Based on a comparison of 70 countries in 2020, China ranked the highest in production of printing and writing paper with 24,200,000 kt followed by USA and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Kyrgyzstan with 100 kt, Estonia with 400 kt and Nigeria with 1,000 kt.
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Country | Unit |
Albania | kt |
Algeria | kt |
Angola | kt |
Argentina | kt |
Armenia | kt |
Australia | kt |
Austria | kt |
Azerbaijan | kt |
Bangladesh | kt |
Belarus | kt |
Belgium | kt |
Bolivia | kt |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | kt |
Brazil | kt |
Bulgaria | kt |
Cambodia | kt |
Canada | kt |
Chile | kt |
China | kt |
Colombia | kt |
Costa Rica | kt |
Croatia | kt |
Cuba | kt |
Czechia | kt |
Denmark | kt |
Dominican Republic | kt |
Ecuador | kt |
Egypt | kt |
El Salvador | kt |
Estonia | kt |
Ethiopia | kt |
European Union | kt |
Finland | kt |
France | kt |
Germany | kt |
Greece | kt |
Guatemala | kt |
Honduras | kt |
Hong Kong | kt |
Hungary | kt |
India | kt |
Indonesia | kt |
Iraq | kt |
Iran | kt |
Ireland | kt |
Israel | kt |
Italy | kt |
Japan | kt |
Jordan | kt |
Kazakhstan | kt |
Kenya | kt |
Kyrgyzstan | kt |
Latvia | kt |
Lithuania | kt |
Macedonia | kt |
Madagascar | kt |
Malaysia | kt |
Mexico | kt |
Morocco | kt |
Myanmar | kt |
Netherlands | kt |
New Zealand | kt |
Nigeria | kt |
Norway | kt |
Pakistan | kt |
Panama | kt |
Paraguay | kt |
Peru | kt |
Philippines | kt |
Poland | kt |
Portugal | kt |
Romania | kt |
Russia | kt |
Slovakia | kt |
Slovenia | kt |
South Africa | kt |
South Korea | kt |
Spain | kt |
Sri Lanka | kt |
Sweden | kt |
Switzerland | kt |
Taiwan | kt |
Tanzania | kt |
Thailand | kt |
Tunisia | kt |
Turkey | kt |
Ukraine | kt |
United Kingdom | kt |
USA | kt |
Uruguay | kt |
Uzbekistan | kt |
Venezuela | kt |
Vietnam | kt |
Yemen | kt |
Zambia | kt |
Zimbabwe | kt |
World | kt |
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
342,000 | 366,000 | 364,000 | 357,000 | 230,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
391,000 | 470,000 | 513,000 | 482,000 | 456,000 | |||||||||||||||
2,327,040 | 2,391,041 | 2,337,313 | 2,227,677 | 2,093,412 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 300 | 100 | ... | ... |
30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | |||||||||||||||
15,500 | 13,758 | 11,284 | 21,865 | 31,749 | |||||||||||||||
1,141,000 | 1,185,000 | 1,159,222 | 1,118,000 | 1,053,000 | |||||||||||||||
25,389 | 25,639 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 900 | 550 | 353 | 100 | 50.0 | |||||||
2,616,000 | 2,612,000 | 2,507,000 | 2,507,000 | 2,504,000 | |||||||||||||||
5,185 | 5,281 | 5,502 | 1,219 | 1,143 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
3,041,000 | 3,050,000 | 2,995,000 | 2,975,000 | 3,060,000 | |||||||||||||||
6,100 | 17,500 | 17,900 | 17,900 | 9,800 | |||||||||||||||
24,900,000 | 25,150,000 | 25,250,000 | 25,550,000 | 24,550,000 | |||||||||||||||
327,428 | 323,000 | 320,628 | 345,509 | 325,167 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 83,135 | 78,895 | 78,895 | 78,895 | 78,895 | ||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
... | 800 | 1,000 | 800 | 800 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
63,800 | 58,907 | 60,970 | 119,034 | 101,308 | |||||||||||||||
155,310 | 39,000 | 36,000 | 34,000 | 28,000 | |||||||||||||||
10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | |||||||||||||||
2,183 | 2,183 | 2,183 | 2,183 | 2,183 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 668 | 305 | 343 | 367 | 404 | ||||||||||
38,400 | 38,400 | 38,400 | 38,400 | 38,400 | |||||||||||||||
29,790 | 28,972 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
5,811,778 | 5,646,847 | 5,205,776 | 5,122,650 | 5,215,230 | |||||||||||||||
1,715,000 | 1,556,677 | 1,470,931 | 1,447,650 | 1,370,557 | |||||||||||||||
7,125,000 | 6,844,000 | 6,788,000 | 6,938,000 | 6,723,804 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,698 | 9,489 | |||||||
2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||
13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,656 | 6,000 | |||||||||||
4,399,000 | 4,800,000 | 4,678,000 | 4,792,000 | 5,120,000 | |||||||||||||||
4,074,000 | 4,062,000 | 4,202,000 | 4,549,000 | 4,659,000 | |||||||||||||||
4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | |||||||||||||||
55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
141,000 | 141,000 | 141,000 | 141,000 | 141,000 | |||||||||||||||
2,708,114 | 2,691,515 | 2,593,000 | 2,586,556 | 2,456,991 | |||||||||||||||
8,491,000 | 8,406,000 | 8,106,000 | 8,266,000 | 7,871,000 | |||||||||||||||
3,200 | 3,200 | 3,200 | 3,200 | 3,200 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | 57,102 | 57,102 | 57,102 | 57,102 | 3.00 | |||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | 600 | 600 | 900 | 200 | 100 | |||||||||||
... | ... | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 574 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
1,232 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | |||||||||||||||
561,000 | 606,000 | 592,000 | 599,000 | 589,000 | |||||||||||||||
34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | |||||||||||||||
13,700 | 13,700 | 13,700 | 13,700 | 13,700 | |||||||||||||||
891,000 | 744,000 | 725,000 | 701,000 | 661,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||
464,000 | 451,000 | 476,000 | 485,000 | 485,000 | |||||||||||||||
258,000 | 258,000 | 258,000 | 258,000 | 199,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
44,933 | 55,885 | 31,957 | 44,955 | 42,000 | |||||||||||||||
163,000 | 163,000 | 100,000 | 106,000 | 105,000 | |||||||||||||||
775,165 | 760,364 | 772,156 | 785,825 | 765,038 | |||||||||||||||
1,581,700 | 1,597,700 | 1,609,800 | 1,594,500 | 1,537,500 | |||||||||||||||
9,759 | 2,246 | ... | 57.0 | 69,812 | |||||||||||||||
980,000 | 905,000 | 825,000 | 902,118 | 965,000 | |||||||||||||||
620,000 | 562,809 | 580,700 | 554,227 | 555,241 | |||||||||||||||
224,300 | 225,916 | 228,625 | 233,954 | 138,854 | |||||||||||||||
494,723 | 421,783 | 377,146 | 342,457 | 361,000 | |||||||||||||||
2,265,000 | 2,134,000 | 1,938,000 | 2,367,000 | 2,680,000 | |||||||||||||||
1,182,393 | 1,162,749 | 1,154,700 | 1,030,937 | 863,659 | |||||||||||||||
11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | |||||||||||||||
3,067,000 | 2,866,000 | 2,593,999 | 2,577,010 | 2,509,999 | |||||||||||||||
403,299 | 388,421 | 319,763 | 306,682 | 269,861 | |||||||||||||||
489 | 489 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
1,149,000 | 1,126,000 | 1,254,000 | 1,259,000 | 1,181,000 | |||||||||||||||
14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | |||||||||||||||
342,913 | 345,275 | 348,826 | 346,462 | 331,087 | |||||||||||||||
37,150 | 37,150 | 37,150 | 7,000 | 7,000 | |||||||||||||||
385,000 | 262,568 | 223,553 | 228,780 | 239,745 | |||||||||||||||
15,363,000 | 14,527,000 | 14,405,388 | 13,546,628 | 12,012,037 | |||||||||||||||
57,000 | 56,600 | 45,000 | 45,000 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | 2,610 | 5,999 | 4,901 | ||||||||||||||
39,434 | 39,434 | 39,434 | 39,434 | 39,434 | |||||||||||||||
428,000 | 428,000 | 428,000 | 428,000 | 428,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
1,900 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,900 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
102,765,844 | 101,132,835 | 99,305,109 | 99,515,986 | 96,170,753 |