Chemical wood pulp production rose 0% to 2,434,800 kt in India in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, chemical wood pulp production in India reached an all time high of 2,534,300 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 50,000 kt in 1965. When compared to India's main peers, chemical wood pulp production in Bangladesh amounted to 11,000 kt, 8,897,000 kt in China, 41,000 kt in Pakistan and 2,600 kt in Sri Lanka in 2018.
India has been ranked 13th within the group of 46 countries we follow in terms of chemical wood pulp production, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Chemical Wood Pulp Production | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Afghanistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bangladesh | kt | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kt | 7,049,000 | 7,089,000 | 7,479,000 | 7,824,000 | 8,897,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 2,394,300 | 2,534,300 | 2,434,800 | 2,434,800 | 2,434,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | ... | ... | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 8,302,000 | 8,132,000 | 8,048,000 | 8,184,000 | 8,077,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 235,000 | 131,000 | 131,000 | 131,000 | 131,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Myanmar | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pakistan | kt | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 5,463,000 | 5,325,000 | 5,552,000 | 6,012,000 | 6,159,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kt | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 42,334,000 | 42,110,000 | 42,461,999 | 42,525,299 | 46,394,152 |
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