Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production was 13,000 t in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
13,000 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 10 countries
All-time high
13,000 t
in 1980
All-time low
3,000 t
in 1964
Years of data
53
1964–2016

Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1964–2016

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 13,000 t for mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — production in 2016. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 13,000 t in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3,000 t, in 1964.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1964 to 2016.
Year t Change
1964 3,000 t
1965 3,000 t +0.0%
1966 3,000 t +0.0%
1967 3,000 t +0.0%
1968 3,000 t +0.0%
1969 3,000 t +0.0%
1970 3,000 t +0.0%
1971 3,000 t +0.0%
1972 3,000 t +0.0%
1973 3,000 t +0.0%
1974 3,000 t +0.0%
1975 8,000 t +166.7%
1976 9,000 t +12.5%
1977 10,000 t +11.1%
1978 11,000 t +10.0%
1979 12,000 t +9.1%
1980 13,000 t +8.3%
1981 13,000 t +0.0%
1982 13,000 t +0.0%
1983 13,000 t +0.0%
1984 13,000 t +0.0%
1985 13,000 t +0.0%
1986 13,000 t +0.0%
1987 13,000 t +0.0%
1988 13,000 t +0.0%
1989 13,000 t +0.0%
1990 13,000 t +0.0%
1991 13,000 t +0.0%
1992 13,000 t +0.0%
1993 13,000 t +0.0%
1994 13,000 t +0.0%
1995 13,000 t +0.0%
1996 13,000 t +0.0%
1997 13,000 t +0.0%
1998 13,000 t +0.0%
1999 13,000 t +0.0%
2000 13,000 t +0.0%
2001 13,000 t +0.0%
2002 13,000 t +0.0%
2003 13,000 t +0.0%
2004 13,000 t +0.0%
2005 13,000 t +0.0%
2006 13,000 t +0.0%
2007 13,000 t +0.0%
2008 13,000 t +0.0%
2009 13,000 t +0.0%
2010 13,000 t +0.0%
2011 13,000 t +0.0%
2012 13,000 t +0.0%
2013 13,000 t +0.0%
2014 13,000 t +0.0%
2015 13,000 t +0.0%
2016 13,000 t +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,000 t 3,000 t 3,000 t 6
1970s 6,500 t 3,000 t 12,000 t 10
1980s 13,000 t 13,000 t 13,000 t 10
1990s 13,000 t 13,000 t 13,000 t 10
2000s 13,000 t 13,000 t 13,000 t 10
2010s 13,000 t 13,000 t 13,000 t 7

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 2 Sweden 3.03 million t compare
  2. 2 Viet Nam 190,000 t compare
  3. 3 Finland 2.94 million t compare
  4. 4 USSR 2.36 million t compare
  5. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 21,468 t compare
  6. 5 Russian Federation 2.20 million t compare
  7. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 12,000 t compare
  8. 6 Australia and New Zealand 1.06 million t compare
  9. 7 Germany 873,000 t compare
  10. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare
  11. 7 Republic of Moldova 0 t
  12. 7 Türkiye 0 t compare
  13. 8 China 865,000 t compare
  14. 8 China, mainland 865,000 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 13,000 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — production recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 13,000 t in 1980.
What is the lowest mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — production recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 3,000 t in 1964.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — production?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 5th out of 10 countries with data for 2016.
Is mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — production rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
117 places, 4,671 data points, 1961–2016
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