Coated papers production rose 1.32% to 7,650,000 kt in China in 2017, according to Faostat.
Historically, coated papers production in China reached an all time high of 7,800,000 kt in 2012 and an all time low of 450,000 kt in 1999. When compared to China's main peers, coated papers production in India amounted to 347,000 kt, 4,875,000 kt in Japan, 109,345 kt in Russia and 4,986,705 kt in USA in 2017.
China has been ranked 1st within the group of 44 countries we follow in terms of coated papers production, 3 places above 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 |
| Bangladesh | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | kt | 459,000 | 450,000 | 458,000 | 455,000 | 456,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 7,750,000 | 7,700,000 | 7,550,000 | 7,650,000 | 7,050,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 3,671,000 | 3,366,000 | 3,334,000 | 3,279,000 | 3,042,514 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 756,000 | 825,000 | 535,000 | 347,000 | 225,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 4,981,000 | 4,971,000 | 4,861,000 | 4,875,000 | 4,515,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 561,000 | 606,000 | 592,000 | 599,000 | 589,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 26,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | ... | ... | ... | 60,000 | 85,000 | 100,000 | 109,345 | 96,000 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 1,713,000 | 1,602,000 | 1,418,000 | 1,736,000 | 1,650,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | kt | 5,974,000 | 5,331,000 | 5,286,372 | 4,986,705 | 4,505,081 |
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