Asia produced more paperboard and packaging paper than any other region in 2021, at nearly 128 million metric tons. This accounted for 48.5 percent of the global production that year. Europe was the second biggest producer, with an output of 62.7 million metric tons.
Production of packaging paper and paperboard worldwide in 2021, by region (in million metric tons)
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Statistics on Paper packaging industry worldwide
Overview
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Trade
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- Basic Statistic Global paperboard and packaging paper export volume 2021, by country
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- Premium Statistic Global cartonboard imports 2021, by major country
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Production
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- Premium Statistic Global production volume of packaging paper and paperboard 1961-2021
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- Premium Statistic Global paperboard and packaging paper production 2000-2021, by select country
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Companies
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- Premium Statistic Revenue of leading paper packaging companies worldwide 2021
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Segments
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- Premium Statistic Global production of containerboard 2000-2021
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Outlook
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- Projected production capacity of packaging paper and paperboard in the U.S. 2021-2026
- Paper packaging production capacity of the leading U.S. packaging companies 2015
- Volume change in container retail packaging in Europe 2011-2026
- Corrugated board production volume in Europe Q1 2017-Q1 2018 by country
- Italy: coffee packaging 2015-2016, by type
- Share of paper and paperboard production in France 2005-2021, by end use
- Announced conversion cases in paper industry in Europe 2013-2017
- Leading paper companies in Colombia 2021
- Paper and board production volume in Europe 2017
- Forecast: operating revenue ornamental paper and packaging printing China 2008-2020
- Industry revenue of “Manufacture of paper packaging“ in Brazil 2011-2023
- Consumers considering cardboard as the most sustainable packaging in Europe 2018
- Most environmentally-friendly packaging among consumers in Europe 2018
- Impact of multichannel retail on packaging in Europe 2017, by material
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- Volume of paper packaging on the market in Sweden 2015-2020
- Paper and boards import value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017-2021, by type
- Fluting medium projected production capacity in selected countries 2017-2022
- Projected production capacity of packaging paper and paperboard in the U.S. 2021-2026
- Paper packaging production capacity of the leading U.S. packaging companies 2015
- Volume change in container retail packaging in Europe 2011-2026
- Corrugated board production volume in Europe Q1 2017-Q1 2018 by country
- Italy: coffee packaging 2015-2016, by type
- Share of paper and paperboard production in France 2005-2021, by end use
- Announced conversion cases in paper industry in Europe 2013-2017
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- Paper and board production volume in Europe 2017
- Forecast: operating revenue ornamental paper and packaging printing China 2008-2020
- Industry revenue of “Manufacture of paper packaging“ in Brazil 2011-2023
- Consumers considering cardboard as the most sustainable packaging in Europe 2018
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FAO. (December 16, 2022). Production of packaging paper and paperboard worldwide in 2021, by region (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241075/paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-worldwide/
FAO. "Production of packaging paper and paperboard worldwide in 2021, by region (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241075/paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-worldwide/
FAO. (2022). Production of packaging paper and paperboard worldwide in 2021, by region (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241075/paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-worldwide/
FAO. "Production of Packaging Paper and Paperboard Worldwide in 2021, by Region (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241075/paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-worldwide/
FAO, Production of packaging paper and paperboard worldwide in 2021, by region (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241075/paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-worldwide/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Production of packaging paper and paperboard worldwide in 2021, by region (in million metric tons) [Graph], FAO, December 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241075/paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-worldwide/