Gypsum and plaster production rose 6.83% to 1,417 kt in Pakistan in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, gypsum and plaster production in Pakistan reached an all time high of 1,417 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 70.0 kt in 1972. When compared to Pakistan's main peers, gypsum and plaster production in Afghanistan amounted to 3.00 kt, 132,000 kt in China, 2,500 kt in India and 22,000 kt in Iran in 2015.
Pakistan has been ranked 21st within the group of 84 countries we follow in terms of gypsum and plaster production, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gypsum and Plaster Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Afghanistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kt | 37,000 | 37,000 | 127,000 | 128,000 | 129,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 3,370 | 4,925 | 3,992 | 3,564 | 3,116 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 13,616 | 11,914 | 14,657 | 14,179 | 17,354 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,026 | 8,277 | 11,350 | 9,424 | 10,462 | |||||
| Japan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,770 | 5,002 | 4,771 | ||
| Pakistan | kt | 800 | 854 | 885 | 1,260 | 1,250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 2,900 | 2,900 | 3,000 | 3,100 | 5,100 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.358 | 0.104 | 0.542 | 0.600 | 0.600 | |||||
| Tajikistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.4 | 14.6 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 12.2 | ||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| USA | kt | 11,500 | 10,200 | 9,770 | 14,800 | 12,900 |