Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate in World
World: Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate was 3.79 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate in World, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
World recorded 3.79 % change on previous year for paper and paperboard — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 233.0% on the previous year and up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — production, annual growth rate in World peaked at 12.67 % change on previous year in 1976 and was at its lowest, -13.05 % change on previous year, in 1975.
That places World 9th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate in World, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6.08 % change on previous year | +41.3% |
| 1964 | 6.93 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 1965 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 7.47 % change on previous year | +25.2% |
| 1967 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 1968 | 7.71 % change on previous year | +579.7% |
| 1969 | 7.92 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -63.1% |
| 1971 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 1972 | 7.19 % change on previous year | +381.5% |
| 1973 | 7.5 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 1975 | -13.05 % change on previous year | -926.9% |
| 1976 | 12.67 % change on previous year | -197.1% |
| 1977 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 1978 | 5.15 % change on previous year | +51.2% |
| 1979 | 5.57 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9021 % change on previous year | -83.8% |
| 1981 | -0.1116 % change on previous year | -112.4% |
| 1982 | -1.55 % change on previous year | +1293.1% |
| 1983 | 6.11 % change on previous year | -492.9% |
| 1984 | 7.15 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 1986 | 5.36 % change on previous year | +238.5% |
| 1987 | 5.6 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 6.02 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 1990 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +34.4% |
| 1991 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 1992 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1993 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +104.1% |
| 1994 | 6.45 % change on previous year | +177.4% |
| 1995 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6435 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 1997 | 5.97 % change on previous year | +828.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1857 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1999 | 4.59 % change on previous year | +2372.7% |
| 2000 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 2001 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -165.0% |
| 2002 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -288.3% |
| 2003 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 4.99 % change on previous year | +77.5% |
| 2005 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 2006 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +70.6% |
| 2007 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 2008 | -0.5743 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 2009 | -4.94 % change on previous year | +759.6% |
| 2010 | 5.78 % change on previous year | -217.0% |
| 2011 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 2012 | -0.2987 % change on previous year | -115.2% |
| 2013 | -0.5821 % change on previous year | +94.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -408.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7451 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6422 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +128.8% |
| 2018 | -1.47 % change on previous year | -200.2% |
| 2019 | -0.9924 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 2020 | -0.8574 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -726.2% |
| 2022 | -0.8803 % change on previous year | -116.4% |
| 2023 | -2.85 % change on previous year | +223.5% |
| 2024 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -233.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +2372.7% | 0.1857 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | -1293.1% | -0.1116 % change on previous year | -1.55 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | -926.9% | 1.58 % change on previous year | -13.05 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +828.0% | 0.6435 % change on previous year | 5.97 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | -759.6% | -0.5743 % change on previous year | -4.94 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +726.2% | -0.8574 % change on previous year | 5.37 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.94 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 7.92 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.44 % change on previous year | -13.05 % change on previous year | 12.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.36 % change on previous year | -1.55 % change on previous year | 7.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.13 % change on previous year | 0.1857 % change on previous year | 6.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 % change on previous year | -4.94 % change on previous year | 4.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9048 % change on previous year | -1.47 % change on previous year | 5.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9144 % change on previous year | -2.85 % change on previous year | 5.37 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 6 Moldova 16.09 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 16.09 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Malaysia 15.27 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Austria 13.35 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Czechia 13.14 % change on previous year compare
- 11 New Zealand 10.98 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Romania 10.44 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.686 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.9625 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — production, annual growth rate in World?
- Paper and paperboard — production, annual growth rate in World was 3.79 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — production, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 12.67 % change on previous year in 1976.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — production, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.05 % change on previous year in 1975.
- How does World rank for paper and paperboard — production, annual growth rate?
- World ranks 9th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Paper and paperboard — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Paper and paperboard — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Paper and paperboard — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.