Recovered paper production rose 0% to 4,560,100 kt in Spain in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, recovered paper production in Spain reached an all time high of 5,371,000 kt in 2006 and an all time low of 93,000 kt in 1962. When compared to Spain's main peers, recovered paper production in France amounted to 6,938,000 kt, 5,144,000 kt in Italy, 140,000 kt in Morocco and 599,482 kt in Portugal in 2018.
Spain has been ranked 11th 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 |
| Algeria | kt | 52,000 | 52,000 | 54,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | kt | 401,837 | 436,455 | 434,054 | 434,054 | 369,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 6,068,000 | 6,351,000 | 6,479,000 | 4,993,880 | 5,143,597 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Morocco | kt | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kt | 710,523 | 655,000 | 737,000 | 830,700 | 875,525 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | kt | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
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