Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Guatemala

Guatemala: Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita was 0.0017 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0017 t per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
87th
of 125 countries
All-time high
0.0049 t per person
in 1978
All-time low
0.0006 t per person
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2024

0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Guatemala is 0.0017 t per person, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0049 t per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 t per person, in 1961.

Guatemala ranks 87th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Guatemala, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0006 t per person
1962 0.0007 t per person +7.9%
1963 0.0009 t per person +29.5%
1964 0.0014 t per person +57.8%
1965 0.0022 t per person +52.5%
1966 0.0019 t per person -10.4%
1967 0.002 t per person +4.5%
1968 0.0021 t per person +5.9%
1969 0.0023 t per person +6.2%
1970 0.0026 t per person +13.6%
1971 0.0028 t per person +7.9%
1972 0.0039 t per person +39.0%
1973 0.0038 t per person -2.6%
1974 0.0035 t per person -7.4%
1975 0.0031 t per person -11.2%
1976 0.0037 t per person +18.9%
1977 0.0045 t per person +20.6%
1978 0.0049 t per person +10.2%
1979 0.0044 t per person -11.2%
1980 0.0046 t per person +5.1%
1981 0.0041 t per person -10.8%
1982 0.0023 t per person -42.7%
1983 0.0028 t per person +20.5%
1984 0.003 t per person +6.5%
1985 0.0024 t per person -19.3%
1986 0.0027 t per person +12.5%
1987 0.0027 t per person -3.2%
1988 0.0026 t per person -2.8%
1989 0.0025 t per person -2.8%
1990 0.0024 t per person -2.8%
1991 0.0024 t per person -2.7%
1992 0.0023 t per person -2.6%
1993 0.0022 t per person -2.6%
1994 0.0025 t per person +10.7%
1995 0.003 t per person +20.8%
1996 0.0029 t per person -2.6%
1997 0.0029 t per person -2.5%
1998 0.0028 t per person -2.5%
1999 0.0027 t per person -2.5%
2000 0.0027 t per person -2.3%
2001 0.0026 t per person -2.3%
2002 0.0025 t per person -2.3%
2003 0.0025 t per person -2.2%
2004 0.0024 t per person -2.2%
2005 0.0024 t per person -2.1%
2006 0.0023 t per person -2.1%
2007 0.0023 t per person -2.1%
2008 0.0022 t per person -2.0%
2009 0.0022 t per person -2.0%
2010 0.0021 t per person -2.0%
2011 0.0021 t per person -2.0%
2012 0.0021 t per person -2.0%
2013 0.002 t per person -1.9%
2014 0.002 t per person -1.9%
2015 0.0019 t per person -1.8%
2016 0.0019 t per person -1.8%
2017 0.0019 t per person -1.8%
2018 0.0018 t per person -1.7%
2019 0.0018 t per person -1.5%
2020 0.0018 t per person -1.5%
2021 0.0018 t per person -1.4%
2022 0.0017 t per person -1.4%
2023 0.0017 t per person -1.5%
2024 0.0017 t per person -1.5%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 0.0017 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 t per person, 14% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 0.0017 t per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0124 t per person, 14% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in Guatemala 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.

YearChange FromTo
1964 +57.8% 0.0009 t per person 0.0014 t per person
1965 +52.5% 0.0014 t per person 0.0022 t per person
1972 +39.0% 0.0028 t per person 0.0039 t per person
1982 -42.7% 0.0041 t per person 0.0023 t per person
1963 +29.5% 0.0007 t per person 0.0009 t per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0016 t per person 0.0006 t per person 0.0023 t per person 9
1970s 0.0037 t per person 0.0026 t per person 0.0049 t per person 10
1980s 0.003 t per person 0.0023 t per person 0.0046 t per person 10
1990s 0.0026 t per person 0.0022 t per person 0.003 t per person 10
2000s 0.0024 t per person 0.0022 t per person 0.0027 t per person 10
2010s 0.002 t per person 0.0018 t per person 0.0021 t per person 10
2020s 0.0017 t per person 0.0017 t per person 0.0018 t per person 5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 84 Moldova 0.0028 t per person compare
  2. 85 Mali 0.0023 t per person compare
  3. 86 Uzbekistan 0.002 t per person compare
  4. 88 Cuba 0.0014 t per person compare
  5. 89 Algeria 0.0014 t per person compare
  6. 90 Sri Lanka 0.0011 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Guatemala?
Paper and paperboard — production, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0017 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.0049 t per person in 1978.
What is the lowest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 t per person in 1961.
How does Guatemala rank for paper and paperboard — production, per capita?
Guatemala ranks 87th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
Is paper and paperboard — production, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala 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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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

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Indicator
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
126 places, 5,849 data points, 1961–2024
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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.