The statistic depicts global consumption of paper and cardboard from 2006 to 2017. In 2008, paper and cardboard consumption totaled 392.7 million metric tons worldwide. In 2017, the consumed amount increased to over 423 million metric tons.
Global consumption of paper and cardboard 2006 to 2017
(in million metric tons)
This statistic was assembled from several editions of this report.
VDP stands for "Verband Deutscher Papierfabriken" (Association of German Paper Factories).
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VDP. (July 18, 2019). Global consumption of paper and cardboard 2006 to 2017 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/270319/consumption-of-paper-and-cardboard-since-2006/
VDP. "Global consumption of paper and cardboard 2006 to 2017 (in million metric tons)." Chart. July 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270319/consumption-of-paper-and-cardboard-since-2006/
VDP. (2019). Global consumption of paper and cardboard 2006 to 2017 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270319/consumption-of-paper-and-cardboard-since-2006/
VDP. "Global Consumption of Paper and Cardboard 2006 to 2017 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270319/consumption-of-paper-and-cardboard-since-2006/
VDP, Global consumption of paper and cardboard 2006 to 2017 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270319/consumption-of-paper-and-cardboard-since-2006/ (last visited May 26, 2020)
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