In the area of ​​developing countries, the number of pages printed in 2011 increased 7.5% compared to 2010, but in the developed countries, the number of pages printed in 2011 decreased by 5% compared to 2010. In total, in 2011, the world was printed 3.09 trillion pages A4.

In Western Europe, the number of pages printed in 2011 fell 3% in the region of Central and Eastern Europe as well as Middle East and Africa, the number of pages printed in 2011 by 2%. Along with Western Europe, in the latter area, every minute there are nearly 2 million pages of A4 printed, analysts note.

However, the growth of pages printed in 2011 is mainly ensured by the Middle East and Africa, although 63% of the total pages in the year 2011 of the Europe - Middle East and Africa is still from Western Europe. Currently, more than 55% of the pages are printed by laser multifunction devices.

In Europe - Middle East and Africa, inkjet majority - 58%. However, only 7.4% of the total pages printed by inkjet printing. The rate of monochrome laser printing device is 34.5% and 71.7% of pages have been printed; rate color laser printing device is 7.2% and 20.9% of pages have been printed. European market leader of pages printed HP (26%), Canon (11%), Xerox (10%) and Lexmark (8%).

 

The decline in the number of pages printed in 2011 related to the deployment of application services in the basic controls, the transfer document transfer processes to electronic format and increase the volume of electronic documents, receive to protect the environment and save money, according to IDC. In the coming years, the volume of printing of the world will increase, although the increase is limited to a number of market segments and geographies.