Case materials — 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...
Countries reporting
177
Highest
5.05 million t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
Brunei Darussalam
Median
696 t
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
4,661
What the numbers show
Case materials — Export quantity is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 5.05 million t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 696 t, and the mean is 194,700 t.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 1,941,880.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Case materials — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 5.05 million t | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 2 | Malaysia | 2.34 million t | 2024 | up 3,529.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Sweden | 2.08 million t | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 4 | France | 1.55 million t | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 1.50 million t | 2024 | up 175.9% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 1.48 million t | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 1.39 million t | 2024 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 1.35 million t | 2024 | up 2,175.4% | volatile |
| 9 | China | 1.32 million t | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 1.25 million t | 2024 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.06 million t | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 1.03 million t | 2024 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 13 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.02 million t | 2024 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 976,678 t | 2024 | up 1,415,380.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium | 972,884 t | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 936,754 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 814,776 t | 2024 | up 236.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 740,094 t | 2024 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Hungary | 681,915 t | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Italy | 586,154 t | 2024 | up 206.8% | rising |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 518,579 t | 2024 | up 134.9% | rising |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 514,543 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 23 | Brazil | 511,440 t | 2024 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 428,262 t | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 25 | Australia | 366,961 t | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 323,721 t | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 27 | China, mainland | 299,764 t | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 28 | India | 295,445 t | 2024 | up 1,503.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Türkiye | 281,498 t | 2024 | up 176.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovakia | 276,156 t | 2024 | up 374.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 231,617 t | 2024 | up 337.6% | volatile |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 204,825 t | 2024 | up 558.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Croatia | 191,660 t | 2024 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 34 | Thailand | 175,275 t | 2024 | down 54.8% | flat |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 168,193 t | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 147,386 t | 2024 | up 18,868.6% | volatile |
| 37 | New Zealand | 147,365 t | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 143,000 t | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 39 | Israel | 101,163 t | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Czechia | 93,000 t | 2024 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 41 | Egypt | 91,019 t | 2024 | up 867.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Oman | 77,679 t | 2024 | up 1,941,880.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Kuwait | 69,097 t | 2024 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Chile | 66,566 t | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Colombia | 62,987 t | 2024 | up 1,798.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Lithuania | 56,281 t | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 47 | Serbia | 50,000 t | 2024 | up 163.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Peru | 41,835 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Norway | 38,454 t | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 37,840 t | 2024 | up 412.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 37,090 t | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 30,290 t | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Paraguay | 22,597 t | 2024 | up 130.7% | volatile |
| 54 | United Republic of Tanzania | 21,181 t | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Philippines | 18,913 t | 2024 | up 6,930.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Qatar | 14,143 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14,138 t | 2024 | up 135.6% | falling |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 13,343 t | 2024 | up 53,272.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Singapore | 10,890 t | 2024 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Slovenia | 10,806 t | 2024 | up 145.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Eswatini | 9,815 t | 2024 | up 13,723.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Denmark | 9,096 t | 2024 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Ireland | 8,570 t | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Serbia and Montenegro | 8,000 t | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Pakistan | 7,464 t | 2024 | up 7,217.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Greece | 6,863 t | 2024 | up 415.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Guatemala | 6,100 t | 2024 | up 186.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Ukraine | 6,000 t | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Kenya | 5,932 t | 2024 | up 246.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Belarus | 5,729 t | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 5,333 t | 2024 | up 88,783.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Mexico | 4,964 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,641 t | 2024 | up 2,152.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Ghana | 4,309 t | 2024 | up 430,800.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 3,715 t | 2024 | up 7,330.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Uganda | 2,814 t | 2024 | up 35,075.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Caribbean | 1,508 t | 2024 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 1,497 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | El Salvador | 1,470 t | 2024 | up 110.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 1,445 t | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 81 | Palestine | 1,426 t | 2024 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 1,102 t | 2024 | up 2,587.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Rwanda | 1,026 t | 2024 | up 7,792.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Estonia | 914 t | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Senegal | 907 t | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Nigeria | 822 t | 2024 | up 82,100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Morocco | 790 t | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 698 t | 2024 | up 23,166.7% | volatile |
| 89 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 696 t | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 600 t | 2024 | up 14,900.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Argentina | 542 t | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Sudan (former) | 529 t | 2011 | up 1,369.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Jordan | 486 t | 2024 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Honduras | 410 t | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Cuba | 399 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Lebanon | 394 t | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Gabon | 387 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 336 t | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Sudan | 329 t | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Jamaica | 308 t | 2024 | up 30,700.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Latvia | 288 t | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Georgia | 279 t | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Angola | 246 t | 2024 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 104 | China, Macao SAR | 211 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Polynesia | 204 t | 2024 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Cambodia | 201 t | 2024 | up 6,600.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 188 t | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Libya | 178 t | 2024 | up 1,269.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Panama | 150 t | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Samoa | 145 t | 2024 | up 3,525.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 143 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 136 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Mali | 120 t | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Sierra Leone | 114 t | 2024 | up 128.0% | rising |
| 115 | Madagascar | 87 t | 2024 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 86 t | 2024 | up 760.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Dominica | 84 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Benin | 79 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Nepal | 57 t | 2024 | up 418.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Myanmar | 53 t | 2024 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Niger | 52 t | 2024 | up 940.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Seychelles | 46 t | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 45 t | 2010 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Zambia | 38 t | 2024 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Curaçao | 29 t | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Tunisia | 25 t | 2024 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 24 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Mozambique | 24 t | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Somalia | 24 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Guinea | 22 t | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 130 | Melanesia | 22 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Faroe Islands | 19 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Togo | 19 t | 2024 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18 t | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Malawi | 17 t | 2024 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Fiji | 15 t | 2024 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Tonga | 12 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Cameroon | 10 t | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Bahamas | 8 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | 8 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Papua New Guinea | 7 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Albania | 5 t | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Guyana | 5 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 3 t | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Barbados | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 145 | Republic of Moldova | 3 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Armenia | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Burundi | 2 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Bahrain | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Belize | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Algeria | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Guam | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 151 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Nicaragua | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Chad | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | British Virgin Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 151 | Yemen | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Micronesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 151 | Timor-Leste | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Cabo Verde | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 151 | 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 38.79 million t
- Europe 20.22 million t
- Western Europe 10.35 million t
- Asia 9.70 million t
- Americas 7.88 million t
- Northern America 7.10 million t
- United States of America 5.85 million t
- South-eastern Asia 5.61 million t
- Eastern Europe 4.28 million t
- Northern Europe 3.36 million t
- Eastern Asia 2.65 million t
- Southern Europe 2.23 million 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