Recovered fibre pulp production rose 0.225% to 4,693,911 kt in France in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, recovered fibre pulp production in France reached an all time high of 4,693,911 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 720 kt in 2009. When compared to France's main peers, recovered fibre pulp production in Belgium amounted to 1,520 kt, 76,700 kt in Germany, 3,910,000 kt in Italy and 4,367,400 kt in Spain in 2018.
France has been ranked 2nd within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of recovered fibre pulp production, 23 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Recovered Fibre Pulp Production | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Austria | kt | 2,082,826 | 2,034,201 | 1,989,450 | 2,035,271 | 1,964,785 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,524 | 1,520 | 1,520 | 1,520 | 1,520 | |||||||
| France | kt | ... | ... | 743 | 822 | 4,624,630 | 4,600,000 | 4,657,806 | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56,000 | 60,000 | 18,000 | 19,000 | 57,600 | ||||||||
| Italy | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,719,000 | 3,772,000 | 3,760,000 | 3,882,000 | 3,910,000 | ||
| Luxembourg | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Morocco | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,664,000 | 1,667,200 | 1,684,600 | 1,724,600 | ||
| Poland | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Portugal | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | 257,700 | 309,200 | 301,100 | 314,600 | 316,100 | ||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 140,773 | 139,999 | 126,740 | 127,000 | 127,000 | |||||||||||
| Spain | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,400,000 | 4,450,000 | 4,396,000 | 4,507,600 | 4,520,400 | |||||||||
| Switzerland | kt | ... | ... | ... | 846,755 | 871,176 | 865,840 | 871,462 | 894,023 |
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