Mechanical wood pulp production rose 0% to 865,000 kt in China in 2017, according to Faostat.
Historically, mechanical wood pulp production in China reached an all time high of 865,000 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 200,000 kt in 1974. When compared to China's main peers, mechanical wood pulp production in India amounted to 504,000 kt, 584,000 kt in Japan, 2,280,000 kt in Russia and 2,496,322 kt in USA in 2017.
China has been ranked 6th within the group of 37 countries we follow in terms of mechanical wood pulp production, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mechanical Wood Pulp Production | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Bangladesh | kt | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 7,719,000 | 7,665,000 | 7,755,000 | 7,054,000 | 7,050,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 865,000 | 865,000 | 865,000 | 865,000 | 865,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 1,163,000 | 1,043,000 | 1,013,000 | 964,000 | 945,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 504,000 | 504,000 | 504,000 | 504,000 | 504,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 714,000 | 689,000 | 666,000 | 647,000 | 587,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | ... | ... | ... | 17,000 | 8,000 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | ... | ... | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 2,043,006 | 1,648,000 | 1,447,000 | 1,225,000 | 2,149,186 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 138,000 | 112,000 | 103,000 | 85,000 | 59,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | kt | 3,805,101 | 3,600,000 | 3,385,000 | 3,047,000 | 2,747,156 |
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