Paper and paperboard production fell 0.771% to 5,753,500 kt in France in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and paperboard production in France reached an all time high of 5,798,200 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 1,549 kt in 1975. When compared to France's main peers, paper and paperboard production in Belgium amounted to 592,000 kt, 14,731,000 kt in Germany, 6,624,000 kt in Italy and 5,126,000 kt in Spain in 2018.
France has been ranked 12th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of paper and paperboard production, 3 places 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 |
| Austria | kt | 2,137,790 | 2,232,694 | 2,255,850 | 2,308,336 | 2,656,859 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 583,000 | 606,000 | 593,000 | 604,000 | 592,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 5,510,000 | 5,637,000 | 5,725,500 | 5,798,200 | 5,753,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 13,682,000 | 13,987,000 | 14,080,000 | 14,554,000 | 14,747,630 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 5,940,346 | 6,148,835 | 6,295,000 | 6,484,927 | 6,624,001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21,020 | 21,020 | 21,020 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Morocco | kt | 122,000 | 122,000 | 122,000 | 122,000 | 122,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | kt | 1,876,000 | 1,899,000 | 1,946,000 | 2,282,010 | 2,319,010 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 3,377,843 | 3,529,221 | 3,809,336 | 3,907,501 | 4,037,725 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kt | 605,300 | 622,500 | 487,600 | 500,700 | 522,600 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kt | 358,850 | 361,436 | 365,769 | 374,288 | 462,013 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 4,626,100 | 4,808,500 | 4,841,400 | 4,988,300 | 5,127,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kt | 465,815 | 495,998 | 511,301 | 502,839 | 442,472 |
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