Paper and paperboard production fell 8.72% to 2,468,904 kt in Turkey in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and paperboard production in Turkey reached an all time high of 2,704,890 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 39,300 kt in 1961. When compared to Turkey's main peers, paper and paperboard production in Bulgaria amounted to 344,076 kt, 409,000 kt in Greece, 9,000 kt in Iraq and 631,000 kt in Iran in 2018.
Turkey has been ranked 21st within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of paper and paperboard production, 2 places above 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 |
| Albania | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | kt | 340,255 | 346,007 | 357,203 | 382,429 | 371,563 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | kt | 409,000 | 409,000 | 409,000 | 247,905 | 267,083 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 631,000 | 631,000 | 631,000 | 631,000 | 631,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | kt | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | kt | 25,000 | 30,000 | 31,000 | 33,000 | 24,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 662,000 | 662,000 | 662,000 | 662,000 | 524,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | kt | 414,000 | 387,708 | 425,588 | 491,951 | 516,916 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | kt | 1,186,000 | 1,186,000 | 1,186,000 | 1,186,000 | 1,186,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 354,000 | 370,000 | 388,000 | 404,000 | 407,000 | ||||||||||
| Syria | kt | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | kt | 2,557,089 | 2,574,736 | 2,601,184 | 2,583,550 | 2,468,904 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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