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Paper production energy consumption 1965-2015

Energy inputs for paper production from 1965 to 2015 (in kilowatt hours per ton of paper)

The data displays the energy consumption from the production of paper from 1965 to 2015. In 2015, producing one ton of paper consumed some 2,908 kilowatt hours of energy, down from 6,916 kilowatt hours consumed per ton of paper produced in 1965.

1965 6916
1975 5319
1985 3826
1995 3264
2015 2908