The global consumption of pulp amounted to 176.96 million metric tons in 2018. That year, the United States was the largest pulp producer and consumer in the world, with production amounting to 47.1 million metric tons, and consumption amounting to 46.58 million metric tons.
Consumption of pulp worldwide from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons)*
* Air dry 90:100.
**Figure restated in 2020 edition of the report.
This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the annual report. VDP stands for "Verband Deutscher Papierfabriken" (Association of German Paper Factories).
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VDP. (August 18, 2020). Consumption of pulp worldwide from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177457/consumption-of-pulp-worldwide/
VDP. "Consumption of pulp worldwide from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons)*." Chart. August 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177457/consumption-of-pulp-worldwide/
VDP. (2020). Consumption of pulp worldwide from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177457/consumption-of-pulp-worldwide/
VDP. "Consumption of Pulp Worldwide from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177457/consumption-of-pulp-worldwide/
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