Recovered paper production fell 4.82% to 6,938,000 kt in France in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, recovered paper production in France reached an all time high of 7,347,800 kt in 2012 and an all time low of 754,000 kt in 1961. When compared to France's main peers, recovered paper production in Belgium amounted to 1,092,030 kt, 15,070,000 kt in Germany, 5,144,000 kt in Italy and 4,560,100 kt in Spain in 2018.
France has been ranked 7th within the group of 128 countries we follow in terms of recovered paper production.
| 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 |
| Austria | kt | 1,474,203 | 1,508,311 | 1,478,235 | 1,413,596 | 1,466,308 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 7,313,200 | 7,123,000 | 7,242,000 | 7,289,600 | 6,938,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 15,102,000 | 15,360,000 | 15,176,000 | 15,237,000 | 17,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 6,068,000 | 6,351,000 | 6,479,000 | 4,993,880 | 5,143,597 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | kt | 100,000 | 100,000 | 77,000 | 75,000 | 80,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | kt | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | kt | 2,209,000 | 2,232,000 | 2,285,000 | 2,634,000 | 2,493,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 2,535,000 | 2,495,400 | 2,682,000 | 2,799,900 | 2,892,300 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kt | 710,523 | 655,000 | 737,000 | 830,700 | 875,525 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kt | ... | ... | 172,530 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 246,000 | 354,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 4,439,300 | 4,567,500 | 4,710,300 | 4,560,100 | 4,451,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kt | 1,324,004 | 1,307,056 | 1,278,600 | 1,261,252 | 1,258,265 |
Helgi Library 
