Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita was 0.0474 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita in United Kingdom, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, paper and paperboard — production, per capita in United Kingdom stood at 0.0474 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — production, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.1122 t per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.047 t per person, in 2023.
United Kingdom ranks 35th 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0762 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0742 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0771 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0815 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0835 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0831 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0807 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0844 t per person | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.089 t per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0881 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0776 t per person | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0773 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0821 t per person | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.081 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0643 t per person | -20.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0745 t per person | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0738 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0741 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0751 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0672 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.06 t per person | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0573 t per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0569 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0636 t per person | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0656 t per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0695 t per person | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0737 t per person | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0754 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.078 t per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0843 t per person | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0862 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0895 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0915 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1007 t per person | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.105 t per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1064 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1111 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1107 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1121 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1122 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1049 t per person | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1087 t per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1082 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1074 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1033 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0896 t per person | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0853 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0806 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0689 t per person | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0685 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0686 t per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0674 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0711 t per person | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.068 t per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.061 t per person | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.056 t per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0585 t per person | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0588 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0578 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0544 t per person | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0544 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0511 t per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.047 t per person | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0474 t per person | +0.9% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0474 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0492 t per person, 97% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0474 t per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0432 t per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0811 t per person | 0.0742 t per person | 0.089 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0768 t per person | 0.0643 t per person | 0.0881 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0667 t per person | 0.0569 t per person | 0.078 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0998 t per person | 0.0843 t per person | 0.1121 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0969 t per person | 0.0689 t per person | 0.1122 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0636 t per person | 0.056 t per person | 0.0711 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0509 t per person | 0.047 t per person | 0.0544 t per person | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.8735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — production, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Paper and paperboard — production, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0474 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1122 t per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — production, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.047 t per person in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for paper and paperboard — production, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 35th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — production, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.