Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Australia
Australia: Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita was 0.0975 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Australia stood at 0.0975 t per person.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.1608 t per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0492 t per person, in 1962.
Australia ranks 20th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0502 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0492 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0598 t per person | +21.7% |
| 1964 | 0.071 t per person | +18.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0772 t per person | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0666 t per person | -13.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0704 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0682 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0752 t per person | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0841 t per person | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0828 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0829 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0861 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0864 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0822 t per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0802 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0901 t per person | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0874 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0923 t per person | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0993 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0976 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0965 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0929 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0976 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0979 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0996 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0938 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1084 t per person | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1112 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.154 t per person | +38.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1525 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1139 t per person | -25.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1156 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1234 t per person | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1251 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1273 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1312 t per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1366 t per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1363 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.149 t per person | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1386 t per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1357 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1567 t per person | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1554 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1608 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1575 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1533 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1544 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1511 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1454 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1412 t per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1404 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1323 t per person | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1311 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1334 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1333 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1315 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1292 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1268 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1193 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1223 t per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1198 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.111 t per person | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0975 t per person | -12.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0975 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0492 t per person, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0975 t per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.059 t per person, 1.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +38.5% | 0.1112 t per person | 0.154 t per person |
| 1992 | -25.3% | 0.1525 t per person | 0.1139 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0653 t per person | 0.0492 t per person | 0.0772 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0855 t per person | 0.0802 t per person | 0.0923 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0995 t per person | 0.0929 t per person | 0.1112 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1316 t per person | 0.1139 t per person | 0.154 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1512 t per person | 0.1357 t per person | 0.1608 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1344 t per person | 0.1268 t per person | 0.1454 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.114 t per person | 0.0975 t per person | 0.1223 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2559 % 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) 2.87 % 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, per capita in Australia?
- Paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Australia was 0.0975 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1608 t per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0492 t per person in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for paper and paperboard — production, per capita?
- Australia ranks 20th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — production, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Paper and paperboard — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Paper and paperboard — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Paper and paperboard — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Paper and paperboard — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.