Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — 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
157
Highest
18.54 million t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
99 t
Years covered
57
1968–2024
Data points
5,971
What the numbers show
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export quantity is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 18.54 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 99 t, and the mean is 342,898 t.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 69,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 100.0%).
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 18.54 million t | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Canada | 4.95 million t | 2024 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 4.78 million t | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Chile | 4.46 million t | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Uruguay | 4.14 million t | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Finland | 3.60 million t | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 2.63 million t | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 1.83 million t | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.54 million t | 2024 | up 159.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Portugal | 1.28 million t | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 1.07 million t | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 950,422 t | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 432,529 t | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 14 | France | 422,184 t | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 392,000 t | 1999 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 16 | Singapore | 299,385 t | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 17 | China | 259,982 t | 2024 | up 496.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Japan | 252,699 t | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Austria | 181,254 t | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 175,665 t | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia and New Zealand | 174,316 t | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 22 | New Zealand | 173,940 t | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 23 | China, mainland | 143,912 t | 2024 | up 855.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Italy | 139,147 t | 2024 | up 1,165.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 123,041 t | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 26 | China, Taiwan Province of | 114,423 t | 2024 | up 304.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Türkiye | 109,485 t | 2024 | up 185.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Belarus | 100,298 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 96,279 t | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 83,000 t | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 80,794 t | 2024 | up 37,132.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 76,709 t | 2024 | up 3,388.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovakia | 53,303 t | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 48,809 t | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Latvia | 34,565 t | 2024 | up 32,508.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 31,806 t | 2024 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Yugoslav SFR | 27,500 t | 1991 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 10,261 t | 2024 | up 570.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Greece | 7,344 t | 2024 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Lithuania | 4,354 t | 2024 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Denmark | 3,946 t | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Oman | 3,171 t | 2024 | up 13,112.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Malaysia | 3,075 t | 2024 | up 1,364.3% | volatile |
| 44 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,647 t | 2024 | up 551.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovenia | 1,548 t | 2024 | up 7,640.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Tunisia | 1,507 t | 2024 | up 348.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Algeria | 1,402 t | 2024 | up 5,741.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Hungary | 1,323 t | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Jordan | 1,113 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 50 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,000 t | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Colombia | 970 t | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Angola | 706 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 53 | Guatemala | 691 t | 2024 | up 69,000.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 536 t | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Sudan (former) | 525 t | 2010 | up 2,000.0% | rising |
| 56 | Eswatini | 514 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Sierra Leone | 508 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 58 | Bahrain | 482 t | 2024 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 59 | Philippines | 459 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Honduras | 429 t | 2024 | up 2,760.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 305 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Melanesia | 305 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 303 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 299 t | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Australia | 278 t | 2024 | up 175.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 263 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Pakistan | 259 t | 2024 | up 547.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Caribbean | 224 t | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Kenya | 208 t | 2024 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Iraq | 200 t | 2024 | up 769.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Bahamas | 199 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 164 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Ecuador | 161 t | 2024 | up 16,000.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 160 t | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Eritrea | 157 t | 2024 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 76 | Peru | 127 t | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Lebanon | 102 t | 2024 | up 161.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Ukraine | 100 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Nigeria | 99 t | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Norfolk Island | 98 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 81 | Switzerland | 94 t | 2024 | up 422.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Belize | 87 t | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Burundi | 86 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Senegal | 66 t | 2024 | up 3,200.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Viet Nam | 64 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Mongolia | 61 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Morocco | 50 t | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 49 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Qatar | 45 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Mauritius | 36 t | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Nepal | 34 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Malta | 26 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 25 t | 2024 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 25 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 95 | Barbados | 24 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Bhutan | 24 t | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Gabon | 24 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 24 t | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 23 t | 2024 | up 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Paraguay | 22 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Somalia | 20 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Mozambique | 16 t | 2024 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Kuwait | 12 t | 2024 | down 98.7% | falling |
| 104 | Ireland | 8 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Myanmar | 8 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 107 | Bangladesh | 6 t | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Panama | 4 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Ethiopia | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Libya | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 2 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Dominica | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Egypt | 1 t | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 1 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 117 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Benin | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Cayman Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Djibouti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Georgia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Gibraltar | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Greenland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Croatia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | India | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Israel | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Mexico | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Niger | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Norway | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Serbia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Chad | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Uganda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | British Virgin Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 t | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Czechoslovakia | 0 t | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Republic of Moldova | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | China, Macao SAR | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 59.22 million t
- Americas 38.33 million t
- South America 27.26 million t
- Europe 14.67 million t
- Northern America 11.06 million t
- Northern Europe 6.30 million t
- United States of America 6.11 million t
- Asia 5.92 million t
- South-eastern Asia 5.13 million t
- Western Europe 3.64 million t
- Southern Europe 2.38 million t
- Eastern Europe 2.35 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