The United States produced more than 46.23 million metric tons of packaging paper and paperboard in 2023. This constitutes a decrease in comparison to the previous year. The United States is the second-largest producer of packaging paper and paperboard globally, only behind China.
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Production of packaging paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2023
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Production in million metric tons
2023
46.23
2022
49.08
2021
50.98
2020
48.15
2019
48.05
2018
49.61
2017
48.61
2016
47.37
2015
47.61
2014
47.33
2013
43.91
2012
45.8
2011
45.84
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Figures up until 1997 were categorized as wrapping and packaging paper and paperboard. Figures from 1998 onwards were categorized as packaging paper and paperboard.
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FAO. (December 10, 2024). Production of packaging paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276178/annual-paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-united-states/
FAO. "Production of packaging paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276178/annual-paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-united-states/
FAO. (2024). Production of packaging paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276178/annual-paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-united-states/
FAO. "Production of Packaging Paper and Paperboard in The United States from 1961 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276178/annual-paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-united-states/
FAO, Production of packaging paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2023 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276178/annual-paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-united-states/ (last visited July 22, 2025)
Production of packaging paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], FAO, December 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276178/annual-paperboard-and-packaging-paper-production-united-states/
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