Household and sanitary 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
Household and sanitary papers — Capacity is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 8.00 million t in United States; the lowest is 10,000 t in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 506,700 t, and the mean is 960,570 t.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 800.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 362.1%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 72.7%).
Household and sanitary papers — Capacity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 8.00 million t | 2026 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 2.51 million t | 2026 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 3 | Japan | 2.01 million t | 2026 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 4 | Italy | 1.86 million t | 2026 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 5 | Mexico | 1.62 million t | 2026 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 1.54 million t | 2026 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 7 | Turkey | 1.48 million t | 2026 | — | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 1.48 million t | 2026 | — | rising |
| 9 | France | 1.03 million t | 2026 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 1.01 million t | 2026 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 954,000 t | 2026 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 954,000 t | 2026 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 850,000 t | 2026 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 590,000 t | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 506,700 t | 2026 | — | flat |
| 15 | Vietnam | 506,700 t | 2026 | — | flat |
| 17 | Sweden | 460,000 t | 2026 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 440,000 t | 2026 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 18 | Russia | 440,000 t | 2026 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 282,000 t | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Colombia | 241,492 t | 2026 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 22 | Chile | 226,000 t | 2026 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 23 | Thailand | 191,800 t | 2026 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 175,600 t | 2026 | up 362.1% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 114,000 t | 2026 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 86,000 t | 2026 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 27 | Australia | 76,000 t | 2026 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Philippines | 52,000 t | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Belarus | 45,000 t | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Uruguay | 35,000 t | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Czechia | 10,000 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 8.00 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