联合国工业产品统计局报道说， 2002 年世界的石蜡产量是 536 万吨，而 2001 年世界的石蜡产量是 452 万吨。 2002 年的数据没有包括一些国家减产的情况，而 2001 年及以前所有年份的数据中有这方面报告。
从 2001 年起，亚洲成为了领先的生产地区，达到了全球产量的 38.6% ；欧洲居第二位，占 38.1% ；北美居第三位，占 19% 。中国是全球的领先生产国，占 31% 。
World production of petroleum paraffin waxes as reported to the United Nations Industrial Commodities Statistics Bureau amounted to 11,800 million pounds in 2002 and 9,955 million pounds in 2001. The figure for 2002 does not include a breakdown by country while the data for 2001 and all previous years in available by country.
As of 2001, Asia was the leading producer, accounting for 38.6 percent of global production, Europe was next with 38.1 percent and North America was next at 19 percent. China was the leading global producer, at 31 percent. |
