Paper and paperboard production rose 0% to 37,000 kt in Kuwait in 2016, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and paperboard production in Kuwait reached an all time high of 57,000 kt in 2009 and an all time low of 37,000 kt in 2016. When compared to Kuwait's main peers, paper and paperboard production in Bahrain amounted to 12,000 kt, 9,000 kt in Iraq, 631,000 kt in Iran and 1,186,000 kt in Saudi Arabia in 2016.
Kuwait has been ranked 78th within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of paper and paperboard production, 4 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 |
| Bahrain | kt | ... | ... | ... | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | |||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 631,000 | 631,000 | 631,000 | 631,000 | 631,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | kt | 50,800 | 50,800 | 50,800 | 50,800 | 50,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | kt | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 662,000 | 662,000 | 662,000 | 662,000 | 524,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | kt | 1,186,000 | 1,186,000 | 1,186,000 | 1,186,000 | 1,186,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | kt | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United Arab Emirates | kt | 246,000 | 246,000 | 246,000 | 246,000 | 246,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.20 | 1.20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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