Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production by country

Name: Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Countries reporting

Highest

610,000 t

Germany

Lowest

0 t

Greece

Median

0 t

Years covered

1961–2016

Data points

3,110

What the numbers show

Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production is currently reported for 73 countries. The highest value is 610,000 t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in Greece.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 t, and the mean is 20,537 t.

Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Czechoslovakia (up 21.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 100.0%).

Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Germany	610,000 t	2016	down 25.9%	rising
2	Austria	284,371 t	2016	down 35.4%	flat
3	Canada	214,000 t	2016	up 1.4%	falling
4	Czechoslovakia	150,000 t	1992	up 21.0%	rising
5	Yugoslav SFR	118,000 t	1991	down 31.0%	rising
6	Russian Federation	40,000 t	2016	down 81.0%	volatile
7	Sweden	35,171 t	2016	down 92.8%	falling
8	India	20,500 t	2016	unchanged	flat
9	Japan	18,000 t	2016	—	volatile
10	Italy	9,156 t	2016	down 61.9%	volatile
11	Slovakia	0 t	2016	—	volatile
11	Tajikistan	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Seychelles	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Slovenia	0 t	2016	down 100.0%	volatile
11	Uruguay	0 t	2016	—	volatile
11	Serbia	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Romania	0 t	2016	—	volatile
11	Portugal	0 t	2016	down 100.0%	volatile
11	Norway	0 t	2016	down 100.0%	volatile
11	Mauritius	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Montenegro	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Turkmenistan	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Ukraine	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Türkiye	0 t	2016	—	volatile
11	Poland	0 t	2016	—	volatile
11	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	0 t	2016	—	volatile
11	Netherlands (Kingdom of the)	0 t	2016	down 100.0%	volatile
11	Serbia and Montenegro	0 t	2005	—	flat
11	China, mainland	0 t	2016	—	volatile
11	Australia and New Zealand	0 t	2016	down 100.0%	volatile
11	Republic of Korea	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Republic of Moldova	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Belgium-Luxembourg	0 t	1999	down 100.0%	falling
11	Brazil	0 t	2016	down 100.0%	volatile
11	Finland	0 t	2016	—	volatile
11	Estonia	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Spain	0 t	2016	—	volatile
11	Malta	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Czechia	0 t	2016	down 100.0%	falling
11	Cyprus	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Colombia	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	China	0 t	2016	—	volatile
11	Chile	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Switzerland	0 t	2016	down 100.0%	volatile
11	Denmark	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Belarus	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Bulgaria	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Belgium	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Azerbaijan	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Australia	0 t	2016	down 100.0%	volatile
11	Armenia	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Argentina	0 t	2016	down 100.0%	volatile
11	Albania	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Kazakhstan	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	North Macedonia	0 t	2016	—	volatile
11	Mexico	0 t	2016	—	volatile
11	Latvia	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Luxembourg	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Lithuania	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Liechtenstein	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Kyrgyzstan	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Kenya	0 t	2016	—	volatile
11	Israel	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Iceland	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Ireland	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Hungary	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Croatia	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Honduras	0 t	2016	down 100.0%	volatile
11	France	0 t	2016	down 100.0%	falling
11	Georgia	0 t	2016	—	flat
11	Greece	0 t	2016	—	flat

Regions and income groups

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

World 1.45 million t
Europe 978,698 t
European Union (27) 938,698 t
Western Europe 894,371 t
Americas 433,822 t
Northern America 433,822 t
United States of America 219,822 t
Eastern Europe 40,000 t
Asia 38,500 t
Northern Europe 35,171 t
Southern Asia 20,500 t
Eastern Asia 18,000 t

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Indicator: Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production
Unit: t
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 99 places, 3,110 data points, 1961–2016
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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