Newsprint — 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
176
Highest
1.52 million t
Canada
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
24.5 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
7,343
What the numbers show
Newsprint — Export quantity is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 1.52 million t in Canada; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.5 t, and the mean is 31,724 t.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Brunei Darussalam (up 22,166.7%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 100.0%).
Newsprint — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 1.52 million t | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 731,092 t | 2024 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 437,336 t | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Norway | 437,040 t | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 5 | France | 338,200 t | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Belgium | 317,070 t | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 7 | USSR | 250,000 t | 1991 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 248,124 t | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Sweden | 228,129 t | 2024 | down 74.9% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 208,000 t | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 149,942 t | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 114,000 t | 1999 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 87,219 t | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 85,988 t | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 85,987 t | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Finland | 56,569 t | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovenia | 55,390 t | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | 33,286 t | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Brazil | 31,920 t | 2024 | up 1,764.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 26,364 t | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 22,778 t | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Indonesia | 21,819 t | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 23 | China | 17,992 t | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 24 | China, mainland | 16,794 t | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 25 | India | 7,361 t | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Yugoslav SFR | 6,200 t | 1991 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Austria | 5,719 t | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechoslovakia | 5,200 t | 1992 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Belarus | 4,926 t | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | 4,814 t | 2024 | up 550.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 4,612 t | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Singapore | 2,413 t | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 2,356 t | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Croatia | 2,050 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Kenya | 1,819 t | 2024 | up 504.3% | volatile |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 1,611 t | 2024 | up 208.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Türkiye | 1,572 t | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 1,474 t | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Italy | 1,245 t | 2024 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 40 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,173 t | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 1,152 t | 2024 | up 1,075.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Egypt | 1,069 t | 2024 | up 6,581.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Lithuania | 1,010 t | 2024 | up 1,264.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,000 t | 2005 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Caribbean | 818 t | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Mexico | 713 t | 2024 | up 1,220.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Brunei Darussalam | 668 t | 2024 | up 22,166.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Japan | 632 t | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 477 t | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | 447 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 402 t | 2024 | up 1,575.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Estonia | 355 t | 2024 | up 2,266.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Greece | 299 t | 2024 | up 2,618.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Polynesia | 228 t | 2024 | up 11,300.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 214 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 198 t | 2024 | up 312.5% | volatile |
| 57 | El Salvador | 157 t | 2024 | up 1,862.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 138 t | 2024 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominica | 135 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 133 t | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Zambia | 124 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 62 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 115 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 112 t | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 111 t | 2010 | up 640.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Guyana | 108 t | 2024 | up 5,300.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Latvia | 105 t | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Czechia | 100 t | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 90 t | 2024 | up 8,900.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Lebanon | 86 t | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 82 t | 2024 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 81 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 72 | Nigeria | 79 t | 2024 | up 229.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Viet Nam | 78 t | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Madagascar | 74 t | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Somalia | 74 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 74 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Kuwait | 67 t | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Colombia | 63 t | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Uganda | 62 t | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 60 t | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Honduras | 44 t | 2024 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Portugal | 39 t | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Aruba | 37 t | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Barbados | 33 t | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Morocco | 30 t | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Samoa | 27 t | 2024 | up 1,250.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Argentina | 26 t | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 88 | China, Taiwan Province of | 25 t | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Malta | 24 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 24 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Afghanistan | 23 t | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Iceland | 23 t | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Israel | 22 t | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Namibia | 19 t | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Oman | 16 t | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Jamaica | 15 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Myanmar | 15 t | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Denmark | 14 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 99 | United Republic of Tanzania | 12 t | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 11 t | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Montenegro | 9 t | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Benin | 8 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Senegal | 8 t | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Pakistan | 7 t | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Ireland | 4 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Mozambique | 3 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Seychelles | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Burkina Faso | 2 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 2 t | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Niger | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 t | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Malawi | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 112 | New Zealand | 1 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Philippines | 1 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Chad | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 117 | Angola | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Andorra | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Burundi | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Bahrain | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Bahamas | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Belize | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Botswana | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Cameroon | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 117 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Algeria | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Faroe Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Gabon | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 117 | Georgia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Ghana | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Gambia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Iraq | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Jordan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 117 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Nepal | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Panama | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Peru | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Palestine | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Qatar | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Serbia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Suriname | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Slovakia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Togo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Tunisia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Ukraine | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Yemen | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | French Guiana | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Martinique | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Christmas Island | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Timor-Leste | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 117 | Melanesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Republic of Moldova | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | China, Macao SAR | 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 5.24 million t
- Europe 3.26 million t
- Americas 1.67 million t
- Northern America 1.63 million t
- Western Europe 1.37 million t
- Northern Europe 931,249 t
- Eastern Europe 747,465 t
- Southern Europe 209,213 t
- Asia 197,916 t
- United States of America 116,439 t
- Eastern Asia 105,903 t
- Oceania 86,216 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