Paper and paperboard production rose 3.41% to 7,863,000 kt in South Korea in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and paperboard production in South Korea reached an all time high of 8,324,000 kt in 2016 and an all time low of 18,100 kt in 1961. When compared to South Korea's main peers, paper and paperboard production in China amounted to 77,900,000 kt, 80,000 kt in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 15,591,000 kt in Japan and 1,249,000 kt in Vietnam in 2018.
South Korea has been ranked 6th 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 |
| Cambodia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kt | 76,550,000 | 79,000,000 | 80,700,000 | 83,400,000 | 77,900,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 8,711,000 | 9,255,000 | 9,772,000 | 10,335,000 | 10,964,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 15,001,000 | 15,013,000 | 15,208,000 | 15,499,000 | 15,591,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | kt | 5,407,000 | 5,674,000 | 6,252,480 | 6,376,871 | 6,556,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 7,934,000 | 8,101,000 | 8,324,000 | 7,604,000 | 7,863,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 3,250,000 | 3,578,000 | 3,705,000 | 3,788,000 | 3,812,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 55,809,000 | 56,212,000 | 56,011,851 | 57,303,198 | 57,920,135 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 1,249,000 | 1,249,000 | 1,249,000 | 1,249,000 | 1,249,000 |
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