Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production in Northern America

Northern America: Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production was 4.78 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4.78 million t
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
5th
of 26 groups
All-time high
14.17 million t
in 1999
All-time low
4.75 million t
in 2023
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production in Northern America, 1998–2024

4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M1998201120241998: 13.7M t1999: 14.2M t2000: 14.1M t2001: 12.9M t2002: 12.8M t2003: 12.6M t2004: 12.9M t2005: 12.3M t2006: 12.0M t2007: 11.7M t2008: 10.8M t2009: 9.0M t2010: 9.7M t2011: 9.1M t2012: 8.8M t2013: 8.5M t2014: 8.5M t2015: 8.5M t2016: 8.4M t2017: 8.2M t2018: 7.4M t2019: 6.7M t2020: 5.4M t2021: 5.4M t2022: 5.5M t2023: 4.8M t2024: 4.8M t

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 4.78 million t for printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — production in Northern America peaked at 14.17 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.75 million t, in 2023.

That places Northern America 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production in Northern America, 1998 to 2024.
Year t Change
1998 13.69 million t
1999 14.17 million t +3.5%
2000 14.09 million t -0.6%
2001 12.94 million t -8.2%
2002 12.75 million t -1.5%
2003 12.59 million t -1.3%
2004 12.86 million t +2.2%
2005 12.25 million t -4.7%
2006 11.99 million t -2.1%
2007 11.69 million t -2.5%
2008 10.79 million t -7.7%
2009 8.98 million t -16.8%
2010 9.70 million t +8.0%
2011 9.12 million t -6.0%
2012 8.85 million t -3.0%
2013 8.54 million t -3.5%
2014 8.54 million t -0.0%
2015 8.49 million t -0.6%
2016 8.43 million t -0.7%
2017 8.17 million t -3.0%
2018 7.37 million t -9.9%
2019 6.72 million t -8.7%
2020 5.41 million t -19.5%
2021 5.43 million t +0.2%
2022 5.47 million t +0.9%
2023 4.75 million t -13.2%
2024 4.78 million t +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.93 million t 13.69 million t 14.17 million t 2
2000s 12.09 million t 8.98 million t 14.09 million t 10
2010s 8.39 million t 6.72 million t 9.70 million t 10
2020s 5.17 million t 4.75 million t 5.47 million t 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 2 Indonesia 3.00 million t compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 250,000 t compare
  3. 3 Japan 1.99 million t compare
  4. 4 Brazil 1.84 million t compare
  5. 5 Portugal 1.22 million t compare
  6. 6 Thailand 1.16 million t compare
  7. 7 Russian Federation 1.11 million t compare
  8. 8 Germany 927,805 t compare

See the full ranking of 123 places →

More environment data for Northern America

All data for Northern America →

Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — production in Northern America?
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — production in Northern America was 4.78 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — production recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 14.17 million t in 1999.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — production recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 4.75 million t in 2023.
How does Northern America rank for printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — production?
Northern America ranks 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — production rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production in Northern America. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/printing-and-writing-papers-uncoated-woodfree-production-2/northern-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/printing-and-writing-papers-uncoated-woodfree-production-2/northern-america/">Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production in Northern America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
123 places, 3,072 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en