Paper and paperboard — Capacity in United States of America
United States of America: Paper and paperboard — Capacity was 69.47 million t in 2026. ▼ Falling
Paper and paperboard — Capacity in United States of America, 2020–2026
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 69.47 million t for paper and paperboard — capacity in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% over ten years.
Paper and paperboard — Capacity in United States of America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 75.01 million t | — |
| 2021 | 74.73 million t | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 74.42 million t | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.28 million t | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 71.81 million t | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 69.47 million t | -3.2% |
| 2026 | 69.47 million t | +0.0% |
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More environment data for United States of America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 8.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 728,131 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — capacity in United States of America?
- Paper and paperboard — capacity in United States of America was 69.47 million t in 2026, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — capacity recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 75.01 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — capacity recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.47 million t in 2025.
- How does United States of America rank for paper and paperboard — capacity?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2026.
- Is paper and paperboard — capacity rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Paper and paperboard — 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