Recovered paper production fell 6.33% to 599,482 kt in Portugal in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, recovered paper production in Portugal reached an all time high of 786,552 kt in 2011 and an all time low of 6,000 kt in 1970. When compared to Portugal's main peers, recovered paper production in France amounted to 6,938,000 kt, 369,000 kt in Ireland, 140,000 kt in Morocco and 4,560,100 kt in Spain in 2018.
Portugal has been ranked 36th within the group of 128 countries we follow in terms of recovered paper production, 7 places 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 |
| Algeria | kt | 52,000 | 52,000 | 54,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 2,577,000 | 2,600,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kt | 30,000 | 30,000 | 31,000 | 25,000 | 33,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | kt | 401,837 | 436,455 | 434,054 | 434,054 | 369,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 6,068,000 | 6,351,000 | 6,479,000 | 4,993,880 | 5,143,597 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Morocco | kt | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kt | 710,523 | 655,000 | 737,000 | 830,700 | 875,525 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 4,439,300 | 4,567,500 | 4,710,300 | 4,560,100 | 4,451,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | kt | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 8,014,000 | 7,912,000 | 7,825,000 | 7,772,000 | 7,539,000 |
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