Printing and writing papers — Production in Portugal

Portugal: Printing and writing papers — Production was 1.22 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.22 million t
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
18th
of 118 countries
All-time high
1.61 million t
in 2016
All-time low
18,400 t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 1.22 million t for printing and writing papers — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — production in Portugal peaked at 1.61 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18,400 t, in 1962.

Portugal ranks 18th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Printing and writing papers — Production in Portugal, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 18,600 t —
1962 18,400 t -1.1%
1963 20,400 t +10.9%
1964 23,100 t +13.2%
1965 26,400 t +14.3%
1966 27,300 t +3.4%
1967 28,600 t +4.8%
1968 38,300 t +33.9%
1969 45,600 t +19.1%
1970 43,200 t -5.3%
1971 42,200 t -2.3%
1972 42,900 t +1.7%
1973 54,000 t +25.9%
1974 67,000 t +24.1%
1975 54,000 t -19.4%
1976 59,000 t +9.3%
1977 79,000 t +33.9%
1978 82,000 t +3.8%
1979 91,000 t +11.0%
1980 87,000 t -4.4%
1981 92,000 t +5.7%
1982 97,000 t +5.4%
1983 99,000 t +2.1%
1984 116,000 t +17.2%
1985 103,000 t -11.2%
1986 119,000 t +15.5%
1987 168,000 t +41.2%
1988 151,000 t -10.1%
1989 154,000 t +2.0%
1990 167,000 t +8.4%
1991 282,000 t +68.9%
1992 353,000 t +25.2%
1993 385,000 t +9.1%
1994 435,000 t +13.0%
1995 438,000 t +0.7%
1996 486,000 t +11.0%
1997 533,000 t +9.7%
1998 552,000 t +3.6%
1999 572,000 t +3.6%
2000 700,000 t +22.4%
2001 865,000 t +23.6%
2002 954,000 t +10.3%
2003 972,000 t +1.9%
2004 1.09 million t +12.4%
2005 1.04 million t -5.0%
2006 1.04 million t +0.7%
2007 1.06 million t +1.0%
2008 1.06 million t +0.9%
2009 1.09 million t +2.3%
2010 934,187 t -14.2%
2011 1.55 million t +66.1%
2012 1.55 million t +0.1%
2013 1.52 million t -2.4%
2014 1.58 million t +4.4%
2015 1.60 million t +1.0%
2016 1.61 million t +0.8%
2017 1.59 million t -1.0%
2018 1.54 million t -3.6%
2019 1.44 million t -6.1%
2020 1.30 million t -10.0%
2021 1.46 million t +12.6%
2022 1.52 million t +3.8%
2023 1.14 million t -25.0%
2024 1.22 million t +6.8%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 1.22 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 89,000 t, 13.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 1.22 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,116 t, 1090.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Printing and writing papers — Production in Portugal 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
1991 +68.9% 167,000 t 282,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27,411 t 18,400 t 45,600 t 9
1970s 61,430 t 42,200 t 91,000 t 10
1980s 118,600 t 87,000 t 168,000 t 10
1990s 420,300 t 167,000 t 572,000 t 10
2000s 987,466 t 700,000 t 1.09 million t 10
2010s 1.49 million t 934,187 t 1.61 million t 10
2020s 1.33 million t 1.14 million t 1.52 million t 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 15 Austria 1.27 million t compare
  2. 16 Italy 1.26 million t compare
  3. 17 USSR 1.25 million t compare
  4. 19 Thailand 1.16 million t compare
  5. 20 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.10 million t compare
  6. 21 Poland 645,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers — production in Portugal?
Printing and writing papers — production in Portugal was 1.22 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1.61 million t in 2016.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers — production recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 18,400 t in 1962.
How does Portugal rank for printing and writing papers — production?
Portugal ranks 18th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
Is printing and writing papers — production rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Portugal 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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