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
89
Highest
1.78 million t
Canada
Lowest
0 t
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Median
11,000 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,120

What the numbers show

Newsprint — Production is currently reported for 89 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 11,000 t, and the mean is 164,487 t.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 44 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 Russia 930,000 t 2024 down 43.2% flat
4 Russian Federation 930,000 t 2024 down 43.2% flat
6 China 727,000 t 2024 down 77.8% volatile
7 China, mainland 700,000 t 2024 down 78.5% volatile
8 Germany 617,894 t 2024 down 64.3% volatile
9 Norway 505,000 t 2024 up 12.2% rising
10 United Kingdom 449,965 t 2024 down 61.2% rising
10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 449,965 t 2024 down 61.2% rising
12 India 402,000 t 2024 down 70.9% volatile
13 Republic of Korea 380,000 t 2024 down 73.3% volatile
14 Belgium 375,000 t 2024 up 17.2% rising
15 Indonesia 314,491 t 2024 down 4.4% volatile
16 United States 312,000 t 2024 down 83.8% volatile
17 Switzerland 308,770 t 2024 down 20.6% rising
18 France 300,000 t 2024 down 65.6% volatile
18 Malaysia 300,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
20 Sweden 217,791 t 2024 down 82.7% rising
21 Austria 169,000 t 2024 down 57.8% rising
22 Belgium-Luxembourg 124,000 t 1999 up 9.7% rising
23 Serbia 121,000 t 2024 down 9.0% rising
24 Australia 117,000 t 2024 down 67.9% rising
24 Australia and New Zealand 117,000 t 2024 down 77.0% rising
26 Thailand 100,000 t 2024 down 20.6% flat
27 Spain 98,000 t 2024 down 56.9% volatile
28 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 80,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
29 South Africa 70,028 t 2024 down 68.7% rising
30 Brazil 69,000 t 2024 down 34.3% rising
31 Serbia and Montenegro 54,000 t 2005 up 14.9% rising
32 Slovenia 49,000 t 2024 down 63.2% rising
32 Czechoslovakia 49,000 t 1992 down 38.0% falling
34 Greece 43,969 t 2024 — volatile
35 Ecuador 43,654 t 2024 unchanged volatile
36 Finland 39,871 t 2024 down 85.8% volatile
37 Belarus 36,000 t 2024 down 21.6% volatile
38 Argentina 35,993 t 2024 down 72.5% volatile
39 Costa Rica 32,731 t 2024 up 48.4% rising
40 China, Taiwan Province of 27,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
41 Bangladesh 20,000 t 2024 unchanged falling
42 Yugoslav SFR 16,000 t 1991 down 69.2% falling
43 Honduras 15,589 t 2024 — volatile
44 Ethiopia 13,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
45 Philippines 11,000 t 2024 down 80.0% volatile
46 Mexico 6,000 t 2024 down 95.8% volatile
47 Algeria 2,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
48 Kazakhstan 1,000 t 2024 up 669.2% volatile
49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 955 t 2024 up 138.8% volatile
50 Estonia 400 t 2024 — volatile
51 Madagascar 238 t 2024 down 76.2% volatile
52 Uzbekistan 40 t 2024 down 60.0% volatile
53 Albania 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Armenia 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Bulgaria 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Chile 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
53 Colombia 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Czechia 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Denmark 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
53 Guatemala 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Croatia 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Hungary 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Ireland 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Israel 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Italy 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Kenya 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Kyrgyzstan 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Cambodia 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Lithuania 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Latvia 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Myanmar 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
53 Nigeria 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 New Zealand 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
53 Pakistan 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Peru 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Poland 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
53 Portugal 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Romania 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 El Salvador 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
53 Slovakia 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Turkey 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Ukraine 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
53 Vietnam 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
53 Yemen 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
53 Zimbabwe 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 Viet Nam 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
53 Türkiye 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t 2024 — volatile
53 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.

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Indicator
Newsprint — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 6,120 data points, 1961–2024
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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