Global paper and paperboard production in 2022 surpassed 414.09 million metric tons.
Asia accounted for 50.6 percent of the global paper and paper board production in 2022. Europe was the second-largest paper-producing region that year, representing a quarter of the world's production. Distribution of paper and paperboard production worldwide in 2022, by region
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FAO. (December 21, 2023). Distribution of paper and paperboard production worldwide in 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/595787/paper-production-worldwide-distribution-by-region/
FAO. "Distribution of paper and paperboard production worldwide in 2022, by region." Chart. December 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/595787/paper-production-worldwide-distribution-by-region/
FAO. (2023). Distribution of paper and paperboard production worldwide in 2022, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/595787/paper-production-worldwide-distribution-by-region/
FAO. "Distribution of Paper and Paperboard Production Worldwide in 2022, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/595787/paper-production-worldwide-distribution-by-region/
FAO, Distribution of paper and paperboard production worldwide in 2022, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/595787/paper-production-worldwide-distribution-by-region/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Distribution of paper and paperboard production worldwide in 2022, by region [Graph], FAO, December 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/595787/paper-production-worldwide-distribution-by-region/