What we count
The mass of paper and paperboard produced worldwide for printing, packaging and other uses.
Paper and paperboard produced this year
How many tonnes of paper and paperboard the world has produced this year, which products the measure includes and how FAO compiles it.
Continuously calculated
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What lies behind this number
The mass of paper and paperboard produced worldwide for printing, packaging and other uses.
How the source derives it
FAO aggregates national forest-product statistics and harmonises paper and paperboard categories.
What one number cannot show
The total does not show recycled fibre share, product type or the environmental impacts of production.
Source value
The calculation uses the annual value published by FAOSTAT Forest Products 2024 for 2024. It is the latest value published by this source.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time elapsed since the start of the year.
Annual value423,000,000tonnes
- Period
- 2024
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- FAOSTAT Forest Products 2024
How the number is calculated
We distribute the latest published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value423,000,0002024 · tonnes
Average per day1,158,135even annual distribution
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
FAOSTAT Forest Products 2024 reports the latest published value used by the calculation for 2024.
Elapsed share
We calculate the share corresponding to time elapsed since the start of the year. The counter restarts at the beginning of the next calendar year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from FAOSTAT Forest Products 2024 and refers to 2024. We use it because it is the latest value published by this source. FAO aggregates national forest-product statistics and harmonises paper and paperboard categories.
Latest published and verified source value
- Publisher
- FAOSTAT Forest Products 2024
- Data period
- 2024
- Verified
- 12 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation