Paper and board production excluding newsprint fell 1.68% to 2,060,100 kt in Portugal in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and board production excluding newsprint in Portugal reached an all time high of 2,220,200 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 97,300 kt in 1963. When compared to Portugal's main peers, paper and board production excluding newsprint in France amounted to 7,124,060 kt, 60,000 kt in Ireland, 156,000 kt in Morocco and 5,989,659 kt in Spain in 2018.
Portugal has been ranked 24th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of paper and board production excluding newsprint, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Paper and Board Production (Excl. Newsprint) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Algeria | kt | 44,500 | 44,500 | 44,500 | 44,500 | 44,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 1,724,000 | 1,791,000 | 1,752,222 | 1,722,000 | 1,645,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 6,757,000 | 6,800,000 | 6,569,000 | 6,902,000 | 7,141,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 7,225,000 | 7,193,677 | 7,196,431 | 7,245,850 | 7,124,057 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 20,807,000 | 20,831,000 | 20,868,000 | 21,492,000 | 21,471,434 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.50 | 1.50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Ireland | kt | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 8,648,460 | 8,840,350 | 8,888,000 | 9,071,483 | 9,080,992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | |||||||||||
| Morocco | kt | 156,000 | 156,000 | 156,000 | 156,000 | 156,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kt | 2,187,000 | 2,220,200 | 2,097,400 | 2,095,200 | 2,060,100 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 5,808,493 | 5,971,249 | 5,996,100 | 6,019,237 | 5,990,659 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | kt | 138,000 | 148,000 | 148,000 | 148,000 | 148,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 3,238,000 | 3,179,569 | 3,003,554 | 3,167,780 | 3,172,481 |
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