Based on total consumption of 412.5 million metric tons
Supplementary notes
* Members of CEPI: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. ** Other Europe is total Europe excluding CEPI countries.
Total might not equal 100 percent due to rounding.
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Global paper and board consumption distribution 2023, by region
Asia was the world's largest consumer of paper and board in 2023, accounting for ** percent of the million metric tons of paper and board consumed globally that year. In a distant second place that year was North America with ** percent.
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CEPI. (July 11, 2025). Distribution of paper and board consumption worldwide in 2023, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1000926/cepi-paper-board-consumption-region-share/
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