Paper and board production excluding newsprint fell 6.77% to 1,999,333 kt in South Africa in 2017, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and board production excluding newsprint in South Africa reached an all time high of 2,545,000 kt in 2004 and an all time low of 180,000 kt in 1961.
South Africa has been ranked 25th within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of paper and board production excluding newsprint, 2 places below 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 |
| Angola | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Botswana | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lesotho | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mozambique | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||||||||
| Namibia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Africa | kt | 2,034,080 | 2,030,322 | 2,144,588 | 1,999,333 | 1,687,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | kt | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 3,900 | 3,900 | 3,900 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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