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...

Countries reporting
102
Highest
1.78 million t
Canada
Lowest
0 t
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Median
0 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
5,826

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

About this data

Indicator
Newsprint — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
132 places, 5,826 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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