Wood pulp production fell 1.77% to 11,942,000 kt in Sweden in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood pulp production in Sweden reached an all time high of 12,588,000 kt in 2007 and an all time low of 5,190,000 kt in 1962. When compared to Sweden's main peers, wood pulp production in Denmark amounted to 4,830 kt, 11,660,000 kt in Finland, 1,062,000 kt in Norway and 8,579,000 kt in Russia in 2018.
Sweden has been ranked 5th within the group of 57 countries we follow in terms of wood pulp production, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Wood Pulp Production | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Australia | kt | 1,431,000 | 1,408,202 | 1,385,202 | 1,378,000 | 1,523,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 10,974,000 | 11,014,000 | 11,781,000 | 12,199,000 | 13,272,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,830 | 4,830 | 4,830 | 4,830 | 4,830 | ||||||||
| Finland | kt | 10,471,386 | 10,450,000 | 10,920,000 | 11,098,000 | 12,060,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 2,597,000 | 2,553,000 | 2,485,067 | 2,432,000 | 2,459,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Indonesia | kt | 6,672,000 | 7,022,000 | 7,331,953 | 7,848,270 | 8,268,335 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 9,066,000 | 8,875,000 | 8,809,000 | 8,921,000 | 8,806,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | kt | 44,000 | 44,200 | 29,000 | 37,400 | 37,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | kt | 1,517,442 | 1,471,762 | 1,482,300 | 1,368,502 | 1,430,392 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | kt | 918,000 | 900,000 | 1,022,000 | 1,055,000 | 1,038,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | kt | 7,532,000 | 8,074,186 | 8,352,000 | 8,292,000 | 8,579,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | kt | 11,531,025 | 11,621,999 | 11,824,011 | 12,157,000 | 11,995,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 50,106,640 | 49,368,210 | 49,534,430 | 49,247,516 | 53,233,456 |
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