Paper and board production excluding newsprint rose 0% to 588,000 kt in New Zealand in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and board production excluding newsprint in New Zealand reached an all time high of 591,000 kt in 2010 and an all time low of 98,600 kt in 1961. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, paper and board production excluding newsprint in Australia amounted to 2,907,000 kt, 11,355,878 kt in Indonesia, 1,450,000 kt in Malaysia and 935,000 kt in Philippines in 2018.
New Zealand has been ranked 44th within the group of 111 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 |
| Australia | kt | 2,712,000 | 2,851,000 | 2,905,000 | 2,908,038 | 2,907,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kt | 101,450,000 | 104,150,000 | 105,950,000 | 108,950,000 | 102,450,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 10,047,285 | 10,241,874 | 10,693,514 | 11,378,878 | 11,488,878 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 1,450,000 | 1,450,000 | 1,450,000 | 1,450,000 | 1,450,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | kt | 589,029 | 580,000 | 531,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Philippines | kt | 748,000 | 748,000 | 854,000 | 891,000 | 935,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | kt | 87,000 | 87,000 | 87,000 | 87,000 | 87,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | kt | 3,843 | 3,843 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 4,399,000 | 4,704,000 | 4,959,000 | 5,047,000 | 4,993,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 1,677,000 | 1,677,000 | 1,677,000 | 1,677,000 | 1,677,000 |
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