Paper and paperboard production fell 21.7% to 487,600 kt in Portugal in 2016, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and paperboard production in Portugal reached an all time high of 628,400 kt in 2011 and an all time low of 76,900 kt in 1963. When compared to Portugal's main peers, paper and paperboard production in France amounted to 5,725,500 kt, 60,000 kt in Ireland, 122,000 kt in Morocco and 4,841,400 kt in Spain in 2016.
Portugal has been ranked 42nd within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of paper and paperboard production, 8 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 |
| Algeria | kt | 30,500 | 30,500 | 30,500 | 30,500 | 30,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 583,000 | 606,000 | 593,000 | 604,000 | 592,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 3,716,000 | 3,750,000 | 3,574,000 | 3,927,000 | 4,081,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 5,510,000 | 5,637,000 | 5,725,500 | 5,798,200 | 5,753,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 13,682,000 | 13,987,000 | 14,080,000 | 14,554,000 | 14,747,630 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.50 | 1.50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Ireland | kt | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 5,940,346 | 6,148,835 | 6,295,000 | 6,484,927 | 6,624,001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | |||||||||||
| Morocco | kt | 122,000 | 122,000 | 122,000 | 122,000 | 122,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kt | 605,300 | 622,500 | 487,600 | 500,700 | 522,600 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 4,626,100 | 4,808,500 | 4,841,400 | 4,988,300 | 5,127,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | kt | 124,000 | 134,000 | 134,000 | 134,000 | 134,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 2,853,000 | 2,917,001 | 2,780,001 | 2,939,000 | 2,932,736 |
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