Consumption of papers and boards in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2024, by type (in million metric tons)

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Release date

May 2025

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2017 to 2024

Supplementary notes

This statistic has been compiled from multiple annual releases.

This statistic is using original data from the HM Revenue and Customs and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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Paper and boards consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017-2024, by type

Published by
Doris Dokua Sasu,
Nov 27, 2025

The United Kingdom consumed *** million metric tons of packaging papers in 2024. Packaging and tissues have consistently been the most consumed papers and boards type in the UK over the past five years. In contrast, the amount of printings and writing papers consumed in the UK has almost halved since 2017.

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