Case materials — Production 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
Case materials — Production is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 64.26 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Republic of Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 148,000 t, and the mean is 2.58 million t.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 1,577.1%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 100.0%).
Case materials — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 64.26 million t | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 61.80 million t | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 34.26 million t | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 9.47 million t | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 9.43 million t | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 6 | India | 9.24 million t | 2024 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 5.64 million t | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 5.64 million t | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Korea | 5.57 million t | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 5.54 million t | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 11 | France | 3.87 million t | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 3.86 million t | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 3.52 million t | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 3.35 million t | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 3.30 million t | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 2.69 million t | 2024 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 17 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.65 million t | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 2.44 million t | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Canada | 2.31 million t | 2024 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 20 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2.28 million t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Australia | 2.25 million t | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Malaysia | 2.20 million t | 2024 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Sweden | 2.12 million t | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 24 | Austria | 1.65 million t | 2024 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 1.26 million t | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.26 million t | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 27 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.01 million t | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 960,000 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 29 | Turkey | 943,960 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 29 | Türkiye | 943,960 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 924,210 t | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 844,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 33 | Argentina | 804,485 t | 2024 | up 190.4% | rising |
| 34 | Hungary | 685,997 t | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 628,546 t | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 36 | Philippines | 583,000 t | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 458,000 t | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 450,000 t | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 39 | Switzerland | 423,580 t | 2024 | up 19.9% | flat |
| 40 | New Zealand | 397,000 t | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 331,000 t | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 42 | Ukraine | 322,000 t | 2024 | down 52.9% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 302,410 t | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 44 | Croatia | 241,060 t | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 45 | Israel | 202,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 184,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 181,000 t | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 48 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 180,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 165,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Slovakia | 160,000 t | 2024 | up 966.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Egypt | 150,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Pakistan | 148,000 t | 2024 | up 39.6% | falling |
| 53 | Myanmar | 146,700 t | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 137,100 t | 2024 | up 106.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Lithuania | 132,000 t | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 56 | Belarus | 131,540 t | 2024 | up 109.1% | falling |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 130,251 t | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 58 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 109,815 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 95,300 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 60 | Tunisia | 79,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Serbia | 78,000 t | 2024 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 62 | Paraguay | 65,000 t | 2024 | up 490.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Caribbean | 63,200 t | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 64 | Ecuador | 62,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Ireland | 60,000 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 58,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Serbia and Montenegro | 52,000 t | 2005 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Kuwait | 50,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 69 | Greece | 41,393 t | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Peru | 41,222 t | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 71 | Eswatini | 39,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Lebanon | 36,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 35,100 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,838 t | 2024 | up 151.0% | rising |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 21,802 t | 2024 | up 1,577.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Denmark | 21,000 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Norway | 17,000 t | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Mali | 13,000 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Bhutan | 10,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 9,000 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 8,500 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 8,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Guatemala | 8,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Cuba | 5,200 t | 2024 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Armenia | 3,811 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Iraq | 3,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Montenegro | 1,452 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 88 | Syria | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Madagascar | 640 t | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Jordan | 300 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 93 | Estonia | 30 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Honduras | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Kenya | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Latvia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Moldova | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Republic of Moldova | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 192.40 million t
- Asia 102.15 million t
- Eastern Asia 79.30 million t
- Americas 48.33 million t
- Europe 38.02 million t
- Northern America 36.56 million t
- United States of America 34.26 million t
- European Union (27) 30.13 million t
- Western Europe 16.71 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 10.81 million t
- Eastern Europe 9.95 million t
- Southern Asia 9.58 million t
- South America 7.71 million t
- Southern Europe 6.83 million t
- Northern Europe 4.53 million t
- Central America 4.00 million t
- Oceania 2.65 million t
- Western Asia 2.30 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.83 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.34 million t
- Africa 1.24 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.18 million t
- Southern Africa 999,000 t
- Northern Africa 229,000 t
- Central Asia 158,902 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 63,200 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 37,442 t
- Western Africa 13,000 t
- Eastern Africa 1,640 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