Mechanical wood pulp production rose 29.0% to 37,400 kt in Netherlands in 2017, according to Faostat.
Historically, mechanical wood pulp production in Netherlands reached an all time high of 201,000 kt in 1980 and an all time low of 29,000 kt in 2016. When compared to Netherlands's main peers, mechanical wood pulp production in Belgium amounted to 228,659 kt, 4,830 kt in Denmark, 797,000 kt in Germany and 220,000 kt in United Kingdom in 2017.
Netherlands has been ranked 27th within the group of 37 countries we follow in terms of mechanical wood pulp production, 4 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 |
| Austria | kt | 380,102 | 389,790 | 364,518 | 372,470 | 357,974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | ... | ... | ... | 230,865 | 226,600 | 226,000 | 229,000 | 225,000 | |||||||||||||
| Denmark | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,828 | 4,828 | 4,830 | 4,830 | 4,830 | |||||||
| France | kt | 538,355 | 483,084 | 245,000 | 165,000 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 1,163,000 | 1,043,000 | 1,013,000 | 964,000 | 945,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Luxembourg | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | kt | 34,000 | 39,400 | 40,600 | 44,000 | 44,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | kt | 903,000 | 757,000 | 691,000 | 763,000 | 671,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 20,000 | 72,000 | 71,000 | 71,333 | 68,593 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | kt | 3,558,000 | 3,556,000 | 3,257,278 | 3,010,346 | 3,050,118 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 230,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 | 230,000 | 220,000 |
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