| Characteristic | Production in thousand metric tons |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 24,617 |
| 2023 | 24,239 |
| 2022 | 27,765 |
| 2021 | 28,859 |
| 2020 | 29,592 |
| 2019 | 32,863 |
| 2018 | 33,856 |
| 2017 | 33,373 |
| 2016 | 34,874 |
| 2015 | 33,974 |
| 2014 | 34,208 |
| 2013 | 35,946 |
| 2012 | 36,886 |
| 2011 | 38,102 |
| 2010 | 39,124 |
| 2009 | 37,307 |
| 2008 | 42,301 |
| 2007 | 44,065 |
| 2006 | 43,877 |
| 2005 | 44,703 |
| 2004 | 45,096 |
| 2003 | 43,955 |
| 2002 | 43,309 |
| 2001 | 43,286 |
| 2000 | 45,620 |
| 1999 | 42,759 |
| 1998 | 40,794 |
| 1997 | 41,993 |
| 1996 | 40,658 |
| 1995 | 43,262 |
| 1994 | 42,357 |
| 1993 | 40,805 |
| 1992 | 41,357 |
| 1991 | 43,907 |
| 1990 | 44,915 |
| 1989 | 43,780 |
| 1988 | 42,060 |
| 1987 | 40,040 |
| 1986 | 38,647 |
| 1985 | 37,326 |
| 1984 | 37,361 |
| 1983 | 34,362 |
| 1982 | 32,625 |
| 1981 | 34,552 |
| 1980 | 34,218 |
| 1979 | 34,093 |
| 1978 | 33,154 |
| 1977 | 31,611 |
| 1976 | 31,461 |
| 1975 | 29,103 |
| 1974 | 34,293 |
| 1973 | 33,758 |
| 1972 | 31,935 |
| 1971 | 30,576 |
| 1970 | 30,976 |
| 1969 | 30,320 |
| 1968 | 28,046 |
| 1967 | 26,096 |
| 1966 | 25,964 |
| 1965 | 24,682 |
| 1964 | 23,452 |
| 1963 | 21,798 |
| 1962 | 21,016 |
| 1961 | 20,538 |
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Release date
January 2026
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Region
Worldwide
Survey time period
1961 to 2024
Supplementary notes
Prior to 2017, figures for mechanical pulp and semi-chemical pulp were reported separately.
Figures have been rounded.
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