Americas vs China (People’s Republic of): Household and sanitary papers — Production

Americas
12.35 million t
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of)
12.80 million t
in 2024
Americas rank
2nd
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st

Household and sanitary papers — Production over time

  • Americas
  • China (People’s Republic of)
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 12.80 million t against 12.35 million t in Americas, a difference of 450,800 t.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 2nd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st of 10 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.38 million t 36,935 t 4.34 million t Americas
1980s 5.83 million t 373,171 t 5.46 million t Americas
1990s 7.70 million t 1.78 million t 5.92 million t Americas
2000s 9.61 million t 4.35 million t 5.26 million t Americas
2010s 10.94 million t 8.69 million t 2.24 million t Americas
2020s 12.05 million t 11.78 million t 273,680 t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher household and sanitary papers — production, Americas or China (People’s Republic of)?
China (People’s Republic of), at 12.80 million t against 12.35 million t in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in household and sanitary papers — production between Americas and China (People’s Republic of)?
450,800 t, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China (People’s Republic of)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Americas and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for household and sanitary papers — production?
Americas ranks 2nd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st of 10 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Household and sanitary papers — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Household and sanitary papers — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
144 places, 6,149 data points, 1961–2024
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