Brazil vs United States: Pulp for paper — Export quantity

Brazil
18.57 million t
in 2024
United States
6.45 million t
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
United States rank
3rd

Pulp for paper — Export quantity over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 18.57 million t against 6.45 million t in United States, a difference of 12.12 million t.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.9 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States Difference Ahead
1960s 7,122 t 287,356 t 280,233 t United States
1970s 177,890 t 1.71 million t 1.54 million t United States
1980s 931,350 t 3.35 million t 2.42 million t United States
1990s 2.04 million t 5.62 million t 3.58 million t United States
2000s 5.23 million t 5.85 million t 627,200 t United States
2010s 11.24 million t 7.31 million t 3.93 million t Brazil
2020s 17.44 million t 6.87 million t 10.57 million t Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pulp for paper — export quantity, Brazil or United States?
Brazil, at 18.57 million t against 6.45 million t in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in pulp for paper — export quantity between Brazil and United States?
12.12 million t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for pulp for paper — export quantity?
Brazil ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pulp for paper — Export quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pulp for paper — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 7,819 data points, 1961–2024
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