PUBLISHER: MarketLine | PRODUCT CODE: 2049097
PUBLISHER: MarketLine | PRODUCT CODE: 2049097
Global Paper & Paperboard industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume , and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Paper & paperboard market measures a country's or region's total use of paper and paperboard. The market is segmented into newsprint, printing and writing papers, and other paper and paperboards. The scope of other paper and paperboards includes construction paper and paperboard, household and sanitary paper, special thin paper, wrapping and packaging paper and paperboard, and other paper and paperboard not elsewhere specified. Market volume and value represent consumption volume and value.
All market data and forecasts are based on nominal prices, and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using yearly average exchange rates. The USD values may show a declining trend for a few countries, such as Argentina, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, and Russia. This is primarily because of the impact of exchange rates considered.
The global paper & paperboard market recorded a revenue of $396.8 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.2% between 2020 and 2025.
Market consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 1.5% between 2020 and 2025, reaching a total of 4,18,289.8 million tonnes in 2025.
The growth in paper & paperboard consumption during 2020-25 was driven by the rise in household disposable income.