Recovered paper production fell 2.38% to 3,064,690 kt in Australia in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, recovered paper production in Australia reached an all time high of 3,224,000 kt in 2016 and an all time low of 388,000 kt in 1970. When compared to Australia's main peers, recovered paper production in Indonesia amounted to 3,233,309 kt, 1,200,000 kt in Malaysia, 540,000 kt in New Zealand and 288 kt in Papua New Guinea in 2018.
Australia has been ranked 15th within the group of 128 countries we follow in terms of recovered paper production, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Recovered Paper Production | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Australia | kt | 3,037,000 | 3,142,000 | 3,224,000 | 3,139,259 | 3,064,690 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | kt | ... | ... | ... | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | |||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 3,934,000 | 3,934,000 | 3,934,000 | 3,233,309 | 3,233,309 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | kt | 565,000 | 427,000 | 523,000 | 540,000 | 540,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 193 | 107 | 144 | 288 | 288 | |||
| Philippines | kt | 854,500 | 854,500 | 854,500 | 854,500 | 854,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | kt | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 2,365,000 | 2,765,000 | 2,785,000 | 2,758,000 | 2,842,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
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