Graphic papers — Capacity by country
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,...
What the numbers show
Graphic papers — Capacity is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 8.99 million t in Japan; the lowest is 120,000 t in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.07 million t, and the mean is 1.83 million t.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 75.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 44.4%).
Graphic papers — Capacity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 8.99 million t | 2026 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 2 | United States | 7.64 million t | 2026 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 4.81 million t | 2026 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 4.40 million t | 2026 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 3.17 million t | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Brazil | 2.91 million t | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Australia | 2.28 million t | 2026 | up 247.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Sweden | 2.17 million t | 2026 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 1.62 million t | 2026 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 10 | Portugal | 1.56 million t | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Austria | 1.50 million t | 2026 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 12 | Thailand | 1.40 million t | 2026 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 1.29 million t | 2026 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 14 | France | 1.14 million t | 2026 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 15 | Belgium | 1.00 million t | 2026 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 709,000 t | 2026 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 709,000 t | 2026 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 18 | Mexico | 625,847 t | 2026 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 574,000 t | 2026 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 544,000 t | 2026 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 21 | Vietnam | 373,000 t | 2026 | — | flat |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 373,000 t | 2026 | — | flat |
| 23 | Turkey | 348,000 t | 2026 | — | flat |
| 23 | Türkiye | 348,000 t | 2026 | — | flat |
| 25 | Colombia | 247,319 t | 2026 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 26 | Belarus | 240,000 t | 2026 | up 500.0% | rising |
| 27 | Philippines | 195,000 t | 2026 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 28 | Czechia | 120,000 t | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 7.64 million t
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