Wood pulp production rose 0% to 2,007,440 kt in South Africa in 2017, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood pulp production in South Africa reached an all time high of 2,139,543 kt in 2014 and an all time low of 185,000 kt in 1961.
South Africa has been ranked 14th within the group of 52 countries we follow in terms of wood pulp production, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Wood Pulp Production (Excl. Mechanical) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Angola | kt | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Botswana | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lesotho | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mozambique | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Namibia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Africa | kt | 2,024,975 | 2,078,000 | 2,038,032 | 2,139,543 | 2,109,163 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Zimbabwe | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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