Household and sanitary papers — Production in United States of America

United States of America: Household and sanitary papers — Production was 7.14 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.14 million t
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
6th
of 26 groups
All-time high
7.28 million t
in 2020
All-time low
2.10 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Household and sanitary papers — Production in United States of America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, household and sanitary papers — production in United States of America stood at 7.14 million t.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, household and sanitary papers — production in United States of America peaked at 7.28 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.10 million t, in 1961.

United States of America ranks 6th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Household and sanitary papers — Production in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Household and sanitary papers — Production in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 2.10 million t
1962 2.19 million t +4.3%
1963 2.33 million t +6.7%
1964 2.49 million t +6.6%
1965 2.62 million t +5.3%
1966 2.81 million t +7.3%
1967 2.91 million t +3.6%
1968 3.08 million t +5.8%
1969 3.28 million t +6.3%
1970 3.37 million t +3.0%
1971 3.48 million t +3.1%
1972 3.61 million t +3.8%
1973 3.66 million t +1.6%
1974 3.71 million t +1.2%
1975 3.61 million t -2.6%
1976 3.79 million t +5.1%
1977 3.89 million t +2.5%
1978 3.82 million t -1.6%
1979 4.10 million t +7.2%
1980 3.97 million t -3.2%
1981 4.10 million t +3.3%
1982 4.03 million t -1.8%
1983 4.34 million t +7.8%
1984 4.46 million t +2.8%
1985 4.48 million t +0.4%
1986 4.62 million t +3.2%
1987 4.81 million t +4.0%
1988 4.97 million t +3.3%
1989 5.11 million t +2.9%
1990 5.26 million t +3.0%
1991 5.14 million t -2.3%
1992 5.25 million t +2.0%
1993 5.45 million t +3.9%
1994 5.53 million t +1.5%
1995 5.63 million t +1.8%
1996 5.68 million t +0.9%
1997 5.83 million t +2.6%
1998 5.97 million t +2.5%
1999 6.21 million t +4.0%
2000 6.27 million t +0.9%
2001 6.37 million t +1.6%
2002 6.47 million t +1.5%
2003 6.44 million t -0.5%
2004 6.45 million t +0.2%
2005 6.72 million t +4.2%
2006 6.81 million t +1.3%
2007 6.67 million t -2.1%
2008 6.56 million t -1.6%
2009 6.60 million t +0.6%
2010 6.63 million t +0.5%
2011 6.61 million t -0.3%
2012 6.56 million t -0.8%
2013 6.85 million t +4.4%
2014 6.73 million t -1.7%
2015 6.82 million t +1.4%
2016 6.88 million t +0.8%
2017 6.94 million t +0.9%
2018 6.95 million t +0.2%
2019 7.00 million t +0.8%
2020 7.28 million t +4.0%
2021 6.93 million t -4.8%
2022 6.96 million t +0.4%
2023 7.06 million t +1.4%
2024 7.14 million t +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.65 million t 2.10 million t 3.28 million t 9
1970s 3.70 million t 3.37 million t 4.10 million t 10
1980s 4.49 million t 3.97 million t 5.11 million t 10
1990s 5.60 million t 5.14 million t 6.21 million t 10
2000s 6.53 million t 6.27 million t 6.81 million t 10
2010s 6.80 million t 6.56 million t 7.00 million t 10
2020s 7.07 million t 6.93 million t 7.28 million t 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 3 Japan 1.87 million t compare
  2. 3 Viet Nam 274,000 t compare
  3. 4 Italy 1.63 million t compare
  4. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 133,754 t compare
  5. 5 Brazil 1.43 million t compare
  6. 6 Germany 1.37 million t compare
  7. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 15,000 t compare
  8. 7 Mexico 1.32 million t compare
  9. 8 Canada 1.16 million t compare
  10. 8 Republic of Moldova 4,918 t compare
  11. 9 Indonesia 970,712 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is household and sanitary papers — production in United States of America?
Household and sanitary papers — production in United States of America was 7.14 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest household and sanitary papers — production recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 7.28 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest household and sanitary papers — production recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.10 million t in 1961.
How does United States of America rank for household and sanitary papers — production?
United States of America ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is household and sanitary papers — production rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Household and sanitary papers — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Household and sanitary papers — Production
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t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
144 places, 6,149 data points, 1961–2024
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