Industrial roundwood — 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
196
Highest
319.08 million m3
United States
Lowest
0 m3
Martinique
Median
1.23 million m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,791
What the numbers show
Industrial roundwood — Production is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 319.08 million m3 in United States; the lowest is 0 m3 in Martinique.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.23 million m3, and the mean is 14.24 million m3.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 458.3%), and the largest decrease in Guadeloupe (down 100.0%).
Industrial roundwood — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 319.08 million m3 | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 2 | USSR | 275.30 million m3 | 1991 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 199.68 million m3 | 2024 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 193.12 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 193.12 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 6 | China | 192.38 million m3 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 7 | China, mainland | 190.92 million m3 | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 114.88 million m3 | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 91.75 million m3 | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Sweden | 64.90 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand | 55.96 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 54.64 million m3 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 13 | India | 49.87 million m3 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 47.30 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 15 | Vietnam | 45.34 million m3 | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 45.34 million m3 | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Chile | 42.26 million m3 | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 36.53 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 19 | New Zealand | 32.59 million m3 | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 20 | France | 23.69 million m3 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 23.37 million m3 | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 22 | Turkey | 23.19 million m3 | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Türkiye | 23.19 million m3 | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Japan | 22.27 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 25 | Uruguay | 20.46 million m3 | 2024 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 16.21 million m3 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 15.14 million m3 | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 28 | Argentina | 14.81 million m3 | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 14.79 million m3 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 30 | Thailand | 14.60 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Czechia | 14.56 million m3 | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 14.45 million m3 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 33 | Belarus | 14.11 million m3 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 34 | Czechoslovakia | 13.02 million m3 | 1992 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 12.03 million m3 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 11.55 million m3 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 37 | Portugal | 11.24 million m3 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 38 | Nigeria | 10.02 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Romania | 9.89 million m3 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 40 | Mexico | 9.54 million m3 | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 41 | Yugoslav SFR | 8.21 million m3 | 1991 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 42 | Melanesia | 8.12 million m3 | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovakia | 8.08 million m3 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 7.50 million m3 | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.50 million m3 | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 6.78 million m3 | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 47 | Estonia | 5.89 million m3 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 48 | Lithuania | 5.53 million m3 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 49 | Uganda | 5.33 million m3 | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 4.49 million m3 | 1999 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.48 million m3 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 52 | Myanmar | 4.36 million m3 | 2024 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 53 | Belgium | 4.32 million m3 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 4.07 million m3 | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Pakistan | 4.06 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Paraguay | 4.04 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 57 | Italy | 4.00 million m3 | 2024 | up 78.1% | falling |
| 58 | Philippines | 3.85 million m3 | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Ireland | 3.65 million m3 | 2024 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 3.55 million m3 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 61 | Republic of Korea | 3.50 million m3 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Cameroon | 3.41 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 63 | Slovenia | 3.29 million m3 | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 64 | Solomon Islands | 3.20 million m3 | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Hungary | 3.01 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 66 | Guatemala | 2.94 million m3 | 2024 | up 350.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Gabon | 2.92 million m3 | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 68 | Croatia | 2.84 million m3 | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 69 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.84 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Ghana | 2.73 million m3 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 71 | Zambia | 2.69 million m3 | 2024 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Switzerland | 2.65 million m3 | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 2.51 million m3 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.48 million m3 | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 75 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.40 million m3 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 75 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.40 million m3 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 77 | Mozambique | 1.98 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 1.97 million m3 | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Congo | 1.93 million m3 | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 80 | Laos | 1.88 million m3 | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.88 million m3 | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 1.79 million m3 | 2024 | up 335.2% | falling |
| 83 | Denmark | 1.78 million m3 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 1.76 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.71 million m3 | 1992 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 86 | Peru | 1.61 million m3 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 87 | Colombia | 1.54 million m3 | 2024 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 88 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.50 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Serbia | 1.49 million m3 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 90 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.46 million m3 | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 91 | Malawi | 1.43 million m3 | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.39 million m3 | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.36 million m3 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 94 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.32 million m3 | 2005 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 95 | Caribbean | 1.30 million m3 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 96 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.30 million m3 | 2024 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Nepal | 1.30 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | Angola | 1.25 million m3 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 99 | Rwanda | 1.21 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 1.17 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 101 | Sudan | 1.16 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 1.10 million m3 | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 103 | Kenya | 969,000 m3 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 104 | Eswatini | 934,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 105 | Central African Republic | 844,713 m3 | 2024 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 106 | Honduras | 844,712 m3 | 2024 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 107 | Sudan (former) | 826,000 m3 | 2011 | down 62.0% | rising |
| 108 | Senegal | 816,000 m3 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 109 | Fiji | 800,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Chad | 761,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Montenegro | 755,622 m3 | 2024 | up 248.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 711,857 m3 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 113 | Niger | 701,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 692,700 m3 | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 115 | El Salvador | 682,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Guinea | 651,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Burundi | 625,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 118 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 621,548 m3 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 119 | Cuba | 611,000 m3 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 120 | Mali | 553,580 m3 | 2024 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 121 | Liberia | 463,430 m3 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Morocco | 455,000 m3 | 2024 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 123 | Suriname | 435,800 m3 | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 416,000 m3 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Panama | 407,000 m3 | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Benin | 384,656 m3 | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 127 | Greece | 380,967 m3 | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 128 | Guyana | 373,810 m3 | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 330,000 m3 | 2024 | up 167.0% | rising |
| 130 | Cambodia | 322,000 m3 | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Tunisia | 304,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 132 | Egypt | 268,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 133 | Togo | 267,914 m3 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 134 | Haiti | 239,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Kazakhstan | 233,800 m3 | 2024 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 228,586 m3 | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 137 | Madagascar | 173,930 m3 | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 166,800 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | Mongolia | 162,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 140 | Jamaica | 151,799 m3 | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Algeria | 138,600 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | 131,910 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 143 | North Macedonia | 130,000 m3 | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 144 | Bhutan | 125,168 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Albania | 122,503 m3 | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Libya | 116,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Dominican Republic | 110,740 m3 | 2024 | up 310.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Somalia | 110,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Botswana | 105,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 150 | Georgia | 96,000 m3 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 151 | Nicaragua | 88,009 m3 | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 152 | French Guiana | 67,537 m3 | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Brunei | 60,861 m3 | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 153 | Brunei Darussalam | 60,861 m3 | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 155 | Iraq | 59,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 156 | Kyrgyzstan | 51,520 m3 | 2024 | up 452.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Belize | 41,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Syria | 39,800 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 158 | Syrian Arab Republic | 39,800 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 160 | Moldova | 38,000 m3 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 38,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 160 | Republic of Moldova | 38,000 m3 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 163 | Mauritania | 32,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27,200 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Israel | 25,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Comoros | 24,650 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 167 | Eritrea | 22,495 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 168 | Gambia | 17,500 m3 | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahamas | 17,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | New Caledonia | 14,700 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 171 | Polynesia | 14,100 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 172 | Lesotho | 14,000 m3 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 173 | Reunion | 11,450 m3 | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Réunion | 11,450 m3 | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Seychelles | 9,680 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 176 | Lebanon | 7,150 m3 | 2024 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 177 | Uzbekistan | 6,037 m3 | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 178 | Barbados | 6,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 179 | Samoa | 5,700 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 180 | Cook Islands | 5,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 5,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Jordan | 4,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 183 | Liechtenstein | 3,523 m3 | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Azerbaijan | 3,300 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | Iceland | 3,300 m3 | 2024 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Yemen | 2,600 m3 | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 187 | Tonga | 2,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 188 | Cyprus | 1,710 m3 | 2024 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Mauritius | 1,340 m3 | 2024 | up 458.3% | volatile |
| 190 | French Polynesia | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | China, Macao SAR | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 400 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Armenia | 288 m3 | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Mayotte | 150 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 195 | Guadeloupe | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Martinique | 0 m3 | 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 1.96 billion m3
- Americas 740.92 million m3
- Europe 591.23 million m3
- Asia 480.50 million m3
- Northern America 433.96 million m3
- European Union (27) 350.01 million m3
- United States of America 319.08 million m3
- South America 290.00 million m3
- Eastern Europe 288.61 million m3
- Eastern Asia 219.81 million m3
- South-Eastern Asia 176.96 million m3
- Northern Europe 167.48 million m3
- Western Europe 93.26 million m3
- Africa 78.99 million m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 67.86 million m3
- Oceania 64.10 million m3
- Southern Asia 60.02 million m3
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 48.90 million m3
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 42.11 million m3
- Southern Europe 41.88 million m3
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 31.77 million m3
- Western Asia 23.43 million m3
- Eastern Africa 21.70 million m3
- Western Africa 20.68 million m3
- Southern Africa 17.26 million m3
- Middle Africa 16.92 million m3
- Central America 15.65 million m3
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 10.49 million m3
- Northern Africa 2.44 million m3
- Central Asia 291,357 m3
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