Wood pulp production rose 0% to 450,000 kt in South Korea in 2017, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood pulp production in South Korea reached an all time high of 517,000 kt in 2014 and an all time low of 3,400 kt in 1968. When compared to South Korea's main peers, wood pulp production in China amounted to 9,389,000 kt, 43,000 kt in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 8,225,000 kt in Japan and 350,000 kt in Vietnam in 2017.
South Korea has been ranked 26th within the group of 52 countries we follow in terms of wood pulp production, 1 place 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 |
| Cambodia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | kt | 8,907,000 | 8,419,000 | 9,580,000 | 10,109,000 | 10,149,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | 43,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | 43,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 1,896,300 | 1,896,300 | 2,171,300 | 2,826,300 | 2,966,300 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 8,369,000 | 8,033,000 | 8,175,000 | 8,419,000 | 8,288,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | kt | 5,873,000 | 6,014,000 | 5,753,000 | 6,307,000 | 5,925,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 447,000 | 450,000 | 450,000 | 517,000 | 441,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 1,001,000 | 974,000 | 1,010,000 | 1,010,000 | 927,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 47,309,521 | 46,600,530 | 45,670,100 | 47,059,640 | 46,621,054 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 320,000 | 350,000 | 350,000 | 350,000 | 350,000 |
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