Global production volume of packaging paper and paperboard 1961-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 3, 2025

The production volume of packaging paper and paperboard has increased massively since 1961, when just 24 million metric tons were produced worldwide. The global production of packaging paper and paperboard reached a high in 2021. China is the leading packaging paper producer worldwide, having seen production volumes increase considerably in recent decades.

Production of packaging paper and paperboard worldwide from 1961 to 2023 (in million metric tons)

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January 2025

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Worldwide

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1961 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Figures up until 1997 were categorized as wrapping and packaging paper and paperboard. Figures from 1998 onwards were categorized as packaging paper and paperboard.

Figures have been rounded.

Release date set as date of last access.

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