Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre was 0.5031 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre in Canada is 0.5031 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.6019 t per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1673 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Canada 69th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1673 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1797 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.196 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2106 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2532 t per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2492 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2563 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2626 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2852 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2717 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2882 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3433 t per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1973 | 0.372 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3849 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2652 t per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 1976 | 0.322 t per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3221 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3522 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3627 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3629 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3857 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3432 t per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 0.38 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3938 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3995 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.428 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.445 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4486 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4409 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4533 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4778 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4855 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4979 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5408 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5433 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5421 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5519 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5732 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6019 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6009 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5938 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5897 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.56 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5869 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5601 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5524 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5332 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5053 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4479 t per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.452 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4354 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3983 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4167 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4145 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4183 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3986 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.438 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4552 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4734 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5019 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5513 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5192 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5031 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.5031 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.41 t per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -31.1% | 0.3849 t per square kilometre | 0.2652 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2289 t per square kilometre | 0.1673 t per square kilometre | 0.2852 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3284 t per square kilometre | 0.2652 t per square kilometre | 0.3849 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4028 t per square kilometre | 0.3432 t per square kilometre | 0.4486 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5268 t per square kilometre | 0.4533 t per square kilometre | 0.6019 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.553 t per square kilometre | 0.4479 t per square kilometre | 0.6009 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.43 t per square kilometre | 0.3983 t per square kilometre | 0.4734 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5189 t per square kilometre | 0.5019 t per square kilometre | 0.5513 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.5031 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6019 t per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1673 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 69th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other paper and paperboard — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other paper and paperboard — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other paper and paperboard — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other paper and paperboard — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.