Printing and writing papers — Production in Americas

Americas: Printing and writing papers — Production was 11.48 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.48 million t
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
6th
of 31 groups
All-time high
32.92 million t
in 2000
All-time low
7.23 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Printing and writing papers — Production in Americas, 1961–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, printing and writing papers — production in Americas stood at 11.48 million t.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — production in Americas peaked at 32.92 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.23 million t, in 1961.

That places Americas 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.25 million t 7.23 million t 11.22 million t 9
1970s 13.51 million t 11.14 million t 16.78 million t 10
1980s 20.80 million t 17.17 million t 25.09 million t 10
1990s 29.57 million t 25.96 million t 32.74 million t 10
2000s 30.72 million t 24.99 million t 32.92 million t 10
2010s 22.04 million t 17.14 million t 26.65 million t 10
2020s 12.65 million t 11.31 million t 13.63 million t 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 3 Japan 5.44 million t compare
  2. 4 India 5.01 million t compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 4.81 million t compare
  4. 6 Germany 3.71 million t compare
  5. 7 Republic of Korea 2.19 million t compare
  6. 8 Brazil 2.17 million t compare
  7. 9 Canada 2.02 million t compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers — production in Americas?
Printing and writing papers — production in Americas was 11.48 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest printing and writing papers — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 32.92 million t in 2000.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 7.23 million t in 1961.
How does Americas rank for printing and writing papers — production?
Americas ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is printing and writing papers — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Printing and writing papers — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 6,820 data points, 1961–2024
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