Household and sanitary papers — Capacity in Australia
Australia: Household and sanitary papers — Capacity was 76,000 t in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Household and sanitary papers — Capacity in Australia, 2020–2026
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 76,000 t for household and sanitary papers — capacity in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
That places Australia 27th out of 32 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Household and sanitary papers — Capacity in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 278,000 t | — |
| 2021 | 287,000 t | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 291,000 t | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 293,000 t | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 69,000 t | -76.5% |
| 2025 | 74,000 t | +7.2% |
| 2026 | 76,000 t | +2.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 76,000 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 450,000 t, 17% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Australia's 76,000 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 191,800 t, 40% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate -3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0127 metric tons per person (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 883.67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is household and sanitary papers — capacity in Australia?
- Household and sanitary papers — capacity in Australia was 76,000 t in 2026, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest household and sanitary papers — capacity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 293,000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest household and sanitary papers — capacity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,000 t in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for household and sanitary papers — capacity?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 32 countries with data for 2026.
- Is household and sanitary papers — capacity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Household and sanitary papers — Capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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