Production of case materials rose 0.868% to 9,766,000 kt in Japan in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of case materials in Japan reached an all time high of 9,766,000 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 8,212,000 kt in 2009. When compared to Japan's main peers, production of case materials in China amounted to 42,500,000 kt, 4,387,000 kt in Russia, 5,039,000 kt in South Korea and 34,692,235 kt in USA in 2018.
Japan has been ranked 3rd within the group of 81 countries we follow in terms of production of case materials.
| Production of Case Materials | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Canada | kt | 1,865,000 | 1,900,000 | 1,882,000 | 2,114,000 | 2,250,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 43,350,000 | 44,700,000 | 45,750,000 | 47,200,000 | 42,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | kt | 7,638,000 | 7,693,000 | 7,919,000 | 8,334,000 | 8,575,947 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 5,308,000 | 5,685,000 | 6,089,000 | 6,522,000 | 6,985,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 9,096,000 | 9,187,000 | 9,364,000 | 9,682,000 | 9,766,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 2,406,000 | 2,756,000 | 3,014,000 | 3,116,000 | 3,265,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 3,596,000 | 3,620,000 | 3,986,273 | 4,065,572 | 4,387,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 4,544,000 | 4,677,000 | 4,853,000 | 4,932,000 | 5,039,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 32,084,000 | 32,545,000 | 32,431,551 | 33,438,980 | 34,691,662 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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