The United States produced 7.3 million metric tons of household and sanitary papers in 2020. This was an increase of four percent compared with 2019 production levels. Household and sanitary paper includes products such as tissue paper. Georgia-Pacific is the leading manufacturer of tissue paper in North America, with a market share of 28 percent.
Household and sanitary papers production in the United States from 1961 to 2020
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Production in million metric tons
2020
7.3
2019
7
2018
6.9
2017
6.9
2016
6.9
2015
6.8
2014
6.7
2013
6.8
2012
6.6
2011
6.6
2010
6.6
2009
6.6
2008
6.6
2007
6.7
2006
6.8
2005
6.7
2004
6.5
2003
6.4
2002
6.5
2001
6.4
2000
6.3
1999
6.2
1998
6
1997
5.8
1996
5.7
1995
5.6
1994
5.5
1993
5.5
1992
5.2
1991
5.1
1990
5.3
1989
5.1
1988
5
1987
4.8
1986
4.6
1985
4.5
1984
4.5
1983
4.3
1982
4
1981
4.1
1980
4
1979
4.1
1978
3.8
1977
3.9
1976
3.8
1975
3.6
1974
3.7
1973
3.7
1972
3.6
1971
3.5
1970
3.4
1969
3.3
1968
3.1
1967
2.9
1966
2.8
1965
2.6
1964
2.5
1963
2.3
1962
2.2
1961
2.1
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FAO. (August 12, 2021). Household and sanitary papers production in the United States from 1961 to 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276243/annual-household-sanitary-production-united-states/
FAO. "Household and sanitary papers production in the United States from 1961 to 2020 (in million metric tons)." Chart. August 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276243/annual-household-sanitary-production-united-states/
FAO. (2021). Household and sanitary papers production in the United States from 1961 to 2020 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276243/annual-household-sanitary-production-united-states/
FAO. "Household and Sanitary Papers Production in The United States from 1961 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276243/annual-household-sanitary-production-united-states/
FAO, Household and sanitary papers production in the United States from 1961 to 2020 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276243/annual-household-sanitary-production-united-states/ (last visited January 18, 2022)
