Toilet Paper Fun Facts

Toilet paper was invented in 1857

The standard size of a sheet of toilet paper is 4.5” X 4.5”

On average, consumers use 8.6 sheets per trip to the washroom, which is a total of 57 sheets a day for an annual total of 20,805 sheets

The average person uses 100 rolls of toilet tissue per year

It takes about 384 trees to make the toilet paper rolls that one American uses within his or her lifetime

Everyday, over 5 billion gallons of water are flushed down toilets in the United States

With just over 6 billion humans living on Earth it requires the daily production of 83,048,116 rolls per day

Asked what 20th century “convenience” is most taken for granted:

• 69% voted for toilet paper
• 42% say a zipper
• 38% say frozen foods

We often remain oblivious to toilet paper and take advantage of the convenience it provides for us