Based on a comparison of 70 countries in 2020, USA ranked the highest in production of pulp for paper with 49,903,029 kt followed by Brazil and China. On the other end of the scale was Cuba with 100 kt, Myanmar with 1,000 kt and Algeria with 2,000 kt.
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Country | Unit |
Albania | kt |
Algeria | kt |
Angola | kt |
Argentina | kt |
Australia | kt |
Austria | kt |
Bangladesh | kt |
Belarus | kt |
Belgium | kt |
Bolivia | kt |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | kt |
Brazil | kt |
Brunei | kt |
Bulgaria | kt |
Cambodia | kt |
Cameroon | kt |
Canada | kt |
Chile | kt |
China | kt |
Colombia | kt |
Costa Rica | kt |
Croatia | kt |
Cuba | kt |
Czechia | kt |
Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt |
Denmark | kt |
Ecuador | kt |
Egypt | kt |
Estonia | kt |
Ethiopia | kt |
European Union | kt |
Finland | kt |
France | kt |
Germany | kt |
Greece | 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 |
Laos | kt |
Latvia | kt |
Liechtenstein | kt |
Lithuania | kt |
Macedonia | kt |
Madagascar | kt |
Malaysia | kt |
Mexico | kt |
Morocco | kt |
Myanmar | kt |
Nepal | kt |
Netherlands | kt |
New Zealand | kt |
Nigeria | kt |
Norway | kt |
Pakistan | kt |
Peru | kt |
Philippines | kt |
Poland | kt |
Portugal | kt |
Romania | kt |
Russia | kt |
Serbia | kt |
Slovakia | kt |
Slovenia | kt |
South Africa | kt |
South Korea | kt |
Spain | kt |
Sri Lanka | kt |
Swaziland | kt |
Sweden | kt |
Switzerland | kt |
Taiwan | kt |
Tanzania | kt |
Thailand | kt |
Trinidad and Tobago | kt |
Tunisia | kt |
Turkey | kt |
Ukraine | kt |
United Kingdom | kt |
USA | kt |
Uruguay | kt |
Uzbekistan | kt |
Venezuela | kt |
Vietnam | 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 |
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||
15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
925,000 | 867,000 | 815,000 | 812,000 | 852,000 | |||||||||||||||
1,431,000 | 1,408,202 | 1,385,202 | 1,378,000 | 1,523,000 | |||||||||||||||
1,496,402 | 1,361,520 | 1,654,339 | 1,597,681 | 1,627,511 | |||||||||||||||
65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | |||||||||||||||
32,900 | 32,900 | 9,000 | 2,000 | 27,000 | |||||||||||||||
502,790 | 493,790 | 501,791 | 502,800 | 516,800 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
... | ... | 80,000 | 86,240 | 46,000 | 67,880 | 80,700 | |||||||||||||
16,465,000 | 17,426,000 | 18,835,000 | 19,590,000 | 21,148,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
134,900 | 134,900 | 134,900 | 235,771 | 242,884 | |||||||||||||||
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16,592,000 | 16,590,000 | 16,547,000 | 16,337,000 | 16,210,000 | |||||||||||||||
5,208,800 | 5,116,600 | 5,145,400 | 5,192,500 | 5,362,800 | |||||||||||||||
17,173,000 | 16,463,000 | 15,964,000 | 16,374,000 | 17,576,000 | |||||||||||||||
426,282 | 431,080 | 429,465 | 422,093 | 436,898 | |||||||||||||||
177,800 | 173,800 | 173,800 | 171,000 | 171,000 | |||||||||||||||
32,648 | 31,957 | 33,596 | 38,912 | 38,767 | |||||||||||||||
100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||||||||
445,500 | 439,229 | 853,142 | 872,668 | 772,210 | |||||||||||||||
106,000 | 106,000 | 106,000 | 106,000 | 106,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64,830 | 4,830 | 4,830 | 4,830 | 4,830 | ||||||||
18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | |||||||||||||||
161,000 | 161,000 | 161,000 | 161,000 | 161,000 | |||||||||||||||
234,765 | 233,897 | 238,626 | 239,000 | 234,956 | |||||||||||||||
9,400 | 9,400 | 9,400 | 9,400 | 9,400 | |||||||||||||||
36,504 | 36,275 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
10,221,386 | 10,250,000 | 10,520,000 | 10,683,000 | 11,660,000 | |||||||||||||||
1,612,000 | 1,716,000 | 1,711,000 | 1,689,000 | 1,604,200 | |||||||||||||||
2,597,000 | 2,553,000 | 2,485,067 | 2,432,000 | 2,543,384 | |||||||||||||||
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... | ... | ... | ... | 161 | 161 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
23,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 20,000 | 21,000 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
5,986,300 | 6,276,300 | 6,126,800 | 6,126,800 | 6,126,800 | |||||||||||||||
6,777,000 | 7,127,000 | 7,269,000 | 7,782,000 | 8,234,000 | |||||||||||||||
2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||
298,000 | 292,000 | 260,000 | 260,000 | 260,000 | |||||||||||||||
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15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | |||||||||||||||
613,780 | 599,783 | 594,900 | 591,237 | 572,038 | |||||||||||||||
8,989,000 | 8,745,000 | 8,656,000 | 8,757,000 | 8,644,000 | |||||||||||||||
8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,129 | ||
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... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 128,000 | ||
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... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||
235,000 | 131,000 | 131,000 | 131,000 | 131,000 | |||||||||||||||
132,000 | 153,000 | 152,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | |||||||||||||||
5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||
39,800 | 39,800 | 39,800 | 38,600 | 38,600 | |||||||||||||||
15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | |||||||||||||||
44,000 | 44,200 | 29,000 | 37,400 | 37,000 | |||||||||||||||
1,517,442 | 1,471,762 | 1,482,300 | 1,368,502 | 1,430,392 | |||||||||||||||
23,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | |||||||||||||||
763,000 | 751,000 | 874,000 | 902,000 | 885,000 | |||||||||||||||
452,000 | 452,000 | 452,000 | 452,000 | 452,000 | |||||||||||||||
17,000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
25,000 | 25,000 | 23,000 | 25,000 | 26,000 | |||||||||||||||
1,181,435 | 1,159,742 | 1,654,934 | 1,735,411 | 1,720,605 | |||||||||||||||
2,625,900 | 2,612,300 | 2,624,400 | 2,647,500 | 2,666,400 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,000 | 25,000 | ... | ... | |||||||||
7,603,000 | 8,174,186 | 8,452,000 | 8,392,000 | 8,679,000 | |||||||||||||||
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718,000 | 707,343 | 698,500 | 728,132 | 687,861 | |||||||||||||||
80,000 | 90,000 | 85,000 | 95,000 | 92,000 | |||||||||||||||
1,484,790 | 1,410,188 | 1,350,704 | 1,354,399 | 1,230,000 | |||||||||||||||
602,000 | 500,000 | 521,000 | 505,000 | 575,000 | |||||||||||||||
2,647,790 | 2,444,200 | 2,090,657 | 1,895,676 | 1,821,000 | |||||||||||||||
21,100 | 21,100 | 21,100 | 21,100 | 21,100 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
10,991,025 | 11,086,999 | 11,289,011 | 11,654,000 | 11,514,000 | |||||||||||||||
136,332 | 121,526 | 113,136 | 111,097 | 101,336 | |||||||||||||||
370 | 370 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | |||||||||||||||
1,143,000 | 1,043,000 | 1,149,000 | 1,138,000 | 1,186,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||
123,000 | 109,000 | 123,000 | 123,000 | 123,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
237,000 | 227,000 | 227,000 | 227,000 | 227,000 | |||||||||||||||
49,103,770 | 48,503,940 | 48,765,200 | 48,350,516 | 52,186,107 | |||||||||||||||
1,910,000 | 2,412,000 | 2,604,326 | 2,644,000 | 2,543,345 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16,900 | 16,400 | 20,216 | 24,617 | 24,700 | |||||||||
39,396 | 39,396 | 39,396 | 17,928 | 17,928 | |||||||||||||||
460,000 | 460,000 | 460,000 | 460,000 | 460,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
183,751,164 | 183,941,511 | 186,746,939 | 188,257,751 | 196,475,982 |