Total fibre furnish production rose 0.145% to 2,636,519 kt in South Africa in 2017, according to Faostat.
Historically, total fibre furnish production in South Africa reached an all time high of 2,968,764 kt in 2008 and an all time low of 212,000 kt in 1961. When compared to South Africa's main peers, total fibre furnish production in Botswana amounted to 10,000 kt, 1,000 kt in Lesotho, 20,000 kt in Namibia and 6,000 kt in Swaziland in 2017.
South Africa has been ranked 26th within the group of 130 countries we follow in terms of total fibre furnish production, 3 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 |
| Angola | kt | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Botswana | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||||||
| Lesotho | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||
| Mozambique | kt | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | kt | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | kt | 2,547,919 | 2,606,284 | 2,632,704 | 2,636,519 | 2,507,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | kt | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Zimbabwe | kt | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 |
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