Paper and paperboard production fell 6.26% to 1,656,876 kt in South Africa in 2017, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and paperboard production in South Africa reached an all time high of 1,767,442 kt in 2016 and an all time low of 146,000 kt in 1961.
South Africa has been ranked 24th within the group of 112 countries we follow in terms of paper and paperboard production.
| 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 |
| Angola | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Botswana | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lesotho | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mozambique | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||||||||
| Namibia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Africa | kt | 1,539,357 | 1,608,539 | 1,767,442 | 1,656,876 | 1,326,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | kt | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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