Cartonboard — Export quantity by country
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are...
What the numbers show
Cartonboard — Export quantity is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 3.81 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 153 t, and the mean is 130,625 t.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Eswatini (up 233,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).
Cartonboard — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.81 million t | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3.68 million t | 2024 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Sweden | 3.26 million t | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 2.40 million t | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 2.00 million t | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 1.89 million t | 2024 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 614,863 t | 2024 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 501,767 t | 2024 | up 452.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | 490,678 t | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 432,290 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 11 | Indonesia | 415,254 t | 2024 | up 177.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 400,579 t | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 382,996 t | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 14 | France | 353,700 t | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 337,976 t | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 335,403 t | 2024 | up 20.2% | flat |
| 17 | Australia and New Zealand | 310,391 t | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 18 | Singapore | 303,914 t | 2024 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 288,499 t | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 20 | Malaysia | 250,529 t | 2024 | up 1,117.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Turkey | 212,088 t | 2024 | up 466.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Türkiye | 212,088 t | 2024 | up 466.2% | volatile |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 210,000 t | 2024 | up 47.6% | falling |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 210,000 t | 2024 | up 47.6% | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 187,934 t | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 187,911 t | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 171,500 t | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 168,452 t | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Mexico | 146,120 t | 2024 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 30 | Japan | 137,948 t | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 31 | China, Taiwan Province of | 125,269 t | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 32 | New Zealand | 122,480 t | 2024 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 108,000 t | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 102,793 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 35 | Denmark | 79,860 t | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Vietnam | 71,533 t | 2024 | up 1,430.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 71,533 t | 2024 | up 1,430.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Greece | 64,353 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Paraguay | 58,013 t | 2024 | up 363.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Czechia | 58,000 t | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 41 | Russia | 57,876 t | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Russian Federation | 57,876 t | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Hungary | 41,934 t | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Egypt | 25,391 t | 2024 | up 1,285.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Norway | 22,140 t | 2024 | up 32,944.8% | volatile |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 21,418 t | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 21,354 t | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 18,560 t | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 49 | South Africa | 15,413 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Slovakia | 11,737 t | 2024 | up 976.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Ukraine | 11,300 t | 2024 | down 87.9% | rising |
| 52 | Portugal | 9,974 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Guatemala | 9,681 t | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 9,136 t | 2024 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Belarus | 8,329 t | 2024 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 6,733 t | 2024 | up 358.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 6,424 t | 2024 | up 32,020.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Lithuania | 6,160 t | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Colombia | 5,769 t | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Caribbean | 5,330 t | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 5,292 t | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 5,163 t | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Honduras | 5,134 t | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Estonia | 4,674 t | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Switzerland | 4,103 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Laos | 3,848 t | 2024 | up 25,553.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3,848 t | 2024 | up 25,553.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | 3,365 t | 2024 | up 419.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Kenya | 2,663 t | 2024 | up 414.1% | volatile |
| 70 | El Salvador | 2,612 t | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 71 | Ireland | 2,529 t | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Eswatini | 2,340 t | 2024 | up 233,900.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Latvia | 2,043 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 74 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,982 t | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,802 t | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,379 t | 2024 | up 37.9% | falling |
| 77 | Sudan (former) | 945 t | 2010 | up 1,587.5% | volatile |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 913 t | 2024 | up 1,304.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Peru | 816 t | 2024 | up 138.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Tunisia | 770 t | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Lebanon | 745 t | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Palestine | 686 t | 2024 | up 507.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Palestine | 686 t | 2024 | up 507.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Albania | 620 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Algeria | 619 t | 2024 | up 2,110.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Djibouti | 595 t | 2024 | up 1,252.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 556 t | 2024 | up 729.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Georgia | 437 t | 2024 | up 4,755.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Argentina | 365 t | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 349 t | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Morocco | 330 t | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 302 t | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Sierra Leone | 272 t | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Myanmar | 245 t | 2024 | up 1,431.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Senegal | 207 t | 2024 | up 218.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Malta | 170 t | 2024 | up 16,900.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Polynesia | 167 t | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Moldova | 153 t | 2024 | up 992.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Republic of Moldova | 153 t | 2024 | up 992.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Philippines | 139 t | 2024 | up 595.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Nepal | 137 t | 2024 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Benin | 133 t | 2024 | up 2,116.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Samoa | 116 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 104 | Gibraltar | 95 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Jordan | 86 t | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Cote d'Ivoire | 82 t | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Côte d'Ivoire | 82 t | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 80 t | 2024 | up 788.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Gabon | 79 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Ecuador | 78 t | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Bhutan | 77 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 111 | Cyprus | 77 t | 2024 | up 7,600.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Uganda | 75 t | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Syria | 70 t | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Syrian Arab Republic | 70 t | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Jamaica | 67 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Central African Republic | 66 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 118 | Ghana | 62 t | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Liberia | 62 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 120 | Melanesia | 57 t | 2024 | up 2,750.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Yemen | 54 t | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | 52 t | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Mauritius | 51 t | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Cook Islands | 51 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Libya | 50 t | 2024 | up 733.3% | volatile |
| 125 | New Caledonia | 50 t | 2024 | up 4,900.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Armenia | 45 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 39 t | 2024 | up 178.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Bahamas | 35 t | 2024 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 130 | Israel | 33 t | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Niger | 26 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Nigeria | 25 t | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Eritrea | 21 t | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Faroe Islands | 21 t | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Bahrain | 20 t | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Equatorial Guinea | 20 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 137 | Andorra | 16 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Azerbaijan | 16 t | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 13 t | 2023 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Oman | 13 t | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Burundi | 12 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Mali | 10 t | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Mauritania | 10 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Togo | 8 t | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 7 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Afghanistan | 6 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Dominica | 6 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 t | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Panama | 5 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Kuwait | 4 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 4 t | 2010 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Belize | 3 t | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Congo | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Gambia | 2 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Cambodia | 2 t | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Mongolia | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 153 | Chad | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | China, Macao SAR | 2 t | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Burkina Faso | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Malawi | 1 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Rwanda | 1 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Uruguay | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 160 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1 t | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Bangladesh | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Barbados | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Brunei | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Botswana | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Cameroon | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Guyana | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 166 | Iraq | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Madagascar | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Mozambique | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Qatar | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Sudan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Somalia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Seychelles | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | East Timor | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Tonga | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | British Virgin Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 166 | Zambia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Tokelau | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Timor-Leste | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 20.92 million t
- Europe 10.97 million t
- Asia 6.55 million t
- Northern Europe 5.99 million t
- Eastern Asia 4.56 million t
- Western Europe 3.53 million t
- Americas 3.04 million t
- Northern America 2.32 million t
- United States of America 1.89 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 1.21 million t
- Southern Europe 948,898 t
- South America 550,831 t
- Southern Asia 522,905 t
- Eastern Europe 505,915 t
- Oceania 310,615 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 309,524 t
- Western Asia 241,084 t
- Central America 163,905 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 72,649 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 70,801 t
- Africa 49,567 t
- Northern Africa 27,160 t
- Southern Africa 17,761 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 10,449 t
- Central Asia 6,765 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5,894 t
- Eastern Africa 3,552 t
- Western Africa 923 t
- Middle Africa 171 t
About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en