Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — 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
67
Highest
22.84 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Uzbekistan
Median
84,000 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
5,225

What the numbers show

Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Production is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 22.84 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 84,000 t, and the mean is 2.14 million t.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in China, mainland (up 285.6%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 100.0%).

Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 22.84 million t 2024 up 268.5% volatile
2 Brazil 22.70 million t 2024 up 64.1% volatile
3 China, mainland 22.47 million t 2024 up 285.6% volatile
4 United States 15.14 million t 2024 down 33.1% rising
5 Indonesia 9.79 million t 2024 up 53.1% volatile
6 Canada 6.42 million t 2024 down 24.3% rising
7 Finland 6.40 million t 2024 up 0.8% rising
8 Japan 5.78 million t 2024 down 19.8% rising
9 Sweden 5.65 million t 2024 up 6.3% rising
10 Chile 4.88 million t 2024 up 10.8% volatile
11 Uruguay 4.16 million t 2024 up 117.7% volatile
12 Portugal 2.45 million t 2024 up 5.6% volatile
13 India 2.21 million t 2024 up 1.8% volatile
14 Russia 1.80 million t 2024 up 3.3% rising
14 Russian Federation 1.80 million t 2024 up 3.3% rising
16 Spain 1.17 million t 2024 down 32.9% volatile
17 Germany 993,699 t 2024 down 0.4% rising
18 Thailand 879,097 t 2024 up 0.6% rising
19 Slovakia 651,809 t 2024 down 6.9% rising
20 South Africa 474,000 t 2024 down 32.8% volatile
21 Republic of Korea 457,000 t 2024 down 11.6% rising
22 Austria 417,090 t 2024 up 23.5% volatile
23 Argentina 407,855 t 2024 down 7.3% volatile
24 Poland 380,000 t 2024 down 1.7% volatile
25 China, Taiwan Province of 370,201 t 2024 unchanged rising
26 Czechia 320,000 t 2024 up 69.3% rising
27 New Zealand 271,000 t 2024 down 44.3% rising
27 Australia and New Zealand 271,000 t 2024 down 61.9% rising
29 Belgium-Luxembourg 235,000 t 1999 up 23.0% rising
30 Belgium 203,000 t 2024 down 47.0% rising
31 Bulgaria 172,634 t 2024 up 55.5% volatile
32 Belarus 170,000 t 2024 — volatile
33 Malaysia 131,000 t 2024 down 44.3% rising
34 Czechoslovakia 84,000 t 1992 down 58.2% volatile
35 Yugoslav SFR 78,000 t 1991 down 28.4% rising
36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77,700 t 2024 — volatile
37 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 75,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
38 Vietnam 70,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
38 Viet Nam 70,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
40 Mexico 51,000 t 2024 down 48.0% volatile
41 Egypt 41,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
42 Serbia and Montenegro 23,000 t 2005 down 25.8% volatile
42 Pakistan 23,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
44 Latvia 18,200 t 2024 — volatile
45 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17,928 t 2024 unchanged falling
46 United Republic of Tanzania 17,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
47 Bangladesh 11,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
48 Sri Lanka 2,600 t 2024 unchanged rising
49 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
49 Turkey 0 t 2024 — volatile
49 Morocco 0 t 2024 — volatile
49 Angola 0 t 2024 — volatile
49 Australia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% rising
49 Colombia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
49 France 0 t 2024 down 100.0% rising
49 Honduras 0 t 2024 — volatile
49 Italy 0 t 2024 — volatile
49 Kenya 0 t 2024 — volatile
49 Laos 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
49 Türkiye 0 t 2024 — volatile
49 Norway 0 t 2024 — volatile
49 Peru 0 t 2024 — volatile
49 Philippines 0 t 2024 — volatile
49 Romania 0 t 2024 — volatile
49 Serbia 0 t 2024 — volatile
49 Slovenia 0 t 2024 — volatile
49 Uzbekistan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 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, sulphate, bleached — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
129 places, 5,225 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