Chemical wood pulp — 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...

Countries reporting
81
Highest
32.89 million t
United States
Lowest
0 t
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
110,000 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,166

What the numbers show

Chemical wood pulp — Production is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 32.89 million t in United States; the lowest is 0 t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The median across all reporting countries is 110,000 t, and the mean is 2.39 million t.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 416.7%), and the largest decrease in Laos (down 100.0%).

Chemical wood pulp — Production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 32.89 million t 2024 down 22.3% rising
2 Brazil 24.89 million t 2024 up 56.9% volatile
3 China 24.06 million t 2024 up 224.3% volatile
4 China, mainland 23.69 million t 2024 up 236.1% volatile
5 Indonesia 9.79 million t 2024 up 53.1% volatile
6 Sweden 8.37 million t 2024 up 8.1% rising
7 Canada 7.57 million t 2024 down 16.9% rising
8 Finland 6.97 million t 2024 up 3.2% rising
9 Japan 6.82 million t 2024 down 17.8% rising
10 Russia 6.16 million t 2024 up 12.7% rising
10 Russian Federation 6.16 million t 2024 up 12.7% rising
12 USSR 5.36 million t 1991 down 13.1% rising
13 Chile 5.21 million t 2024 up 6.4% volatile
14 Uruguay 4.16 million t 2024 up 117.7% volatile
15 Portugal 2.68 million t 2024 up 2.1% volatile
16 India 2.43 million t 2024 up 1.7% volatile
17 France 1.42 million t 2024 up 4.0% rising
18 Germany 1.40 million t 2024 down 14.5% rising
19 Australia and New Zealand 1.35 million t 2024 down 23.9% rising
20 Austria 1.25 million t 2024 up 11.1% rising
21 Spain 1.17 million t 2024 down 32.9% rising
22 Thailand 981,097 t 2024 up 3.5% rising
23 Poland 980,000 t 2024 up 11.3% rising
24 New Zealand 695,000 t 2024 down 16.5% rising
25 South Africa 690,000 t 2024 down 34.8% volatile
26 Czechoslovakia 686,000 t 1992 down 10.0% rising
27 Australia 652,000 t 2024 down 30.4% volatile
28 Slovakia 651,809 t 2024 down 6.9% rising
29 Czechia 598,000 t 2024 up 35.3% flat
30 Argentina 486,188 t 2024 down 11.9% volatile
31 Republic of Korea 457,000 t 2024 down 11.6% volatile
32 China, Taiwan Province of 370,201 t 2024 unchanged rising
33 Yugoslav SFR 308,000 t 1991 down 29.0% rising
34 Belgium-Luxembourg 235,000 t 1999 up 5.4% rising
35 Belgium 203,000 t 2024 down 47.0% rising
36 Bulgaria 200,620 t 2024 up 55.6% rising
37 Belarus 170,000 t 2024 up 416.7% volatile
38 Norway 151,000 t 2024 — falling
39 Malaysia 131,000 t 2024 down 44.3% rising
40 Vietnam 110,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
40 Viet Nam 110,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
42 Colombia 84,054 t 2024 down 58.0% volatile
43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77,700 t 2024 down 2.9% volatile
44 Mexico 75,000 t 2024 down 29.9% volatile
44 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 75,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
46 United Republic of Tanzania 44,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
47 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 43,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
48 Estonia 41,853 t 2024 down 38.9% rising
49 Egypt 41,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
49 Pakistan 41,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
51 Serbia and Montenegro 23,000 t 2005 down 25.8% volatile
52 Latvia 18,340 t 2024 — volatile
53 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17,928 t 2024 unchanged volatile
54 Nigeria 14,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
55 Bangladesh 11,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
56 Italy 8,650 t 2024 down 64.0% volatile
57 Sri Lanka 2,600 t 2024 unchanged rising
58 Angola 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Albania 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Switzerland 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 United Kingdom 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Honduras 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Hungary 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Kenya 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Laos 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
58 Lithuania 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Morocco 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 North Macedonia 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Peru 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Philippines 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Romania 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Serbia 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Slovenia 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Eswatini 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Turkey 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Ukraine 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Uzbekistan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
58 Türkiye 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
58 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 t 2024 — volatile
58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 t 2024 — volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Chemical wood pulp — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
134 places, 6,166 data points, 1961–2024
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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