Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) β€” 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
70
Highest
952,000 t
USSR
Lowest
0 t
Croatia
Median
0 t
Years covered
56
1961–2016
Data points
3,144

What the numbers show

Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) β€” Production is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 952,000 t in USSR; the lowest is 0 t in Croatia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 t, and the mean is 23,468 t.

Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Czechoslovakia (up 81.3%), and the largest decrease in Australia and New Zealand (down 100.0%).

Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) β€” Production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 USSR 952,000 t 1991 down 61.4% rising
2 Russian Federation 390,000 t 2016 up 18.5% falling
3 Czechoslovakia 252,000 t 1992 up 81.3% falling
4 Yugoslav SFR 26,000 t 1991 down 35.0% falling
5 Italy 13,768 t 2016 down 37.4% volatile
6 Belarus, Republic of 9,000 t 2016 down 86.3% rising
7 Romania 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Slovak Republic 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Seychelles 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Slovenia 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Sweden 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 South Africa 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Ukraine 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Turkmenistan 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Tajikistan, Republic of 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 China, mainland 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Australia and New Zealand 0 t 2016 down 100.0% volatile
7 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 t 1999 down 100.0% volatile
7 Serbia and Montenegro 0 t 2005 β€” flat
7 Republic of Korea 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Switzerland 0 t 2016 down 100.0% volatile
7 Georgia 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 France 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Finland 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Estonia 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Spain 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Denmark 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Germany 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Czechia 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Cyprus 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Colombia 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 China (People’s Republic of) 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Chile 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Greece 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Canada 0 t 2016 down 100.0% volatile
7 Brazil 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Bulgaria 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Belgium 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Austria 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Australia 0 t 2016 down 100.0% volatile
7 Armenia, Republic of 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Argentina 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Albania 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Luxembourg 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Portugal 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Poland 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Peru 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Norway 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Mauritius 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Montenegro 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Malta 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 North Macedonia, Republic of 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Mexico 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Latvia 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Serbia, Republic of 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Lithuania 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Liechtenstein 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Kyrgyz Republic 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Kenya 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Japan 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Israel 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Iceland 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Ireland 0 t 2016 β€” flat
7 Hungary 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
7 Croatia 0 t 2016 β€” flat

Regions and income groups

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, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) β€” Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
100 places, 3,144 data points, 1961–2016
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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