Paper and paperboard production rose 0% to 75,000 kt in Syria in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and paperboard production in Syria reached an all time high of 75,000 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 900 kt in 1968. When compared to Syria's main peers, paper and paperboard production in Iraq amounted to 9,000 kt, 50,800 kt in Jordan, 103,000 kt in Lebanon and 2,468,904 kt in Turkey in 2018.
Syria has been ranked 69th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of paper and paperboard production, 1 place 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 |
| Bulgaria | kt | 340,255 | 346,007 | 357,203 | 382,429 | 371,563 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | kt | 262,000 | 262,000 | 262,000 | 262,000 | 262,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | kt | 50,800 | 50,800 | 50,800 | 50,800 | 50,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | kt | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | kt | 103,000 | 103,000 | 103,000 | 103,000 | 103,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | kt | 2,557,089 | 2,574,736 | 2,601,184 | 2,583,550 | 2,468,904 |
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