Dissolving wood pulp — 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
Dissolving wood pulp — Production is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 1.20 million t in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 t in Turkey.
The median across all reporting countries is 50,000 t, and the mean is 246,014 t.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 976.7%), and the largest decrease in Morocco (down 100.0%).
Dissolving wood pulp — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 1.20 million t | 2024 | up 614.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 1.15 million t | 2024 | up 164.4% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 1.08 million t | 2024 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 1.07 million t | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 5 | South Africa | 1.07 million t | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 1.05 million t | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 7 | Canada | 620,000 t | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 8 | Chile | 458,000 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Sweden | 454,070 t | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 10 | USSR | 430,000 t | 1991 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 429,133 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Finland | 400,000 t | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Laos | 323,000 t | 2024 | up 976.7% | rising |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 323,000 t | 2024 | up 976.7% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 270,000 t | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 16 | India | 255,000 t | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 171,575 t | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Norway | 159,173 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 140,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Vietnam | 140,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 103,000 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Thailand | 88,000 t | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 23 | Yugoslav SFR | 70,000 t | 1991 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 50,000 t | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Hungary | 23,725 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 15,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Czechoslovakia | 13,000 t | 1992 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,500 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Morocco | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 29 | Argentina | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Belgium | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Switzerland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Germany | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Honduras | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Italy | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Australia and New Zealand | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | New Zealand | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Türkiye | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Russia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovakia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Turkey | 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 9.50 million t
- Americas 3.28 million t
- Asia 3.27 million t
- Europe 1.89 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 1.75 million t
- European Union (27) 1.73 million t
- Northern America 1.67 million t
- South America 1.61 million t
- Eastern Asia 1.26 million t
- Africa 1.07 million t
- Southern Africa 1.07 million t
- United States of America 1.05 million t
- Northern Europe 1.01 million t
- Western Europe 429,133 t
- Eastern Europe 343,725 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 323,000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 323,000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 323,000 t
- Southern Asia 257,500 t
- Southern Europe 103,000 t
- Northern Africa 0 t
- Central America 0 t
- Oceania 0 t
- Western Asia 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