Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in India
India: Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita was 0.0154 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paper and paperboard — production, per capita in India is 0.0154 t per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — production, per capita in India peaked at 0.0154 t per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.001 t per person, in 1961.
India ranks 55th of 125 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 t per person | +13.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 t per person | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 t per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 t per person | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0016 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 t per person | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 t per person | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 t per person | +28.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.002 t per person | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.002 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 t per person | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 t per person | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 t per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 t per person | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 t per person | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.003 t per person | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 t per person | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 t per person | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 t per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.004 t per person | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 t per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.004 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 t per person | +43.8% |
| 2007 | 0.007 t per person | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 t per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0081 t per person | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.008 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 t per person | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.011 t per person | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0116 t per person | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0119 t per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0128 t per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0136 t per person | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0141 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0147 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0154 t per person | +5.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0154 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 t per person, 35.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0154 t per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0011 t per person, 13.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +43.8% | 0.004 t per person | 0.0058 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 0.0015 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.002 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0037 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 0.007 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0105 t per person | 0.008 t per person | 0.0127 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0141 t per person | 0.0128 t per person | 0.0154 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.78 % 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) 3.01 % 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 India?
- Paper and paperboard — production, per capita in India was 0.0154 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0154 t per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 t per person in 1961.
- How does India rank for paper and paperboard — production, per capita?
- India ranks 55th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — production, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.