Total fibre furnish production rose 0% to 541,000 kt in Egypt in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, total fibre furnish production in Egypt reached an all time high of 541,000 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 2,000 kt in 1961. When compared to Egypt's main peers, total fibre furnish production in Israel amounted to 320,000 kt, 34,000 kt in Libya, 1,000,000 kt in Saudi Arabia and 6,000 kt in Sudan in 2018.
Egypt has been ranked 45th within the group of 130 countries we follow in terms of total fibre furnish production, 4 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 |
| Algeria | kt | 54,000 | 54,000 | 56,000 | 79,000 | 79,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Egypt | kt | 541,000 | 541,000 | 541,000 | 541,000 | 541,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | kt | 11,900 | 11,900 | 11,900 | 11,900 | 11,900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | 28,000 | 67,000 | 142,000 | 207,000 | 192,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | kt | 320,000 | 320,000 | 320,000 | 320,000 | 320,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | kt | 78,000 | 78,000 | 93,000 | 108,000 | 108,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | |||
| Libya | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,000 | 12,000 | 25,000 | 34,000 | 16,000 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | kt | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | |||||||||||
| Syria | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tunisia | kt | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | kt | 450,000 | 450,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,000 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 950 | 1,200 |
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