Global paper production was estimated to total 434 million tons in 2022, of which 249 million tons came from recycled, or recovered, papers. This made recovered papers the main raw material used in paper production worldwide that year. Recovered paper is paper and paperboard waste that has been collected for recycling. It is then processed by chemicals to remove ink and adhesives, then chopped into recovered paper pulp.
Paper production and fiber consumption worldwide in 2022, by type
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Non-wood
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Suzano. (May 2, 2023). Paper production and fiber consumption worldwide in 2022, by type (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332963/global-paper-production-fiber-consumption/
Suzano. "Paper production and fiber consumption worldwide in 2022, by type (in million tons)." Chart. May 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332963/global-paper-production-fiber-consumption/
Suzano. (2023). Paper production and fiber consumption worldwide in 2022, by type (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332963/global-paper-production-fiber-consumption/
Suzano. "Paper Production and Fiber Consumption Worldwide in 2022, by Type (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332963/global-paper-production-fiber-consumption/
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Paper production and fiber consumption worldwide in 2022, by type (in million tons) [Graph], Suzano, May 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332963/global-paper-production-fiber-consumption/