Recovered paper production rose 0% to 700,000 kt in Singapore in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, recovered paper production in Singapore reached an all time high of 700,000 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 15,000 kt in 1970. When compared to Singapore's main peers, recovered paper production in Indonesia amounted to 3,233,309 kt, 1,200,000 kt in Malaysia, 854,500 kt in Philippines and 2,842,000 kt in Thailand in 2018.
Singapore has been ranked 33rd within the group of 128 countries we follow in terms of recovered paper production, 3 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15,000 | 15,000 | 22,000 | 28,000 | 25,000 | ||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | kt | 38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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