Mechanical wood pulp production rose 0% to 584,000 kt in Japan in 2017, according to Faostat.
Historically, mechanical wood pulp production in Japan reached an all time high of 2,072,000 kt in 1991 and an all time low of 584,000 kt in 2017. When compared to Japan's main peers, mechanical wood pulp production in China amounted to 865,000 kt, 2,280,000 kt in Russia, 71,000 kt in South Korea and 2,496,322 kt in USA in 2017.
Japan has been ranked 10th within the group of 37 countries we follow in terms of mechanical wood pulp production, 2 places below 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 3,805,101 | 3,600,000 | 3,385,000 | 3,047,000 | 2,747,156 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 200,000 | 190,000 | 190,000 | 190,000 | 190,000 |
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