Graphic papers — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Graphic papers — Production was 599,330 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
599,330 t
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
24th
of 107 countries
All-time high
2.85 million t
in 2000
All-time low
584,860 t
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Graphic papers — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 599,330 t for graphic papers — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, graphic papers — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 2.85 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 584,860 t, in 2023.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Graphic papers — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Graphic papers — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 1.68 million t
1962 1.56 million t -6.9%
1963 1.63 million t +4.4%
1964 1.77 million t +8.7%
1965 1.79 million t +0.9%
1966 1.81 million t +1.3%
1967 1.86 million t +2.5%
1968 1.85 million t -0.2%
1969 1.96 million t +5.6%
1970 1.90 million t -2.8%
1971 1.56 million t -18.0%
1972 1.67 million t +6.8%
1973 1.65 million t -0.7%
1974 1.69 million t +1.9%
1975 1.27 million t -24.6%
1976 1.28 million t +0.5%
1977 1.27 million t -0.8%
1978 1.35 million t +6.8%
1979 1.39 million t +3.0%
1980 1.30 million t -6.7%
1981 1.01 million t -22.6%
1982 919,000 t -8.6%
1983 983,000 t +7.0%
1984 1.20 million t +22.2%
1985 1.35 million t +12.2%
1986 1.55 million t +15.4%
1987 1.68 million t +8.3%
1988 1.69 million t +0.3%
1989 1.84 million t +9.2%
1990 2.08 million t +13.0%
1991 2.15 million t +3.2%
1992 2.28 million t +6.2%
1993 2.42 million t +5.8%
1994 2.59 million t +7.1%
1995 2.64 million t +2.0%
1996 2.73 million t +3.4%
1997 2.81 million t +2.9%
1998 2.79 million t -0.7%
1999 2.82 million t +1.0%
2000 2.85 million t +1.1%
2001 2.63 million t -7.7%
2002 2.53 million t -3.8%
2003 2.53 million t +0.2%
2004 2.63 million t +3.9%
2005 2.65 million t +0.8%
2006 2.35 million t -11.5%
2007 2.23 million t -5.1%
2008 2.06 million t -7.4%
2009 1.61 million t -22.0%
2010 1.64 million t +1.7%
2011 1.67 million t +2.0%
2012 1.63 million t -2.6%
2013 1.64 million t +0.6%
2014 1.54 million t -5.6%
2015 1.05 million t -31.8%
2016 897,000 t -14.8%
2017 917,990 t +2.3%
2018 961,989 t +4.8%
2019 917,999 t -4.6%
2020 742,356 t -19.1%
2021 802,658 t +8.1%
2022 672,435 t -16.2%
2023 584,860 t -13.0%
2024 599,330 t +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.77 million t 1.56 million t 1.96 million t 9
1970s 1.50 million t 1.27 million t 1.90 million t 10
1980s 1.35 million t 919,000 t 1.84 million t 10
1990s 2.53 million t 2.08 million t 2.82 million t 10
2000s 2.41 million t 1.61 million t 2.85 million t 10
2010s 1.29 million t 897,000 t 1.67 million t 10
2020s 680,328 t 584,860 t 802,658 t 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 21 Belgium 749,000 t compare
  2. 22 Spain 724,000 t compare
  3. 23 Poland 645,000 t compare
  4. 25 Slovakia 544,818 t compare
  5. 26 China, Taiwan Province of 516,000 t compare
  6. 27 Malaysia 450,000 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is graphic papers — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Graphic papers — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 599,330 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest graphic papers — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 2.85 million t in 2000.
What is the lowest graphic papers — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 584,860 t in 2023.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for graphic papers — production?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
Is graphic papers — production rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Graphic papers — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Graphic 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, 7,064 data points, 1961–2024
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