Graphic papers — Export quantity 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
215
Highest
3.58 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Median
192 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,978
What the numbers show
Graphic papers — Export quantity is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 3.58 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 192 t, and the mean is 183,604 t.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Jamaica (up 21,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 100.0%).
Graphic papers — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.58 million t | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Germany | 3.48 million t | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 3.47 million t | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 3.12 million t | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 5 | Indonesia | 3.08 million t | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Finland | 2.22 million t | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 1.89 million t | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.63 million t | 1999 | up 160.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 1.31 million t | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Austria | 1.30 million t | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Portugal | 1.23 million t | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 1.16 million t | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 1.14 million t | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 1.12 million t | 2024 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 940,565 t | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 894,075 t | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Japan | 732,479 t | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 18 | France | 724,610 t | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Norway | 655,701 t | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 606,976 t | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 21 | India | 594,363 t | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Slovakia | 557,318 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 547,097 t | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Poland | 464,629 t | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Singapore | 404,579 t | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 365,609 t | 2024 | up 1,975.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Switzerland | 359,833 t | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovenia | 324,263 t | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 291,000 t | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 30 | USSR | 290,000 t | 1991 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 97,600 t | 2024 | up 32.4% | falling |
| 32 | Australia and New Zealand | 91,697 t | 2024 | down 72.2% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 91,327 t | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Yugoslav SFR | 89,900 t | 1991 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 35 | China, Taiwan Province of | 86,952 t | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Malaysia | 66,083 t | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Türkiye | 56,708 t | 2024 | up 184.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechoslovakia | 49,500 t | 1992 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Israel | 43,848 t | 2024 | up 613.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Serbia and Montenegro | 38,000 t | 2005 | up 826.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Colombia | 27,795 t | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 26,305 t | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 43 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 19,241 t | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 18,347 t | 2024 | up 709.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Mexico | 15,699 t | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 46 | Lithuania | 13,453 t | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 47 | Viet Nam | 11,638 t | 2024 | up 199.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Egypt | 11,001 t | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Croatia | 10,960 t | 2024 | up 722.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Belarus | 10,056 t | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Hungary | 9,095 t | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Ireland | 8,276 t | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 8,269 t | 2024 | up 163.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Latvia | 6,476 t | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Caribbean | 5,047 t | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Serbia | 5,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 57 | Kenya | 4,670 t | 2024 | up 523.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Denmark | 4,385 t | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 4,323 t | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Djibouti | 4,055 t | 2024 | up 4,560.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 3,693 t | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Qatar | 3,615 t | 2024 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Pakistan | 3,179 t | 2024 | up 331.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 2,763 t | 2024 | up 983.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 2,757 t | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Guatemala | 2,752 t | 2024 | up 212.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Chile | 2,751 t | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Uganda | 2,619 t | 2024 | up 250.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 2,506 t | 2024 | up 271.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Palestine | 2,475 t | 2024 | up 870.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Lebanon | 2,093 t | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Argentina | 1,930 t | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 1,790 t | 2024 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Mali | 1,743 t | 2024 | up 3,317.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,470 t | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Sudan (former) | 1,359 t | 2011 | up 2,564.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 1,313 t | 2024 | up 246.4% | volatile |
| 78 | El Salvador | 1,244 t | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Estonia | 1,131 t | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1,124 t | 2010 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Philippines | 974 t | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 867 t | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Oman | 853 t | 2024 | up 393.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Namibia | 774 t | 2024 | up 162.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Algeria | 700 t | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Brunei Darussalam | 694 t | 2024 | up 225.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 631 t | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 583 t | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Nepal | 499 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Albania | 464 t | 2024 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Nigeria | 437 t | 2024 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 414 t | 2024 | up 211.3% | volatile |
| 93 | United Republic of Tanzania | 413 t | 2024 | up 137.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 401 t | 2024 | up 1,045.7% | volatile |
| 95 | New Zealand | 370 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | falling |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 346 t | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Côte d'Ivoire | 339 t | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Polynesia | 294 t | 2024 | up 539.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Morocco | 290 t | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Georgia | 279 t | 2024 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Sudan | 279 t | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Cyprus | 277 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Mauritania | 231 t | 2024 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 214 t | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Jamaica | 211 t | 2024 | up 21,000.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Somalia | 195 t | 2024 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 107 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 193 t | 2024 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 192 t | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Liberia | 192 t | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Dominica | 186 t | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Bahrain | 184 t | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Rwanda | 167 t | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Armenia | 161 t | 2024 | up 192.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Uruguay | 157 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 156 t | 2024 | up 1,014.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Curaçao | 144 t | 2024 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Ecuador | 139 t | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Zambia | 133 t | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Ghana | 131 t | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 115 t | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Melanesia | 113 t | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 122 | British Virgin Islands | 110 t | 2024 | up 155.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Guyana | 109 t | 2024 | up 1,457.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Panama | 107 t | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Fiji | 106 t | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 106 t | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Barbados | 102 t | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 102 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Eswatini | 101 t | 2024 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Martinique | 100 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | Guinea | 98 t | 2024 | up 308.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Kuwait | 90 t | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Paraguay | 87 t | 2024 | up 1,350.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Belize | 84 t | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Madagascar | 75 t | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Mozambique | 74 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Yemen | 66 t | 2024 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Benin | 62 t | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 61 t | 2023 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 59 t | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Bahamas | 53 t | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Togo | 49 t | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Republic of Moldova | 48 t | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Libya | 47 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Timor-Leste | 40 t | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Aruba | 37 t | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Burkina Faso | 35 t | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Malta | 35 t | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Senegal | 32 t | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Peru | 30 t | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Mauritius | 28 t | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Samoa | 27 t | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Botswana | 26 t | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Iceland | 25 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Afghanistan | 24 t | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Cayman Islands | 24 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Syrian Arab Republic | 24 t | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Lucia | 23 t | 2024 | up 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Tajikistan | 21 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Myanmar | 17 t | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Andorra | 16 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Eritrea | 16 t | 2024 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Faroe Islands | 13 t | 2024 | down 93.8% | falling |
| 163 | Tonga | 13 t | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Zimbabwe | 13 t | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Guadeloupe | 11 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 167 | Angola | 10 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Montenegro | 9 t | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Burundi | 7 t | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 169 | China, Macao SAR | 7 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Cameroon | 6 t | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Gambia | 6 t | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Seychelles | 6 t | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Ukraine | 6 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Cabo Verde | 6 t | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Bhutan | 5 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Iraq | 5 t | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Cuba | 4 t | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Cambodia | 4 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 180 | New Caledonia | 3 t | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Niger | 3 t | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Haiti | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Malawi | 2 t | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Gabon | 1 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Lesotho | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Papua New Guinea | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Chad | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Gibraltar | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Guam | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 192 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Maldives | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 192 | Mongolia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Nauru | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 192 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Suriname | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 192 | French Guiana | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 192 | Tokelau | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 192 | Micronesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 192 | Christmas Island | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 192 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 192 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 34.95 million t
- Europe 18.34 million t
- Asia 10.74 million t
- Western Europe 7.55 million t
- Americas 5.64 million t
- Eastern Asia 5.47 million t
- Northern Europe 5.09 million t
- Northern America 4.27 million t
- South-eastern Asia 4.17 million t
- Southern Europe 3.42 million t
- Eastern Europe 2.27 million t
- South America 1.34 million 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