Graphic papers — 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
Graphic papers — Production is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 26.72 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in United Republic of Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 82,661 t, and the mean is 1.13 million t.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 1,698.1%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Graphic papers — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 26.72 million t | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 26.20 million t | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Japan | 6.97 million t | 2024 | down 40.1% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 6.58 million t | 2024 | down 62.0% | rising |
| 5 | India | 5.41 million t | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 5.12 million t | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 4.33 million t | 2024 | down 51.1% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 3.81 million t | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 9 | USSR | 2.79 million t | 1991 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 2.57 million t | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Russia | 2.33 million t | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 2.33 million t | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 2.24 million t | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Finland | 2.06 million t | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Sweden | 1.81 million t | 2024 | down 58.2% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 1.44 million t | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 1.26 million t | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Italy | 1.26 million t | 2024 | down 53.5% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.22 million t | 1999 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 1.22 million t | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Norway | 864,000 t | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 22 | France | 813,000 t | 2024 | down 68.6% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 749,000 t | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 24 | Spain | 724,000 t | 2024 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 645,000 t | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 599,330 t | 2024 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 599,330 t | 2024 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 544,818 t | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 29 | China, Taiwan Province of | 516,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 30 | Malaysia | 450,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Mexico | 447,000 t | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Switzerland | 423,088 t | 2024 | down 46.6% | rising |
| 33 | South Africa | 378,756 t | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 336,000 t | 2024 | down 62.3% | rising |
| 35 | Vietnam | 268,000 t | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 268,000 t | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Yugoslav SFR | 260,000 t | 1991 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 38 | Australia | 256,000 t | 2024 | down 66.1% | rising |
| 38 | Australia and New Zealand | 256,000 t | 2024 | down 71.6% | rising |
| 40 | Turkey | 250,000 t | 2024 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 40 | Türkiye | 250,000 t | 2024 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 246,346 t | 2024 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 203,907 t | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Romania | 175,477 t | 2024 | up 1,698.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Pakistan | 151,000 t | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Egypt | 150,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 47 | Israel | 141,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 135,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 49 | Czechoslovakia | 124,000 t | 1992 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 50 | Serbia | 121,000 t | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 51 | Slovenia | 120,112 t | 2024 | down 66.4% | rising |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 111,626 t | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 53 | Czechia | 89,000 t | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Greece | 76,322 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Philippines | 60,000 t | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Serbia and Montenegro | 54,000 t | 2005 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 57 | Honduras | 53,839 t | 2024 | up 314.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 51,400 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 50,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 60 | Belarus | 49,210 t | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Ecuador | 43,654 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 62 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 39,434 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 63 | Morocco | 34,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Denmark | 28,000 t | 2024 | down 82.4% | rising |
| 65 | Algeria | 16,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 66 | Tunisia | 14,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 11,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 10,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Caribbean | 10,000 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Myanmar | 9,000 t | 2024 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Ukraine | 5,000 t | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Iraq | 4,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 73 | Jordan | 3,200 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,288 t | 2024 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Guatemala | 2,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Ethiopia PDR | 2,000 t | 1992 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 77 | Zambia | 1,900 t | 1997 | up 90.0% | flat |
| 78 | Peru | 1,526 t | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Estonia | 1,300 t | 2024 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 1,000 t | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Hungary | 876 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Madagascar | 238 t | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Uruguay | 215 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 100 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 84 t | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Angola | 0 t | 1997 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Chile | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Cuba | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Croatia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Kenya | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Latvia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Nigeria | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | New Zealand | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 86 | Paraguay | 0 t | 1997 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 86 | Yemen | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | United Republic of Tanzania | 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 85.10 million t
- Asia 49.58 million t
- Eastern Asia 36.25 million t
- Europe 20.81 million t
- European Union (27) 16.42 million t
- Americas 13.78 million t
- Northern America 10.38 million t
- Western Europe 8.09 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 7.17 million t
- United States of America 6.58 million t
- Southern Asia 5.76 million t
- Northern Europe 5.36 million t
- Eastern Europe 3.84 million t
- Southern Europe 3.52 million t
- South America 2.78 million t
- Africa 670,394 t
- Central America 614,465 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 604,637 t
- Western Asia 398,200 t
- Southern Africa 378,756 t
- Oceania 256,000 t
- Northern Africa 214,000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 136,638 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 78,584 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 77,822 t
- Eastern Africa 51,638 t
- Western Africa 26,000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 10,000 t
- Central Asia 1,184 t
- Middle Africa 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