Production of pulp for paper rose 0% to 6,126,800 kt in India in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of pulp for paper in India reached an all time high of 6,276,300 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 308,000 kt in 1961. When compared to India's main peers, production of pulp for paper in Bangladesh amounted to 65,000 kt, 17,576,000 kt in China, 452,000 kt in Pakistan and 21,100 kt in Sri Lanka in 2018.
India has been ranked 10th within the group of 70 countries we follow in terms of production of pulp for paper, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Production of Pulp for Paper | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Afghanistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bangladesh | kt | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kt | 17,173,000 | 16,463,000 | 15,964,000 | 16,374,000 | 17,576,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 5,986,300 | 6,276,300 | 6,126,800 | 6,126,800 | 6,126,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 298,000 | 292,000 | 260,000 | 260,000 | 260,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 8,989,000 | 8,745,000 | 8,656,000 | 8,757,000 | 8,644,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 235,000 | 131,000 | 131,000 | 131,000 | 131,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Myanmar | kt | 39,800 | 39,800 | 39,800 | 38,600 | 38,600 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 452,000 | 452,000 | 452,000 | 452,000 | 452,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 7,603,000 | 8,174,186 | 8,452,000 | 8,392,000 | 8,679,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kt | 21,100 | 21,100 | 21,100 | 21,100 | 21,100 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 49,103,770 | 48,503,940 | 48,765,200 | 48,350,516 | 52,186,107 |
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