Recovered paper production rose 7.65% to 197,000 kt in Serbia in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, recovered paper production in Serbia reached an all time high of 197,000 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 25,000 kt in 2010. When compared to Serbia's main peers, recovered paper production in Bosnia and Herzegovina amounted to 50,000 kt, 45,000 kt in Croatia, 559,000 kt in Hungary and 500,000 kt in Romania in 2018.
Serbia has been ranked 52nd within the group of 128 countries we follow in terms of recovered paper production, 8 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 |
| Austria | kt | 1,474,203 | 1,508,311 | 1,478,235 | 1,413,596 | 1,466,308 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43,000 | 52,000 | 55,000 | 60,000 | 50,000 | ||||||||
| Bulgaria | kt | 50,000 | 70,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 90,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | |||||
| Czechia | kt | 887,573 | 950,206 | 1,004,407 | 1,017,044 | 1,034,164 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15,000 | 15,000 | 16,000 | 17,000 | 18,000 | ||||||||||
| Montenegro | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 11,000 | |||
| Poland | kt | 2,535,000 | 2,495,400 | 2,682,000 | 2,799,900 | 2,892,300 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | kt | 491,420 | 492,000 | 490,000 | 607,000 | 500,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 155,000 | 157,000 | 178,000 | 183,000 | 197,000 | ||||||||||
| Slovakia | kt | 280,000 | 300,000 | 320,000 | 350,000 | 395,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kt | ... | ... | 172,530 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 246,000 | 354,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | kt | 147,000 | 147,000 | 147,000 | 725,000 | 725,000 |
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