Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — 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
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Production is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 17.62 million t in United States; the lowest is 0 t in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 40,000 t, and the mean is 772,530 t.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 226.6%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 17.62 million t | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 4.01 million t | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 4.01 million t | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 2.57 million t | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 5 | USSR | 2.29 million t | 1991 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 2.19 million t | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 1.30 million t | 2024 | up 226.6% | volatile |
| 8 | China | 1.22 million t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 8 | China, mainland | 1.22 million t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Japan | 1.03 million t | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 11 | Canada | 728,000 t | 2024 | up 78.0% | falling |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 601,000 t | 2024 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 600,000 t | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 543,464 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 15 | New Zealand | 424,000 t | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 326,000 t | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 278,000 t | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 229,000 t | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 216,000 t | 2024 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 20 | India | 204,300 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Czechoslovakia | 200,000 t | 1992 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia | 177,000 t | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Thailand | 102,000 t | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Yugoslav SFR | 86,000 t | 1991 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 84,054 t | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 41,853 t | 2024 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 27 | Vietnam | 40,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 27 | Viet Nam | 40,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 27,986 t | 2024 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 30 | United Republic of Tanzania | 27,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 24,000 t | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Pakistan | 18,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 33 | Nigeria | 14,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Indonesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Angola | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Spain | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Argentina | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Italy | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Kenya | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Türkiye | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Latvia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Norway | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 t | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovakia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Eswatini | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Turkey | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Ukraine | 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 34.04 million t
- Americas 20.97 million t
- Northern America 18.34 million t
- United States of America 17.62 million t
- Europe 9.60 million t
- European Union (27) 5.59 million t
- Eastern Europe 4.92 million t
- Asia 2.61 million t
- Northern Europe 2.61 million t
- South America 2.60 million t
- Eastern Asia 2.25 million t
- Western Europe 1.84 million t
- Oceania 601,000 t
- Africa 257,000 t
- Southern Europe 229,000 t
- Southern Asia 222,300 t
- Southern Africa 216,000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 142,000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 45,000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 27,000 t
- Eastern Africa 27,000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 27,000 t
- Central America 24,000 t
- Western Africa 14,000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0 t
- Western Asia 0 t
- Middle Africa 0 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