Based on a comparison of 63 countries in 2017, China ranked the highest in wrapping paper production with 6,750,000 kt followed by USA and Sweden. On the other end of the scale was Azerbaijan with 10.0 kt, Taiwan with 89.0 kt and Bolivia with 130 kt.
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| Countries | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Algeria | kt | 17,500 | 17,500 | 17,500 | 17,500 | 17,500 | |||||||||||||||
| Argentina | kt | 40,000 | 72,000 | 94,000 | 136,702 | 63,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Armenia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Australia | kt | 82,000 | 85,000 | 80,000 | 81,000 | 83,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Austria | kt | 273,922 | 287,786 | 292,805 | 294,710 | 304,612 | |||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 100 | ... | |||
| Belarus | kt | ... | 15.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | kt | ... | ... | 5,815 | 5,815 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Bolivia | kt | ... | ... | 11.0 | 25.0 | 161 | 111 | 130 | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 82,000 | 75,000 | 82,000 | 64,100 | 98,390 | ||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 587,000 | 611,000 | 596,000 | 618,000 | 599,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | kt | ... | 167,357 | 168,825 | 190,827 | 198,100 | 198,197 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | kt | 436,000 | 426,000 | 444,000 | 343,000 | 350,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Chile | kt | 37,000 | 61,000 | 77,000 | 85,000 | 71,200 | |||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 6,200,000 | 6,400,000 | 6,350,000 | 6,500,000 | 6,650,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Colombia | kt | 73,376 | 72,000 | 68,260 | 64,661 | 66,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,701 | 621 | ||
| Croatia | kt | ... | ... | 11,000 | 25,000 | 160,640 | 110,801 | 130,139 | |||||||||||||
| Cuba | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Czech Republic | kt | 307,500 | 327,000 | 298,000 | 391,400 | 412,253 | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark | kt | 588 | ... | ... | ... | 12,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Egypt | kt | 170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Estonia | kt | 70,243 | 73,721 | 72,331 | 67,927 | 63,987 | |||||||||||||||
| European Union | kt | 4,338 | 4,431 | 4,644 | 4,600 | 4,630 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Finland | kt | 761,517 | 781,000 | 823,210 | 676,473 | 692,758 | |||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 211,499 | 219,163 | 227,400 | 233,000 | 229,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 234,000 | 344,000 | 351,000 | 378,000 | 357,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Greece | kt | ... | 154,222 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Hungary | kt | 48,000 | 30,000 | 35,632 | 90,000 | 91,874 | |||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 83,000 | 83,000 | 102,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 89,000 | 91,000 | 91,000 | 91,000 | 91,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | ... | ... | ... | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||||||||
| Ireland | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,000 | 8,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||
| Italy | kt | ... | 432,524 | 461,497 | 458,571 | 475,066 | 490,726 | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 901,000 | 871,000 | 880,000 | 905,000 | 891,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Jordan | kt | 2,100 | 2,100 | 2,100 | 2,100 | 2,100 | |||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Kenya | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Latvia | kt | ... | ... | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | |||||||||||||
| Lithuania | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,700 | ... | 16,500 | 14,200 | 13,315 | |||||||||
| Macedonia | kt | 14,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 13,000 | 15,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | kt | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 173,000 | 175,000 | 177,000 | 149,000 | 157,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Morocco | kt | 92,000 | 92,000 | 92,000 | 92,000 | 92,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | kt | 4,600 | 4,600 | 4,600 | 4,600 | 4,600 | |||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | kt | 57,000 | 60,000 | 62,000 | 73,000 | 76,000 | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,000 | 2,024 | 2,000 | |||||
| Norway | kt | 28,000 | 29,000 | 30,000 | 32,000 | 34,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Peru | kt | 4,000 | 3,158 | 3,000 | ... | 274,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 203,547 | 176,600 | 192,860 | 189,535 | 191,919 | |||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kt | 9,900 | 2,322 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 1,300 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Romania | kt | ... | ... | ... | 65,000 | 83,000 | 86,000 | 101,414 | 106,102 | ||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 439,000 | 425,000 | 445,000 | 515,000 | 545,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 77,000 | 61,000 | 68,000 | 76,000 | 79,000 | |||||||
| Slovakia | kt | 8,047 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 5,000 | 62,415 | |||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kt | ... | 64,470 | 76,090 | 63,274 | 62,600 | 63,051 | ||||||||||||||
| South Africa | kt | ... | ... | 76,000 | 89,921 | 15,411 | 5,724 | 6,605 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 111,000 | 117,000 | 125,000 | 195,000 | 186,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 81,473 | 84,151 | 101,000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Sweden | kt | 1,013,000 | 1,006,000 | 972,000 | 1,010,000 | 1,060,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kt | 6,007 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Taiwan | kt | 48.0 | 30.0 | 35.6 | 90.0 | 89.0 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Tanzania | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | ||||
| Thailand | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 126,000 | 79,000 | 271,000 | 271,000 | 301,000 | ||||||||||
| Turkey | kt | ... | 517,000 | 597,000 | 600,000 | 610,526 | 614,741 | ||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | kt | 19,448 | 177,860 | 186,100 | 186,100 | 186,100 | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 75,944 | 75,944 | 87,853 | 85,477 | 89,891 | |||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 2,704,304 | 2,753,000 | 2,797,743 | 1,511,000 | 1,540,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,000 | 3,000 | 2,834 | 3,834 | ||
| Uzbekistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,100 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | ||
| Venezuela | kt | 16,088 | 41,067 | 41,067 | 41,067 | 41,067 | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| World | kt | 17,620 | 18,202 | 18,644 | 17,600 | 17,971 | ... | ... |
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