Printing and writing papers — Production in Russia
Russia: Printing and writing papers — Production was 1.40 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Printing and writing papers — Production in Russia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Russia recorded 1.40 million t for printing and writing papers — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — production in Russia peaked at 1.40 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 425,000 t, in 2012.
Russia ranks 13th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Printing and writing papers — Production in Russia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 845,000 t | — |
| 1993 | 665,000 t | -21.3% |
| 1994 | 430,000 t | -35.3% |
| 1995 | 486,000 t | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 433,000 t | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 441,000 t | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 474,000 t | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 566,000 t | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 575,000 t | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 639,000 t | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 507,000 t | -20.7% |
| 2003 | 589,000 t | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 607,000 t | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 586,000 t | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 601,000 t | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 569,000 t | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 525,000 t | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 474,000 t | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 518,000 t | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 434,000 t | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 425,000 t | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 683,257 t | +60.8% |
| 2014 | 980,000 t | +43.4% |
| 2015 | 905,000 t | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 825,000 t | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 902,118 t | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 965,000 t | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million t | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.31 million t | +30.5% |
| 2021 | 1.31 million t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.34 million t | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.38 million t | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.40 million t | +1.4% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 1.40 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 89,000 t, 15.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Russia's 1.40 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,116 t, 1255.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 542,500 t | 430,000 t | 845,000 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 567,200 t | 474,000 t | 639,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 764,106 t | 425,000 t | 1.00 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million t | 1.31 million t | 1.40 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More environment data for Russia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.5 % 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 -1.96 % 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 0.5219 % 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 printing and writing papers — production in Russia?
- Printing and writing papers — production in Russia was 1.40 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — production recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 425,000 t in 2012.
- How does Russia rank for printing and writing papers — production?
- Russia ranks 13th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — production rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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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