Total fibre furnish production fell 15.0% to 369,000 kt in Ireland in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, total fibre furnish production in Ireland reached an all time high of 471,000 kt in 2009 and an all time low of 23,400 kt in 1975. When compared to Ireland's main peers, total fibre furnish production in Canada amounted to 18,910,000 kt, 8,542,200 kt in France, 25,000 kt in Iceland and 7,774,000 kt in United Kingdom in 2018.
Ireland has been ranked 48th within the group of 130 countries we follow in terms of total fibre furnish production, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Fibre Furnish 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 | 4,468,000 | 4,550,202 | 4,609,202 | 4,517,259 | 4,587,690 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | 1,594,820 | 1,585,820 | 1,593,821 | 1,594,830 | 1,608,830 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 19,169,000 | 19,190,000 | 19,247,000 | 19,037,000 | 18,910,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | kt | 683,880 | 623,880 | 623,880 | 594,830 | 594,830 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 8,925,200 | 8,839,000 | 8,953,000 | 8,978,600 | 8,542,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 17,699,000 | 17,913,000 | 17,661,067 | 17,669,000 | 19,743,384 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kt | 30,000 | 30,000 | 31,000 | 25,000 | 33,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | kt | 401,837 | 436,455 | 434,054 | 434,054 | 369,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kt | 6,681,780 | 6,950,783 | 7,073,900 | 5,585,117 | 5,715,635 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 5,032,000 | 5,053,000 | 5,052,000 | 4,764,000 | 4,926,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | kt | 1,370,000 | 1,386,000 | 1,479,000 | 1,504,000 | 1,489,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 7,087,090 | 7,011,700 | 6,800,957 | 6,455,776 | 6,272,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | kt | 12,152,025 | 12,296,999 | 12,448,011 | 12,809,000 | 12,662,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 95,525,078 | 95,713,587 | 96,392,150 | 95,977,466 | 99,973,107 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 8,251,000 | 8,139,000 | 8,052,000 | 7,999,000 | 7,766,000 |
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