leading paperboard and packaging paper producer, but in 2008 production in China surpassed that of the U.S. and has remained above it since.
China produced 79.07 million metric tons of paperboard and packaging paper in 2022, making it the top producer worldwide. The United States was the second-largest producing country, with an output of nearly 48.83 million metric tons. In previous decades the U.S. was the Production of paperboard and packaging paper in selected countries worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons)
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Production of paperboard and packaging paper in selected countries worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], FAO, December 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/868314/production-of-packaging-paper-board-in-selected-countries/