Other paper and paperboard — 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
218
Highest
8.73 million t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
1,709 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,219
What the numbers show
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 8.73 million t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 1,709 t, and the mean is 350,073 t.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 838,604.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 8.73 million t | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 6.54 million t | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Sweden | 6.40 million t | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 5.23 million t | 2024 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Finland | 4.11 million t | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 6 | Malaysia | 2.73 million t | 2024 | up 1,359.4% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 2.58 million t | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Austria | 2.25 million t | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 2.13 million t | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 2.09 million t | 2024 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Italy | 2.08 million t | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 2.06 million t | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 1.94 million t | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 1.80 million t | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium | 1.62 million t | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 1.61 million t | 2024 | up 1,584.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.59 million t | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 18 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.30 million t | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 1.25 million t | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 1.22 million t | 2024 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.08 million t | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Türkiye | 1.06 million t | 2024 | up 243.0% | volatile |
| 23 | India | 1.05 million t | 2024 | up 375.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 981,284 t | 2024 | up 838,604.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 917,122 t | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 863,700 t | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 848,004 t | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Australia | 806,085 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 683,000 t | 1999 | up 169.3% | volatile |
| 30 | USSR | 600,000 t | 1991 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Portugal | 582,185 t | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Chile | 515,059 t | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 475,155 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 451,624 t | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Switzerland | 394,174 t | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 385,997 t | 2024 | up 267.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Slovakia | 359,550 t | 2024 | up 273.6% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 341,949 t | 2024 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Singapore | 328,460 t | 2024 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Mexico | 302,363 t | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 41 | New Zealand | 276,479 t | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 252,685 t | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovenia | 227,385 t | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 44 | Croatia | 217,176 t | 2024 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 45 | Egypt | 215,831 t | 2024 | up 750.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Czechoslovakia | 211,100 t | 1992 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Serbia | 188,000 t | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 48 | Greece | 157,982 t | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Denmark | 153,799 t | 2024 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 150,166 t | 2024 | up 1,294.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Colombia | 118,118 t | 2024 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Norway | 115,189 t | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 114,468 t | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Yugoslav SFR | 112,700 t | 1991 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 112,591 t | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Israel | 103,982 t | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Lithuania | 86,145 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Paraguay | 82,029 t | 2024 | up 252.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Peru | 81,340 t | 2024 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Oman | 77,775 t | 2024 | up 20,206.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Kuwait | 69,208 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Tunisia | 56,530 t | 2024 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Ukraine | 50,500 t | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Estonia | 49,368 t | 2024 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 65 | Jordan | 48,032 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Belarus | 41,449 t | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 40,156 t | 2024 | up 382.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Morocco | 38,940 t | 2024 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Ecuador | 38,153 t | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 37,676 t | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Guatemala | 32,657 t | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Philippines | 30,313 t | 2024 | up 318.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Algeria | 28,790 t | 2024 | up 5,763.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Serbia and Montenegro | 28,000 t | 2005 | up 937.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Pakistan | 27,092 t | 2024 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 76 | United Republic of Tanzania | 26,603 t | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 26,329 t | 2024 | up 1,163.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Eswatini | 25,836 t | 2024 | up 24,505.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Caribbean | 22,733 t | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 18,186 t | 2024 | up 3,680.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Latvia | 18,179 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 82 | El Salvador | 17,241 t | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Ireland | 14,319 t | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Qatar | 14,248 t | 2024 | up 4,066.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Panama | 12,900 t | 2024 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12,841 t | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Kenya | 9,974 t | 2024 | up 204.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Luxembourg | 9,427 t | 2024 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 8,812 t | 2024 | up 333.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8,515 t | 2024 | up 2,271.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Honduras | 7,795 t | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 7,783 t | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Nepal | 7,398 t | 2024 | up 854.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Faroe Islands | 6,107 t | 2024 | up 6,538.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 5,939 t | 2024 | up 402.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Ghana | 5,346 t | 2024 | up 218.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Argentina | 5,335 t | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,815 t | 2024 | up 362.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 4,797 t | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 100 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 4,753 t | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Uganda | 4,397 t | 2024 | up 170.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3,949 t | 2024 | up 5,165.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Djibouti | 2,901 t | 2024 | up 2,830.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,424 t | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Lebanon | 2,218 t | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Uruguay | 2,215 t | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Palestine | 2,123 t | 2024 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 108 | Nigeria | 2,057 t | 2024 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Senegal | 1,909 t | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 1,509 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 1,497 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Georgia | 1,483 t | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Republic of Moldova | 1,321 t | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Rwanda | 1,162 t | 2024 | up 245.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Mozambique | 1,031 t | 2024 | up 354.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Albania | 914 t | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Bahrain | 807 t | 2024 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Myanmar | 661 t | 2024 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Bhutan | 608 t | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Sudan | 558 t | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Sudan (former) | 529 t | 2011 | up 164.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Jamaica | 507 t | 2024 | up 1,136.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Gabon | 481 t | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Polynesia | 458 t | 2024 | up 154.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Anguilla | 457 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Melanesia | 434 t | 2024 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 410 t | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Cuba | 403 t | 2024 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Andorra | 369 t | 2024 | up 2,070.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 317 t | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Libya | 274 t | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 270 t | 2010 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Cambodia | 265 t | 2024 | up 657.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Samoa | 263 t | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Angola | 255 t | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Benin | 239 t | 2024 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Belize | 233 t | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 138 | China, Macao SAR | 223 t | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Vanuatu | 203 t | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Guyana | 202 t | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Liberia | 194 t | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Norfolk Island | 192 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 189 t | 2024 | up 9,350.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 179 t | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Malta | 172 t | 2024 | up 237.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 168 t | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 166 t | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Iraq | 160 t | 2024 | up 451.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Botswana | 147 t | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Kyrgyzstan | 144 t | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Mali | 144 t | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Lucia | 143 t | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Fiji | 142 t | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Congo | 140 t | 2024 | up 4,566.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Curaçao | 119 t | 2024 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Madagascar | 112 t | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Togo | 110 t | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Namibia | 109 t | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Yemen | 106 t | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Tokelau | 106 t | 2024 | up 10,500.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Gibraltar | 96 t | 2024 | up 152.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Dominica | 92 t | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Cyprus | 87 t | 2024 | up 2,075.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Mauritius | 86 t | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Zambia | 86 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Ethiopia | 85 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Niger | 84 t | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Bahamas | 82 t | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Cameroon | 78 t | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Armenia | 77 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Guinea | 76 t | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 69 t | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Eritrea | 62 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 58 t | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 175 | New Caledonia | 56 t | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 55 t | 2024 | down 61.0% | rising |
| 177 | Barbados | 54 t | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Gambia | 53 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Malawi | 53 t | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Cook Islands | 51 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Seychelles | 46 t | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Lesotho | 42 t | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Chad | 39 t | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Somalia | 37 t | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 184 | Tonga | 37 t | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Mauritania | 34 t | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Nicaragua | 33 t | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 26 t | 2024 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 21 t | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 20 t | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Greenland | 20 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Afghanistan | 18 t | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Burundi | 16 t | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Guadeloupe | 14 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 195 | Mongolia | 12 t | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Solomon Islands | 7 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 t | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Montenegro | 3 t | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 t | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Grenada | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | French Polynesia | 1 t | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Micronesia | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Aruba | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Comoros | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 203 | Guam | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Maldives | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Nauru | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 203 | Palau | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 203 | Suriname | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 203 | British Virgin Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Martinique | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 203 | Timor-Leste | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Cabo Verde | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Pitcairn | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 203 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 76.62 million t
- Europe 40.59 million t
- Asia 20.59 million t
- Western Europe 17.18 million t
- Americas 13.53 million t
- Northern Europe 11.43 million t
- Northern America 11.32 million t
- United States of America 9.20 million t
- Eastern Asia 9.01 million t
- South-eastern Asia 8.22 million t
- Eastern Europe 6.61 million t
- Southern Europe 5.38 million 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