Paper and paperboard production fell 0.285% to 6,654,000 kt in Sweden in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and paperboard production in Sweden reached an all time high of 6,673,000 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 1,387,000 kt in 1961. When compared to Sweden's main peers, paper and paperboard production in Denmark amounted to 113,000 kt, 5,020,009 kt in Finland, 129,000 kt in Norway and 6,556,000 kt in Russia in 2018.
Sweden has been ranked 9th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of paper and paperboard production, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Paper and Paperboard Production | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Australia | kt | 2,321,000 | 2,381,000 | 2,392,000 | 2,426,038 | 2,451,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 76,550,000 | 79,000,000 | 80,700,000 | 83,400,000 | 77,900,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | kt | 321,980 | 128,000 | 111,000 | 113,000 | 124,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | kt | 4,315,074 | 4,400,000 | 4,629,999 | 4,854,008 | 5,020,012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 13,682,000 | 13,987,000 | 14,080,000 | 14,554,000 | 14,747,630 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.50 | 1.50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Indonesia | kt | 5,973,285 | 6,179,874 | 6,491,514 | 6,829,878 | 6,829,878 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 15,001,000 | 15,013,000 | 15,208,000 | 15,499,000 | 15,591,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | kt | 1,876,000 | 1,899,000 | 1,946,000 | 2,282,010 | 2,319,010 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | kt | 589,029 | 580,000 | 531,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | kt | 109,000 | 114,000 | 124,000 | 129,000 | 161,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | kt | 5,407,000 | 5,674,000 | 6,252,480 | 6,376,871 | 6,556,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | kt | 6,094,000 | 6,192,000 | 6,492,000 | 6,673,000 | 6,654,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 55,809,000 | 56,212,000 | 56,011,851 | 57,303,198 | 57,920,135 |
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