The size is proportional to population in each country/region. On average about 54 kilos of paper is consumed per capita in the world.
| |
Paper consumption
kg/capita |
| North America |
227 |
| EU |
165 |
| Other Europe |
46 |
| Japan |
215 |
| China |
64 |
| Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore & Malaysia |
151 |
| Rest of Asia |
7 |
| Oceania |
141 |
| Latin America |
44 |
| Africa |
8 |