Household and sanitary paper production fell 0.616% to 1,775,000 kt in Japan in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, household and sanitary paper production in Japan reached an all time high of 1,807,000 kt in 2016 and an all time low of 187,300 kt in 1961. When compared to Japan's main peers, household and sanitary paper production in China amounted to 9,700,000 kt, 580,000 kt in Russia, 556,000 kt in South Korea and 6,950,059 kt in USA in 2018.
Japan has been ranked 3rd within the group of 80 countries we follow in terms of household and sanitary paper production.
| Household and Sanitary Paper Production | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Canada | kt | 696,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 738,000 | 739,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 8,300,000 | 8,850,000 | 9,200,000 | 9,600,000 | 9,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | kt | 1,438,000 | 1,458,000 | 1,507,000 | 1,513,000 | 1,508,083 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 130,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 219,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 1,767,000 | 1,766,000 | 1,807,000 | 1,786,000 | 1,775,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 1,083,000 | 1,120,000 | 1,187,000 | 1,206,000 | 1,239,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 420,000 | 445,000 | 490,975 | 500,751 | 580,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 529,000 | 468,000 | 513,000 | 512,000 | 556,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 6,731,000 | 6,824,000 | 6,878,300 | 6,937,314 | 6,949,944 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 93,000 | 93,000 | 93,000 | 93,000 | 93,000 |
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