Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Production in Northern America

Northern America: Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Production was 18.34 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.34 million t
Change on year
down 3.7%
Rank
3rd
of 25 groups
All-time high
24.84 million t
in 1994
All-time low
9.48 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Production in Northern America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — production in Northern America is 18.34 million t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — production in Northern America peaked at 24.84 million t in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9.48 million t, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 3rd of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Production in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Production in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 9.48 million t
1962 9.85 million t +3.9%
1963 11.43 million t +16.0%
1964 12.63 million t +10.4%
1965 14.20 million t +12.4%
1966 15.44 million t +8.8%
1967 15.58 million t +0.9%
1968 17.15 million t +10.1%
1969 17.78 million t +3.7%
1970 17.99 million t +1.2%
1971 17.86 million t -0.7%
1972 17.79 million t -0.4%
1973 18.41 million t +3.5%
1974 18.13 million t -1.5%
1975 15.26 million t -15.9%
1976 17.70 million t +16.0%
1977 18.37 million t +3.8%
1978 18.60 million t +1.3%
1979 19.58 million t +5.3%
1980 19.78 million t +1.0%
1981 20.16 million t +1.9%
1982 17.63 million t -12.6%
1983 19.30 million t +9.5%
1984 20.33 million t +5.3%
1985 19.84 million t -2.4%
1986 20.11 million t +1.4%
1987 20.97 million t +4.3%
1988 21.17 million t +0.9%
1989 20.99 million t -0.8%
1990 21.28 million t +1.4%
1991 21.43 million t +0.7%
1992 21.49 million t +0.3%
1993 20.85 million t -3.0%
1994 24.84 million t +19.1%
1995 22.81 million t -8.2%
1996 22.34 million t -2.1%
1997 22.52 million t +0.8%
1998 20.63 million t -8.4%
1999 20.79 million t +0.8%
2000 20.56 million t -1.1%
2001 19.32 million t -6.0%
2002 19.40 million t +0.4%
2003 19.34 million t -0.3%
2004 19.82 million t +2.5%
2005 19.70 million t -0.6%
2006 19.31 million t -2.0%
2007 19.74 million t +2.2%
2008 18.55 million t -6.0%
2009 17.26 million t -7.0%
2010 17.66 million t +2.3%
2011 17.57 million t -0.5%
2012 16.87 million t -4.0%
2013 16.80 million t -0.4%
2014 19.90 million t +18.4%
2015 19.99 million t +0.4%
2016 20.19 million t +1.0%
2017 21.08 million t +4.4%
2018 22.66 million t +7.5%
2019 22.77 million t +0.5%
2020 20.24 million t -11.1%
2021 21.28 million t +5.1%
2022 20.58 million t -3.3%
2023 19.05 million t -7.4%
2024 18.34 million t -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.73 million t 9.48 million t 17.78 million t 9
1970s 17.97 million t 15.26 million t 19.58 million t 10
1980s 20.03 million t 17.63 million t 21.17 million t 10
1990s 21.90 million t 20.63 million t 24.84 million t 10
2000s 19.30 million t 17.26 million t 20.56 million t 10
2010s 19.55 million t 16.80 million t 22.77 million t 10
2020s 19.90 million t 18.34 million t 21.28 million t 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 1 Russian Federation 4.01 million t compare
  2. 2 Sweden 2.57 million t compare
  3. 3 USSR 2.29 million t compare
  4. 4 Brazil 2.19 million t compare
  5. 5 France 1.30 million t compare
  6. 5 Türkiye 0 t compare
  7. 6 China 1.22 million t compare
  8. 6 China, mainland 1.22 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — production in Northern America?
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — production in Northern America was 18.34 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — production recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 24.84 million t in 1994.
What is the lowest chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — production recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 9.48 million t in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — production?
Northern America ranks 3rd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — production rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
114 places, 4,750 data points, 1961–2024
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