Paper and paperboard production rose 2.76% to 5,126,000 kt in Spain in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and paperboard production in Spain reached an all time high of 5,187,400 kt in 2013 and an all time low of 211 kt in 1961. When compared to Spain's main peers, paper and paperboard production in France amounted to 5,753,500 kt, 6,624,000 kt in Italy, 122,000 kt in Morocco and 522,600 kt in Portugal in 2018.
Spain has been ranked 14th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of paper and paperboard production, 1 place 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | kt | 2,137,790 | 2,232,694 | 2,255,850 | 2,308,336 | 2,656,859 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 583,000 | 606,000 | 593,000 | 604,000 | 592,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kt | 358,850 | 361,436 | 365,769 | 374,288 | 462,013 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 4,626,100 | 4,808,500 | 4,841,400 | 4,988,300 | 5,127,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kt | 465,815 | 495,998 | 511,301 | 502,839 | 442,472 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | kt | 124,000 | 134,000 | 134,000 | 134,000 | 134,000 |
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