Chemical wood pulp production rose 14.2% to 499,000 kt in South Korea in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, chemical wood pulp production in South Korea reached an all time high of 517,000 kt in 2014 and an all time low of 3,400 kt in 1968. When compared to South Korea's main peers, chemical wood pulp production in China amounted to 8,897,000 kt, 43,000 kt in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 8,077,000 kt in Japan and 110,000 kt in Vietnam in 2018.
South Korea has been ranked 25th 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 |
| Cambodia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kt | 7,049,000 | 7,089,000 | 7,479,000 | 7,824,000 | 8,897,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | 43,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 2,394,300 | 2,534,300 | 2,434,800 | 2,434,800 | 2,434,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 8,302,000 | 8,132,000 | 8,048,000 | 8,184,000 | 8,077,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 128,000 | ||
| Russia | kt | 5,463,000 | 5,325,000 | 5,552,000 | 6,012,000 | 6,159,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 517,000 | 441,000 | 450,000 | 437,000 | 499,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 948,000 | 870,000 | 908,000 | 924,000 | 971,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 42,334,000 | 42,110,000 | 42,461,999 | 42,525,299 | 46,394,152 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 |
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