Total fibre furnish production rose 0% to 170,000 kt in Kuwait in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, total fibre furnish production in Kuwait reached an all time high of 170,000 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 8,000 kt in 1976. When compared to Kuwait's main peers, total fibre furnish production in Bahrain amounted to 80,000 kt, 207,000 kt in Iraq, 340,000 kt in Iran and 1,000,000 kt in Saudi Arabia in 2018.
Kuwait has been ranked 62nd within the group of 130 countries we follow in terms of total fibre furnish production, 7 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 |
| Bahrain | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | ||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 378,000 | 372,000 | 340,000 | 340,000 | 340,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | 28,000 | 67,000 | 142,000 | 207,000 | 192,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | kt | 78,000 | 78,000 | 93,000 | 108,000 | 108,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | kt | 170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 615,000 | 615,000 | 615,000 | 615,000 | 615,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | kt | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Turkmenistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 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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