Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in China
China: Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita was 0.0996 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paper and paperboard — production, per capita in China is 0.0996 t per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — production, per capita in China peaked at 0.0996 t per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 t per person, in 1967.
China ranks 19th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0038 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0041 t per person | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0044 t per person | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0044 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0045 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0045 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 t per person | -27.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0036 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 t per person | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0047 t per person | +19.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0044 t per person | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0045 t per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 t per person | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0056 t per person | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0065 t per person | +16.1% |
| 1980 | 0.007 t per person | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.007 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0074 t per person | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0083 t per person | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0092 t per person | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0107 t per person | +16.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0118 t per person | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0132 t per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0143 t per person | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0148 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0153 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0159 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0174 t per person | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0186 t per person | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0216 t per person | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0237 t per person | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0255 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0259 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0259 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0268 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0279 t per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0287 t per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0328 t per person | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0368 t per person | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0417 t per person | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0463 t per person | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0529 t per person | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0592 t per person | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0632 t per person | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0677 t per person | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0722 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0767 t per person | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0787 t per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0771 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0793 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0806 t per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0811 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0826 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0773 t per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0793 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.083 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0886 t per person | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0909 t per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0948 t per person | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0996 t per person | +5.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0996 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 t per person, 8.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0996 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 China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -27.6% | 0.0045 t per person | 0.0033 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 0.0045 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0046 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 0.0065 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0104 t per person | 0.007 t per person | 0.0148 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0217 t per person | 0.0153 t per person | 0.0268 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0457 t per person | 0.0279 t per person | 0.0677 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0785 t per person | 0.0722 t per person | 0.0826 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0914 t per person | 0.083 t per person | 0.0996 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2291 % 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) 0.6695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — production, per capita in China?
- Paper and paperboard — production, per capita in China was 0.0996 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0996 t per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 t per person in 1967.
- How does China rank for paper and paperboard — production, per capita?
- China ranks 19th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — production, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.