largest paper and paperboard producer in the world, only behind China.
Paper and paperboard production in the United States totaled 65.3 million metric tons in 2022 – a decrease of some three percent from the previous year. Paper and paperboard production in the U.S. tripled between 1961 and 1999 to a high of 88.7 million metric tons, but has since been in decline. Nevertheless, the U.S. is the second-Total production of paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons)
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FAO. (December 21, 2023). Total production of paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252708/total-us-production-of-paper-and-board-2001-2010/
FAO. "Total production of paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252708/total-us-production-of-paper-and-board-2001-2010/
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FAO. "Total Production of Paper and Paperboard in The United States from 1961 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252708/total-us-production-of-paper-and-board-2001-2010/
FAO, Total production of paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252708/total-us-production-of-paper-and-board-2001-2010/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Total production of paper and paperboard in the United States from 1961 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], FAO, December 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252708/total-us-production-of-paper-and-board-2001-2010/