Recovered paper production fell 8.08% to 753,017 kt in Colombia in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, recovered paper production in Colombia reached an all time high of 819,211 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 6,000 kt in 1971. When compared to Colombia's main peers, recovered paper production in Brazil amounted to 5,063,000 kt, 72,000 kt in Peru and 201,000 kt in Venezuela in 2018.
Colombia has been ranked 31st 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 |
| Bolivia | kt | 948 | 948 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 4,805,000 | 4,742,000 | 4,589,000 | 4,956,000 | 5,063,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | kt | 489,000 | 489,000 | 489,000 | 489,000 | 357,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | kt | 751,055 | 786,674 | 777,350 | 819,211 | 887,789 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peru | kt | 72,000 | 72,000 | 72,000 | 72,000 | 72,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | kt | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | kt | 201,000 | 201,000 | 201,000 | 201,000 | 201,000 |
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