Newsprint paper production fell 19.7% to 958,910 kt in the USA in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, newsprint paper production in the USA reached an all time high of 6,667,773 kt in 2000 and an all time low of 958,910 kt in 2018. When compared to USA's main peers, newsprint paper production in Canada amounted to 3,001,000 kt, 1,900,000 kt in China, 2,594,000 kt in Japan and 69,000 kt in Mexico in 2018.
USA has been ranked 9th within the group of 46 countries we follow in terms of newsprint paper production, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Newsprint Paper Production | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Australia | kt | 365,000 | 325,000 | 319,000 | 327,000 | 318,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belize | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | kt | 4,018,000 | 3,500,000 | 3,342,000 | 3,056,000 | 3,001,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 3,250,000 | 2,950,000 | 2,600,000 | 2,350,000 | 1,900,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| India | kt | 1,380,000 | 1,380,000 | 1,090,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 3,134,000 | 2,985,000 | 2,906,000 | 2,779,000 | 2,594,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 143,000 | 128,000 | 131,000 | 76,000 | 69,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 1,636,000 | 1,489,091 | 1,469,467 | 1,438,000 | 1,527,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 1,423,000 | 1,334,000 | 1,390,000 | 1,120,000 | 986,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 1,921,000 | 1,658,000 | 1,485,000 | 1,194,713 | 958,895 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 1,159,000 | 790,432 | 673,447 | 689,210 | 722,244 |
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