The United States consumed approximately 58.3 million metric tons of paper and paperboard in 2023. This was a decrease in comparison to the previous year. Nevertheless, when compared to 2000 levels, paper and paperboard consumption in the North American country has declined by roughly 38 percent. The United States is the second-largest consumer of paper and paperboard worldwide, behind China.
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Total consumption of paper and paperboard in the United States from 2000 to 2023
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Consumption in million metric tons
2023
58.32
2022
64.07
2021
65.65
2020
63.56
2019
66.29
2018
68.82
2017
69.61
2016
70.1
2015
70.3
2014
71.05
2013
69.38
2012
71.6
2011
74.27
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FAO. (January 2, 2025). Total consumption of paper and paperboard in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252710/total-us-consumption-of-paper-and-board-since-2001/
FAO. "Total consumption of paper and paperboard in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 2, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252710/total-us-consumption-of-paper-and-board-since-2001/
FAO. (2025). Total consumption of paper and paperboard in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252710/total-us-consumption-of-paper-and-board-since-2001/
FAO. "Total Consumption of Paper and Paperboard in The United States from 2000 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252710/total-us-consumption-of-paper-and-board-since-2001/
FAO, Total consumption of paper and paperboard in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252710/total-us-consumption-of-paper-and-board-since-2001/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Total consumption of paper and paperboard in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], FAO, January 2, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252710/total-us-consumption-of-paper-and-board-since-2001/
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