Germany vs United States: Packaging paper and paperboard — Capacity
Packaging paper and paperboard — Capacity over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 50.38 million t against 14.13 million t in Germany, a difference of 36.25 million t.
That makes United States's figure about 3.6 times Germany's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 30 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher packaging paper and paperboard — capacity, Germany or United States?
- United States, at 50.38 million t against 14.13 million t in Germany as of 2026.
- What is the difference in packaging paper and paperboard — capacity between Germany and United States?
- 36.25 million t, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2026.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for packaging paper and paperboard — capacity?
- Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Packaging paper and paperboard — Capacity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The database contains data on pulp and paper production, pulp and paper production capacity, information about utilization of recovered paper, and short-term capacity forecasts for major pulp and paper producing countries. The main types of pulp included in this database are wood pulp (mechanical, thermo-mechanical, semi-chemical pulp, and chemical pulp), pulp of other fibre, and dissolving wood pulp. The main types of paper included in this database are graphic papers (newsprint, printing and writing paper) and other paper and paperboard. The latter is further subdivided into detailed categories of packaging paper and paperboard, household and sanitary paper, and other paper and paperboard not elsewhere specified. The database also provides information about consumption of recovered paper for paper and paperboard making domestically. Refer to this document for detailed definitions: https://www.fao.org/3/cc7461t/cc7461t.pdf#page=11