Household and sanitary papers — Production in World

World: Household and sanitary papers — Production was 40.23 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
40.23 million t
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
1st
of 29 groups
All-time high
40.23 million t
in 2024
All-time low
2.48 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Household and sanitary papers — Production in World, 1961–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

World recorded 40.23 million t for household and sanitary papers — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, household and sanitary papers — production in World peaked at 40.23 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.48 million t, in 1961.

World ranks 1st of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Household and sanitary papers — Production in World, year by year

Annual values for Household and sanitary papers — Production in World, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 2.48 million t —
1962 2.64 million t +6.5%
1963 2.96 million t +12.1%
1964 3.18 million t +7.3%
1965 3.82 million t +20.1%
1966 4.31 million t +13.0%
1967 4.90 million t +13.7%
1968 5.21 million t +6.3%
1969 5.64 million t +8.1%
1970 5.93 million t +5.3%
1971 6.23 million t +5.0%
1972 6.65 million t +6.7%
1973 6.96 million t +4.7%
1974 7.22 million t +3.8%
1975 7.02 million t -2.9%
1976 7.39 million t +5.3%
1977 7.62 million t +3.1%
1978 7.89 million t +3.5%
1979 8.62 million t +9.3%
1980 8.74 million t +1.5%
1981 8.98 million t +2.7%
1982 9.00 million t +0.3%
1983 9.74 million t +8.2%
1984 10.69 million t +9.7%
1985 11.29 million t +5.6%
1986 11.79 million t +4.5%
1987 11.95 million t +1.3%
1988 12.88 million t +7.8%
1989 13.33 million t +3.5%
1990 13.95 million t +4.6%
1991 14.49 million t +3.9%
1992 14.91 million t +2.9%
1993 14.58 million t -2.2%
1994 16.35 million t +12.2%
1995 17.22 million t +5.3%
1996 18.01 million t +4.6%
1997 19.29 million t +7.1%
1998 19.47 million t +1.0%
1999 20.18 million t +3.6%
2000 20.82 million t +3.2%
2001 21.67 million t +4.1%
2002 22.57 million t +4.2%
2003 22.79 million t +1.0%
2004 23.88 million t +4.8%
2005 25.31 million t +6.0%
2006 25.84 million t +2.1%
2007 26.46 million t +2.4%
2008 27.11 million t +2.5%
2009 27.60 million t +1.8%
2010 28.35 million t +2.7%
2011 29.89 million t +5.5%
2012 30.42 million t +1.8%
2013 31.14 million t +2.4%
2014 32.03 million t +2.9%
2015 32.86 million t +2.6%
2016 34.00 million t +3.5%
2017 35.25 million t +3.7%
2018 35.46 million t +0.6%
2019 36.06 million t +1.7%
2020 37.83 million t +4.9%
2021 37.96 million t +0.4%
2022 38.16 million t +0.5%
2023 38.89 million t +1.9%
2024 40.23 million t +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.91 million t 2.48 million t 5.64 million t 9
1970s 7.15 million t 5.93 million t 8.62 million t 10
1980s 10.84 million t 8.74 million t 13.33 million t 10
1990s 16.84 million t 13.95 million t 20.18 million t 10
2000s 24.40 million t 20.82 million t 27.60 million t 10
2010s 32.55 million t 28.35 million t 36.06 million t 10
2020s 38.61 million t 37.83 million t 40.23 million t 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 12.80 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 12.60 million t compare
  3. 3 United States 7.14 million t compare
  4. 4 Japan 1.87 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is household and sanitary papers — production in World?
Household and sanitary papers — production in World was 40.23 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 40.23 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest household and sanitary papers — production recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2.48 million t in 1961.
How does World rank for household and sanitary papers — production?
World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is household and sanitary papers — production rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this World 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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Household and sanitary papers — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
150 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2024
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