Recovered paper production rose 0% to 1,261,252 kt in Switzerland in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, recovered paper production in Switzerland reached an all time high of 1,353,180 kt in 2008 and an all time low of 170,000 kt in 1961. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, recovered paper production in Austria amounted to 1,466,564 kt, 6,938,000 kt in France, 15,070,000 kt in Germany and 5,144,000 kt in Italy in 2018.
Switzerland has been ranked 23rd 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 |
| Austria | kt | 1,474,203 | 1,508,311 | 1,478,235 | 1,413,596 | 1,466,308 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | kt | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 6,068,000 | 6,351,000 | 6,479,000 | 4,993,880 | 5,143,597 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 2,535,000 | 2,495,400 | 2,682,000 | 2,799,900 | 2,892,300 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kt | ... | ... | 172,530 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 246,000 | 354,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 4,439,300 | 4,567,500 | 4,710,300 | 4,560,100 | 4,451,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kt | 1,324,004 | 1,307,056 | 1,278,600 | 1,261,252 | 1,258,265 |
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