Recovered paper production rose 0.635% to 53,949 kt in the European Union in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, recovered paper production in the European Union reached an all time high of 53,949 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 4,970 kt in 1961. When compared to European Union's main peers, recovered paper production in China amounted to 48,318,000 kt, 21,435,849 kt in Japan, 2,720,000 kt in Russia and 47,209,647 kt in USA in 2015.
European Union has been ranked th 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 |
| Canada | kt | 2,577,000 | 2,600,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 48,412,000 | 48,318,000 | 49,635,000 | 52,852,000 | 49,392,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| European Union | kt | 53,608 | 53,949 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 15,102,000 | 15,360,000 | 15,176,000 | 15,237,000 | 17,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 3,600,000 | 3,700,000 | 3,700,000 | 3,700,000 | 3,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 21,783,651 | 21,435,849 | 21,274,708 | 21,093,763 | 20,694,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 4,900,000 | 4,900,000 | 4,900,000 | 4,622,000 | 4,784,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 2,860,000 | 2,720,000 | 2,720,000 | 3,115,000 | 3,450,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 8,723,000 | 8,333,000 | 8,340,000 | 8,845,000 | 8,471,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 46,421,308 | 47,209,647 | 47,626,950 | 47,626,950 | 47,787,000 |
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