Global production volume of packaging paper and paperboard 1961-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 24, 2023
The global production of packaging paper and paperboard reached a high of 264 million metric tons in 2021. The production volume of packaging paper and paperboard has increased massively since 1961, when just 24 million metric tons were produced worldwide. China is the leading packaging paper producer worldwide, having seen production volumes increase considerably in recent decades.

Production of packaging paper and paperboard worldwide from 1961 to 2021 (in million metric tons)

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December 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1961 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Figures up until 1997 were categorized as wrapping and packaging paper and paperboard. Figures from 1998 onwards were categorized as packaging paper and paperboard.
Figures have been rounded.

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