Wood pulp production rose 0% to 2,857,800 kt in India in 2017, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood pulp production in India reached an all time high of 2,966,300 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 50,000 kt in 1965. When compared to India's main peers, wood pulp production in Bangladesh amounted to 11,000 kt, 9,389,000 kt in China, 62,000 kt in Pakistan and 2,600 kt in Sri Lanka in 2017.
India has been ranked 11th within the group of 52 countries we follow in terms of wood pulp production, 3 places above 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 |
| Afghanistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bangladesh | kt | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kt | 8,907,000 | 8,419,000 | 9,580,000 | 10,109,000 | 10,149,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 1,896,300 | 1,896,300 | 2,171,300 | 2,826,300 | 2,966,300 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 291,000 | 249,500 | 249,500 | 249,500 | 243,500 | |||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 8,369,000 | 8,033,000 | 8,175,000 | 8,419,000 | 8,288,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 145,000 | 145,000 | 145,000 | 235,000 | 131,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Myanmar | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | ||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | ... | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 5,873,000 | 6,014,000 | 5,753,000 | 6,307,000 | 5,925,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kt | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 47,309,521 | 46,600,530 | 45,670,100 | 47,059,640 | 46,621,054 |
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