China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity by country

The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed...

Countries reporting
74
Highest
938,391 t
Indonesia
Lowest
2 t
Bulgaria
Median
2,107 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
1,263

What the numbers show

China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 938,391 t in Indonesia; the lowest is 2 t in Bulgaria.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,107 t, and the mean is 56,822 t.

Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Iran (Islamic Republic of) (up 71,915.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (down 100.0%).

China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Indonesia 938,391 t 2018 up 101.4% falling
1 Viet Nam 418,056 t 2018 up 40,606.5% volatile
2 Sweden 429,012 t 2018 up 22.2% rising
2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14,403 t 2018 up 71,915.0% volatile
3 Japan 397,338 t 2018 up 1.2% falling
3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 55 t 2018 down 76.5% volatile
4 Republic of Korea 311,765 t 2018 down 38.4% volatile
4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3 t 2004 down 100.0% volatile
5 India 230,377 t 2018 up 53,726.4% volatile
6 Thailand 196,735 t 2018 up 33.7% volatile
7 Russian Federation 187,187 t 2018 up 2.8% flat
8 Canada 124,727 t 2018 up 731.5% volatile
9 Finland 116,201 t 2018 down 55.5% falling
10 Germany 112,573 t 2018 down 14.7% falling
11 Brazil 96,322 t 2018 up 63.3% volatile
12 Australia 94,795 t 2018 up 20.6% volatile
13 New Zealand 79,731 t 2018 up 17.8% falling
14 Belgium 65,435 t 2018 down 52.6% volatile
15 Singapore 56,404 t 2018 up 890.2% volatile
16 France 43,773 t 2018 up 12.2% volatile
17 Italy 42,803 t 2018 down 2.7% volatile
18 United Arab Emirates 39,170 t 2018 up 4,596.6% volatile
19 Austria 32,527 t 2018 up 30.1% rising
20 Malaysia 27,515 t 2018 up 8.1% volatile
21 Poland 25,331 t 2018 up 252.0% volatile
22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23,728 t 2018 up 25.3% volatile
23 South Africa 16,280 t 2018 down 20.4% volatile
24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 14,691 t 2018 down 63.3% volatile
25 Spain 9,731 t 2018 down 51.3% volatile
26 T�rkiye 8,647 t 2018 up 7,552.2% volatile
27 Portugal 6,958 t 2018 up 2.3% volatile
28 Saudi Arabia 5,719 t 2018 up 2,636.4% volatile
29 Norway 5,486 t 2018 down 6.3% volatile
30 Chile 4,196 t 2018 up 1,078.7% volatile
31 Sri Lanka 3,671 t 2018 up 5,821.0% volatile
32 Switzerland 3,066 t 2018 down 35.3% falling
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,621 t 2018 up 208.0% volatile
34 Slovenia 2,306 t 2018 up 446.4% volatile
35 Mexico 2,224 t 2018 up 215.9% volatile
36 Brunei Darussalam 1,990 t 2016 up 277.6% volatile
37 Pakistan 1,885 t 2018 up 62,733.3% volatile
38 Dominican Republic 1,217 t 2017 up 32.7% volatile
39 Bangladesh 1,162 t 2018 up 38,633.3% volatile
40 Czechia 1,103 t 2018 up 78.5% volatile
41 Hungary 1,072 t 2018 up 2,580.0% volatile
42 Israel 1,020 t 2018 up 469.8% volatile
43 Uganda 922 t 2018 up 88.5% volatile
44 Colombia 706 t 2018 up 572.4% volatile
45 Argentina 582 t 2018 down 64.2% volatile
46 Egypt 564 t 2018 up 28,100.0% volatile
47 Denmark 440 t 2018 down 40.7% volatile
48 Senegal 351 t 2018 up 4,914.3% volatile
49 Myanmar 344 t 2018 up 760.0% volatile
50 Estonia 335 t 2018 up 11,066.7% volatile
51 Ukraine 320 t 2018 up 2,361.5% volatile
52 Philippines 304 t 2018 down 84.5% volatile
53 Lithuania 253 t 2018 up 261.4% rising
54 Ireland 49 t 2018 down 69.2% volatile
55 Belarus 48 t 2018 down 93.7% volatile
55 Kenya 48 t 2017 up 4,700.0% volatile
57 Luxembourg 39 t 2018 down 96.9% volatile
58 Kazakhstan 32 t 2018 — volatile
59 Peru 21 t 2016 unchanged falling
60 Serbia and Montenegro 19 t 2005 down 53.7% volatile
61 Nepal 16 t 2018 up 1,500.0% volatile
62 Honduras 12 t 2017 up 300.0% volatile
63 Cyprus 9 t 2008 up 50.0% volatile
64 Croatia 6 t 2018 down 96.5% volatile
65 Romania 4 t 2017 down 78.9% volatile
65 Greece 4 t 2018 unchanged volatile
65 Tunisia 4 t 2018 down 20.0% volatile
68 Latvia 3 t 2014 up 200.0% volatile
69 Slovakia 2 t 2016 down 33.3% volatile
69 Bulgaria 2 t 2018 down 80.0% volatile

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
China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
75 places, 1,263 data points, 1997–2018
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The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/