Paper and paperboard production rose 0% to 806,000 kt in Hungary in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and paperboard production in Hungary reached an all time high of 822,639 kt in 2016 and an all time low of 110,100 kt in 1961. When compared to Hungary's main peers, paper and paperboard production in Austria amounted to 2,656,859 kt, 742,103 kt in Czech Republic, 3,998,000 kt in Poland and 284,023 kt in Slovakia in 2018.
Hungary has been ranked 33rd within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of paper and paperboard production, 9 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 |
| Austria | kt | 2,137,790 | 2,232,694 | 2,255,850 | 2,308,336 | 2,656,859 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | kt | 622,300 | 681,413 | 733,626 | 789,380 | 742,103 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 13,682,000 | 13,987,000 | 14,080,000 | 14,554,000 | 14,747,630 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | kt | 765,000 | 792,801 | 822,639 | 846,811 | 837,928 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 5,940,346 | 6,148,835 | 6,295,000 | 6,484,927 | 6,624,001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 3,377,843 | 3,529,221 | 3,809,336 | 3,907,501 | 4,037,725 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 5,407,000 | 5,674,000 | 6,252,480 | 6,376,871 | 6,556,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | kt | 173,000 | 249,405 | 278,200 | 278,165 | 284,023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kt | 465,815 | 495,998 | 511,301 | 502,839 | 442,472 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | kt | 1,034,200 | 1,034,200 | 1,034,200 | 975,000 | 1,147,000 |
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