Coated papers production fell 4.66% to 671,889 kt in France in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, coated papers production in France reached an all time high of 2,062,000 kt in 2005 and an all time low of 671,889 kt in 2018. When compared to France's main peers, coated papers production in Belgium amounted to 1,028,000 kt, 3,043,000 kt in Germany, 1,894,000 kt in Italy and 319,321 kt in Spain in 2018.
France has been ranked 11th within the group of 40 countries we follow in terms of coated papers production, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Coated Papers Production | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | kt | 1,201,580 | 1,263,646 | 1,206,876 | 1,224,448 | 1,220,649 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 1,141,000 | 1,185,000 | 1,159,222 | 1,118,000 | 1,053,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 915,000 | 717,822 | 715,156 | 704,700 | 671,887 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 3,671,000 | 3,366,000 | 3,334,000 | 3,279,000 | 3,042,514 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 2,166,364 | 2,134,269 | 2,018,000 | 2,010,657 | 1,893,966 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Morocco | kt | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | kt | 406,000 | 243,000 | 239,000 | 231,000 | 217,819 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | ... | ... | 27,670 | 30,581 | 29,409 | 29,837 | 34,593 | ||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Slovenia | kt | 148,670 | 149,741 | 151,537 | 155,069 | 96,917 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 437,154 | 429,905 | 426,930 | 381,171 | 319,321 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kt | 186,541 | 188,718 | 156,499 | 173,421 | 152,600 |
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