Paper and board production excluding newsprint rose 5.74% to 10,543,000 kt in South Korea in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and board production excluding newsprint in South Korea reached an all time high of 10,543,000 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 34,100 kt in 1961. When compared to South Korea's main peers, paper and board production excluding newsprint in China amounted to 102,450,000 kt, 80,000 kt in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 23,462,000 kt in Japan and 1,677,000 kt in Vietnam in 2018.
South Korea has been ranked 7th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of paper and board production excluding newsprint, 5 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 |
| Cambodia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kt | 101,450,000 | 104,150,000 | 105,950,000 | 108,950,000 | 102,450,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 4,399,000 | 4,704,000 | 4,959,000 | 5,047,000 | 4,993,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 71,172,000 | 70,739,000 | 70,417,239 | 70,849,826 | 69,932,172 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 1,677,000 | 1,677,000 | 1,677,000 | 1,677,000 | 1,677,000 |
Helgi Library 
