Paper and board production excluding newsprint fell 5.97% to 102,450,000 kt in China in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and board production excluding newsprint in China reached an all time high of 108,950,000 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 1,924,000 kt in 1967. When compared to China's main peers, paper and board production excluding newsprint in India amounted to 16,084,000 kt, 23,462,000 kt in Japan, 7,521,000 kt in Russia and 70,594,629 kt in USA in 2018.
China has been ranked 1st within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of paper and board production excluding newsprint, 1 place 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 |
| Bangladesh | kt | 38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 6,757,000 | 6,800,000 | 6,569,000 | 6,902,000 | 7,141,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 101,450,000 | 104,150,000 | 105,950,000 | 108,950,000 | 102,450,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 20,807,000 | 20,831,000 | 20,868,000 | 21,492,000 | 21,471,434 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 13,110,000 | 14,055,000 | 14,450,000 | 15,127,000 | 16,084,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 23,492,000 | 23,419,000 | 23,314,000 | 23,765,000 | 23,462,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 4,712,000 | 5,188,000 | 5,544,000 | 5,679,000 | 5,887,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 920,000 | 920,000 | 920,000 | 920,000 | 723,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 6,387,000 | 6,579,000 | 7,077,480 | 7,278,989 | 7,521,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 10,199,000 | 10,235,000 | 10,262,000 | 9,971,000 | 10,543,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kt | 24,500 | 24,500 | 24,500 | 24,500 | 24,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 71,172,000 | 70,739,000 | 70,417,239 | 70,849,826 | 69,932,172 |
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