Production of printing and writing paper rose 13.2% to 2,680,000 kt in South Korea in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of printing and writing paper in South Korea reached an all time high of 3,166,000 kt in 2011 and an all time low of 16,000 kt in 1961.
South Korea has been ranked 9th within the group of 68 countries we follow in terms of production of printing and writing paper, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Production of Printing and Writing Paper | 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 | 24,900,000 | 25,150,000 | 25,250,000 | 25,550,000 | 24,550,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | kt | 4,399,000 | 4,800,000 | 4,678,000 | 4,792,000 | 5,120,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 8,491,000 | 8,406,000 | 8,106,000 | 8,266,000 | 7,871,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | kt | 980,000 | 905,000 | 825,000 | 902,118 | 965,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 2,265,000 | 2,134,000 | 1,938,000 | 2,367,000 | 2,680,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 1,149,000 | 1,126,000 | 1,254,000 | 1,259,000 | 1,181,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 15,363,000 | 14,527,000 | 14,405,388 | 13,546,628 | 12,012,037 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 428,000 | 428,000 | 428,000 | 428,000 | 428,000 |
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