Printing and writing papers — Production in Denmark

Denmark: Printing and writing papers — Production was 28,000 t in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
28,000 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 118 countries
All-time high
165,000 t
in 1984
All-time low
28,000 t
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

50.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for printing and writing papers — production in Denmark is 28,000 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 82.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — production in Denmark peaked at 165,000 t in 1984 and was at its lowest, 28,000 t, in 2018.

That places Denmark 60th out of 118 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Printing and writing papers — Production in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Printing and writing papers — Production in Denmark, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 63,000 t —
1962 60,000 t -4.8%
1963 59,000 t -1.7%
1964 61,400 t +4.1%
1965 62,700 t +2.1%
1966 71,000 t +13.2%
1967 64,000 t -9.9%
1968 69,000 t +7.8%
1969 73,000 t +5.8%
1970 71,000 t -2.7%
1971 63,000 t -11.3%
1972 74,000 t +17.5%
1973 83,000 t +12.2%
1974 107,000 t +28.9%
1975 59,000 t -44.9%
1976 73,000 t +23.7%
1977 79,000 t +8.2%
1978 95,000 t +20.3%
1979 117,000 t +23.2%
1980 113,000 t -3.4%
1981 133,000 t +17.7%
1982 157,000 t +18.0%
1983 155,000 t -1.3%
1984 165,000 t +6.5%
1985 142,000 t -13.9%
1986 133,000 t -6.3%
1987 130,000 t -2.3%
1988 127,000 t -2.3%
1989 130,000 t +2.4%
1990 124,000 t -4.6%
1991 132,000 t +6.5%
1992 117,000 t -11.4%
1993 93,000 t -20.5%
1994 93,000 t +0.0%
1995 93,000 t +0.0%
1996 93,000 t +0.0%
1997 114,000 t +22.6%
1998 117,000 t +2.6%
1999 102,000 t -12.8%
2000 119,000 t +16.7%
2001 116,000 t -2.5%
2002 132,917 t +14.6%
2003 135,577 t +2.0%
2004 140,299 t +3.5%
2005 151,093 t +7.7%
2006 151,093 t +0.0%
2007 154,722 t +2.4%
2008 155,722 t +0.6%
2009 155,722 t +0.0%
2010 154,636 t -0.7%
2011 155,313 t +0.4%
2012 155,312 t -0.0%
2013 155,310 t -0.0%
2014 155,310 t +0.0%
2015 39,000 t -74.9%
2016 36,000 t -7.7%
2017 34,000 t -5.6%
2018 28,000 t -17.6%
2019 28,000 t +0.0%
2020 28,000 t +0.0%
2021 28,000 t +0.0%
2022 28,000 t +0.0%
2023 28,000 t +0.0%
2024 28,000 t +0.0%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 28,000 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 89,000 t, 31% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 28,000 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,116 t, 25.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Printing and writing papers — Production in Denmark 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
2015 -74.9% 155,310 t 39,000 t
1975 -44.9% 107,000 t 59,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 64,789 t 59,000 t 73,000 t 9
1970s 82,100 t 59,000 t 117,000 t 10
1980s 138,500 t 113,000 t 165,000 t 10
1990s 107,800 t 93,000 t 132,000 t 10
2000s 141,214 t 116,000 t 155,722 t 10
2010s 94,088 t 28,000 t 155,313 t 10
2020s 28,000 t 28,000 t 28,000 t 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 57 Morocco 34,000 t compare
  2. 58 Greece 32,353 t compare
  3. 59 Bangladesh 30,000 t compare
  4. 61 Algeria 14,000 t compare
  5. 61 Tunisia 14,000 t compare
  6. 63 Belarus 13,210 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers — production in Denmark?
Printing and writing papers — production in Denmark was 28,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest printing and writing papers — production recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 165,000 t in 1984.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers — production recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 28,000 t in 2018.
How does Denmark rank for printing and writing papers — production?
Denmark ranks 60th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
Is printing and writing papers — production rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark 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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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
148 places, 7,133 data points, 1961–2024
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