Household and sanitary papers — Capacity in United States
United States: Household and sanitary papers — Capacity was 8.00 million t in 2026. ▬ Flat
Household and sanitary papers — Capacity in United States, 2020–2026
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2026, household and sanitary papers — capacity in United States stood at 8.00 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% over ten years.
That places United States 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
Household and sanitary papers — Capacity in United States, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.24 million t | — |
| 2021 | 8.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.21 million t | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.13 million t | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 7.99 million t | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 8.00 million t | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 8.00 million t | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 8.00 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 450,000 t, 17.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United States
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate -9.14 % 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 0.0138 metric tons per person (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 6,193 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.91 Percentage change (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is household and sanitary papers — capacity in United States?
- Household and sanitary papers — capacity in United States was 8.00 million t in 2026, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest household and sanitary papers — capacity recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 8.24 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest household and sanitary papers — capacity recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.99 million t in 2024.
- How does United States rank for household and sanitary papers — capacity?
- United States ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2026.
- Is household and sanitary papers — capacity rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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