Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Canada
Canada: Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita was 0.2024 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Canada is 0.2024 t per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.6818 t per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2024 t per person, in 2024.
Canada ranks 6th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4365 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4327 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4334 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4637 t per person | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4959 t per person | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5269 t per person | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5054 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5012 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5399 t per person | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5277 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5082 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5418 t per person | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5592 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5795 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.435 t per person | -24.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5028 t per person | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5121 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5544 t per person | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5572 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5462 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5574 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5046 t per person | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5369 t per person | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5658 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5694 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5948 t per person | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6167 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.631 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6167 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6042 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6001 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5939 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6213 t per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6418 t per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6477 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6269 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6393 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6259 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6671 t per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6818 t per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6394 t per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6401 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6309 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6407 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6047 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5584 t per person | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5281 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4749 t per person | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3813 t per person | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3751 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3511 t per person | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3099 t per person | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3185 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3041 t per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2885 t per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2745 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2725 t per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2736 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.253 t per person | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2291 t per person | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2421 t per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2326 t per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2044 t per person | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2024 t per person | -1.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.2024 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0492 t per person, 4.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4817 t per person | 0.4327 t per person | 0.5399 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5278 t per person | 0.435 t per person | 0.5795 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5739 t per person | 0.5046 t per person | 0.631 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6268 t per person | 0.5939 t per person | 0.6671 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.578 t per person | 0.3813 t per person | 0.6818 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3021 t per person | 0.253 t per person | 0.3751 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2221 t per person | 0.2024 t per person | 0.2421 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.21 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Canada?
- Paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Canada was 0.2024 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6818 t per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2024 t per person in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for paper and paperboard — production, per capita?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — production, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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)
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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.