Based on a comparison of 128 countries in 2020, China ranked the highest in recovered paper production with 54,932,000 kt followed by USA and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Papua New Guinea with 288 kt, Belize with 300 kt and Bahamas with 587 kt.
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2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,000 | 9,000 | 13,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | |||
52,000 | 52,000 | 54,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | |||||||||||||||
684,000 | 531,000 | 495,000 | 960,000 | 947,000 | |||||||||||||||
3,037,000 | 3,142,000 | 3,224,000 | 3,139,259 | 3,064,690 | |||||||||||||||
1,474,203 | 1,508,311 | 1,478,235 | 1,413,596 | 1,466,308 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 102 | 1,717 | 539 | 587 | ||
... | ... | ... | 75,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | ||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45,000 | 35,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||
1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | 1,092,030 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 300 | 500 | 400 | 300 | 300 | |||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||
948 | 948 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43,000 | 52,000 | 55,000 | 60,000 | 50,000 | ||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||||||
4,805,000 | 4,742,000 | 4,589,000 | 4,956,000 | 5,063,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,000 | 5,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | |||||||||
50,000 | 70,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 90,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | |||||||||||||
2,577,000 | 2,600,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | |||||||||||||||
489,000 | 489,000 | 489,000 | 489,000 | 357,000 | |||||||||||||||
48,412,000 | 48,318,000 | 49,635,000 | 52,852,000 | 49,392,000 | |||||||||||||||
751,055 | 786,674 | 777,350 | 819,211 | 887,789 | |||||||||||||||
110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | ||||
28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | |||||||||||||||
41,800 | 42,243 | 43,627 | 47,255 | 50,321 | |||||||||||||||
887,573 | 950,206 | 1,004,407 | 1,017,044 | 1,034,164 | |||||||||||||||
619,050 | 619,050 | 619,050 | 590,000 | 590,000 | |||||||||||||||
110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | |||||||||||||||
182,857 | 182,857 | 182,857 | 182,857 | 182,857 | |||||||||||||||
380,000 | 380,000 | 380,000 | 380,000 | 380,000 | |||||||||||||||
5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||
91,463 | 87,451 | 90,803 | 92,193 | 96,083 | |||||||||||||||
2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | |||||||||||||||
53,608 | 53,949 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||
613,000 | 636,000 | 560,000 | 641,000 | 620,000 | |||||||||||||||
7,313,200 | 7,123,000 | 7,242,000 | 7,289,600 | 6,938,000 | |||||||||||||||
9,950 | 9,950 | 9,950 | 11,000 | 11,000 | |||||||||||||||
15,102,000 | 15,360,000 | 15,176,000 | 15,237,000 | 17,200,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
275,000 | 295,000 | 320,000 | 315,000 | 310,000 | |||||||||||||||
95,000 | 101,000 | 100,000 | 115,000 | 115,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||
57,953 | 60,000 | 53,745 | 60,000 | 60,000 | |||||||||||||||
6.00 | 6.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | |||||||||||||||
30,000 | 30,000 | 31,000 | 25,000 | 33,000 | |||||||||||||||
3,600,000 | 3,700,000 | 3,700,000 | 3,700,000 | 3,700,000 | |||||||||||||||
3,934,000 | 3,934,000 | 3,934,000 | 3,233,309 | 3,233,309 | |||||||||||||||
26,000 | 65,000 | 140,000 | 205,000 | 190,000 | |||||||||||||||
80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | |||||||||||||||
401,837 | 436,455 | 434,054 | 434,054 | 369,000 | |||||||||||||||
305,000 | 305,000 | 305,000 | 305,000 | 305,000 | |||||||||||||||
6,068,000 | 6,351,000 | 6,479,000 | 4,993,880 | 5,143,597 | |||||||||||||||
6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | |||||||||||||||
8,000 | 6,000 | 10,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | |||||||||||||||
21,783,651 | 21,435,849 | 21,274,708 | 21,093,763 | 20,694,000 | |||||||||||||||
70,000 | 70,000 | 85,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | |||||||||||||||
37,700 | 37,700 | 37,700 | 37,700 | 37,700 | |||||||||||||||
38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | |||||||||||||||
170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15,000 | 15,000 | 22,000 | 28,000 | 25,000 | ||||||||
90,000 | 98,000 | 69,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | |||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,000 | 12,000 | 25,000 | 34,000 | 16,000 | ||||
168,980 | 159,604 | 171,500 | 162,000 | 167,000 | |||||||||||||||
100,000 | 100,000 | 77,000 | 75,000 | 80,000 | |||||||||||||||
27.0 | 27.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
30,000 | 29,000 | 30,000 | 28,000 | 22,000 | |||||||||||||||
2,000 | 2,300 | 1,087 | 870 | 870 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||
1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 90,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | |||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 20,450 | 18,200 | |||||||||
7,000 | 8,000 | 9,000 | 9,500 | 9,500 | |||||||||||||||
4,900,000 | 4,900,000 | 4,900,000 | 4,622,000 | 4,784,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15,000 | 15,000 | 16,000 | 17,000 | 18,000 | ||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 11,000 | |||
140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | |||||||||||||||
5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||
38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | |||||||||||||||
14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | 18,000 | 19,000 | 34,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | |||||||||||||
2,209,000 | 2,232,000 | 2,285,000 | 2,634,000 | 2,493,000 | |||||||||||||||
565,000 | 427,000 | 523,000 | 540,000 | 540,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | 40,000 | 35,000 | |||||||||
20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | |||||||||||||||
607,000 | 635,000 | 605,000 | 602,000 | 604,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | |||||||
163,000 | 163,000 | 163,000 | 163,000 | 163,000 | |||||||||||||||
15,000 | 15,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 26,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 193 | 107 | 144 | 288 | 288 | |||
30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | |||||||||||||||
72,000 | 72,000 | 72,000 | 72,000 | 72,000 | |||||||||||||||
854,500 | 854,500 | 854,500 | 854,500 | 854,500 | |||||||||||||||
2,535,000 | 2,495,400 | 2,682,000 | 2,799,900 | 2,892,300 | |||||||||||||||
710,523 | 655,000 | 737,000 | 830,700 | 875,525 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | |||||||||
491,420 | 492,000 | 490,000 | 607,000 | 500,000 | |||||||||||||||
2,860,000 | 2,720,000 | 2,720,000 | 3,115,000 | 3,450,000 | |||||||||||||||
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 155,000 | 157,000 | 178,000 | 183,000 | 197,000 | ||||||||||
700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | |||||||||||||||
280,000 | 300,000 | 320,000 | 350,000 | 395,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | 172,530 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 246,000 | 354,000 | |||||||||||||
1,063,129 | 1,196,096 | 1,282,000 | 1,282,120 | 1,277,000 | |||||||||||||||
8,723,000 | 8,333,000 | 8,340,000 | 8,845,000 | 8,471,000 | |||||||||||||||
4,439,300 | 4,567,500 | 4,710,300 | 4,560,100 | 4,451,800 | |||||||||||||||
155,000 | 160,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | |||||||||||||||
6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 700 | 700 | ||
6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | |||||||||||||||
1,161,000 | 1,210,000 | 1,159,000 | 1,155,000 | 1,148,000 | |||||||||||||||
1,324,004 | 1,307,056 | 1,278,600 | 1,261,252 | 1,258,265 | |||||||||||||||
2,876 | 2,876 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||
2,365,000 | 2,765,000 | 2,785,000 | 2,758,000 | 2,842,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 800 | 600 | 100 | 700 | 700 | |||
7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | |||||||||||||||
40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | |||||||||||||||
1,534,000 | 1,534,000 | 1,534,000 | 1,534,000 | 1,534,000 | |||||||||||||||
147,000 | 147,000 | 147,000 | 725,000 | 725,000 | |||||||||||||||
450,000 | 450,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | |||||||||||||||
8,014,000 | 7,912,000 | 7,825,000 | 7,772,000 | 7,539,000 | |||||||||||||||
46,421,308 | 47,209,647 | 47,626,950 | 47,626,950 | 47,787,000 | |||||||||||||||
12,000 | 16,000 | 21,000 | 73,000 | 82,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 224 | 1,071 | 905 | ||
201,000 | 201,000 | 201,000 | 201,000 | 201,000 | |||||||||||||||
120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,000 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 950 | 1,200 | |||||||||
70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | |||||||||||||||
227,242,203 | 228,112,206 | 230,307,456 | 233,999,359 | 231,823,706 |