Newsprint — 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
Newsprint — Production is currently reported for 102 countries. The highest value is 1.78 million t in Canada; the lowest is 0 t in Netherlands (Kingdom of the).
The median across all reporting countries is 0 t, and the mean is 126,248 t.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 669.2%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 100.0%).
Newsprint — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 1.78 million t | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 2 | USSR | 1.55 million t | 1991 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 3 | Japan | 1.52 million t | 2024 | down 51.4% | rising |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 930,000 t | 2024 | down 43.2% | flat |
| 5 | China | 727,000 t | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 6 | China, mainland | 700,000 t | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 617,894 t | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Norway | 505,000 t | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 449,965 t | 2024 | down 61.2% | rising |
| 10 | India | 402,000 t | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 380,000 t | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 375,000 t | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 314,491 t | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Switzerland | 308,770 t | 2024 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 15 | France | 300,000 t | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 300,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 217,791 t | 2024 | down 82.7% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 169,000 t | 2024 | down 57.8% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 124,000 t | 1999 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 121,000 t | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 117,000 t | 2024 | down 67.9% | rising |
| 21 | Australia and New Zealand | 117,000 t | 2024 | down 77.0% | rising |
| 23 | Thailand | 100,000 t | 2024 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 24 | Spain | 98,000 t | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 80,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Brazil | 69,000 t | 2024 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia and Montenegro | 54,000 t | 2005 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 49,000 t | 2024 | down 63.2% | rising |
| 28 | Czechoslovakia | 49,000 t | 1992 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 30 | Greece | 43,969 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Ecuador | 43,654 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Finland | 39,871 t | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Belarus | 36,000 t | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Argentina | 35,993 t | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 32,731 t | 2024 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 36 | China, Taiwan Province of | 27,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 20,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Yugoslav SFR | 16,000 t | 1991 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 39 | Honduras | 15,589 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 13,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 41 | Philippines | 11,000 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Mexico | 6,000 t | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Algeria | 2,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 1,000 t | 2024 | up 669.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 955 t | 2024 | up 138.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Estonia | 400 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Madagascar | 238 t | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 40 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Chile | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Colombia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Cuba | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Czechia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Denmark | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Georgia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Guatemala | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Croatia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Hungary | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Israel | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Italy | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Kenya | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Liechtenstein | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Latvia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Myanmar | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Nigeria | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | New Zealand | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 49 | Pakistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Panama | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Peru | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Poland | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Portugal | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Romania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 49 | Slovakia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Seychelles | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Ukraine | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Yemen | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Caribbean | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Republic of Moldova | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Viet Nam | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Türkiye | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 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 10.63 million t
- Europe 4.26 million t
- Asia 3.86 million t
- Eastern Asia 2.63 million t
- Americas 2.30 million t
- Northern America 2.10 million t
- European Union (27) 1.91 million t
- Western Europe 1.77 million t
- Northern Europe 1.21 million t
- Eastern Europe 966,000 t
- South-eastern Asia 725,491 t
- Southern Asia 502,000 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