Recovered paper production rose 0% to 540,000 kt in New Zealand in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, recovered paper production in New Zealand reached an all time high of 569,000 kt in 2012 and an all time low of 38,000 kt in 1971. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, recovered paper production in Australia amounted to 3,064,690 kt, 3,233,309 kt in Indonesia, 1,200,000 kt in Malaysia and 854,500 kt in Philippines in 2018.
New Zealand has been ranked 39th within the group of 128 countries we follow in terms of recovered paper production, 5 places above 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 | |||||||||||||
| China | kt | 48,412,000 | 48,318,000 | 49,635,000 | 52,852,000 | 49,392,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | kt | 2,876 | 2,876 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| 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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