Recovered paper production rose 0% to 182,857 kt in Ecuador in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, recovered paper production in Ecuador reached an all time high of 182,857 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 2,000 kt in 1982. When compared to Ecuador's main peers, recovered paper production in Brazil amounted to 5,063,000 kt, 753,017 kt in Colombia, 26,000 kt in Panama and 72,000 kt in Peru in 2018.
Ecuador has been ranked 53rd within the group of 128 countries we follow in terms of recovered paper production, 2 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | kt | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | kt | 182,857 | 182,857 | 182,857 | 182,857 | 182,857 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | kt | 57,953 | 60,000 | 53,745 | 60,000 | 60,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | 40,000 | 35,000 | |||||||||
| Panama | kt | 15,000 | 15,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 26,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | kt | 72,000 | 72,000 | 72,000 | 72,000 | 72,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | kt | 201,000 | 201,000 | 201,000 | 201,000 | 201,000 |
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