 million metric tons. Asia accounted for almost half this total, at 5.6 million metric tons. Newsprint demand in Europe totaled 3.9 million metric tons in 2021, with Western Europe accounting 3.3 million metric tons.
Demand for newsprint paper worldwide in 2021 by region
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Demand in million metric tons
Asia
5.6
Western Europe
3.3
North America
1.6
Eastern Europe
0.6
Latin America
0.4
Other
0.4
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Demand in million metric tons5.65.63.33.31.61.60.60.60.40.40.40.4AsiaWestern EuropeNorth AmericaEastern EuropeLatin AmericaOther
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Resolute Forest Products. (March 28, 2022). Demand for newsprint paper worldwide in 2021 by region (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/596561/worldwide-demand-for-newsprint-paper-by-region/
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