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Global consumption of paper per capita by region 2016

Paper consumption per capita worldwide in 2016, by region (in kilograms)

The data displays the paper consumption per capita worldwide in 2016, by region. In that year, North America had a per capita paper consumption of 213 kilograms. Comparatively, Africa's per capita consumption of paper was eight kilograms.

North America	213
Japan	209
EU	158
Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, & Malaysia	155
Oceania	114
China	78
Rest of Europe	52
Latin America	46
Rest of Asia	17
Africa	8
World average	57

Global consumption of paper per capita by region 2016

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