Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — 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
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Production is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 10.80 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,605 t, and the mean is 245,962 t.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 798.9%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 100.0%).
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 10.80 million t | 2024 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 10.75 million t | 2024 | up 141.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 1.35 million t | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 1.23 million t | 2024 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 5 | India | 628,000 t | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Finland | 550,000 t | 2024 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 449,000 t | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 417,000 t | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Spain | 411,100 t | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 349,584 t | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 347,000 t | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 12 | Austria | 279,000 t | 2024 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Yugoslav SFR | 276,000 t | 1991 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 251,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | Czechoslovakia | 207,000 t | 1992 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 187,670 t | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 172,000 t | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 154,986 t | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 151,000 t | 2024 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Ecuador | 121,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 102,760 t | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Singapore | 87,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 80,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 24 | Syrian Arab Republic | 74,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | Belarus | 69,800 t | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 64,000 t | 1999 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 27 | Argentina | 55,367 t | 2024 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 28 | China, Taiwan Province of | 55,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 29 | Serbia and Montenegro | 54,000 t | 2005 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 50,000 t | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Colombia | 48,403 t | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 32 | Sweden | 46,000 t | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 44,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Switzerland | 42,629 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Czechia | 39,000 t | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Egypt | 30,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 27,690 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 20,700 t | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Canada | 20,000 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Ukraine | 19,000 t | 2024 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 15,762 t | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 42 | Nepal | 13,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 13,000 t | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 11,040 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Latvia | 8,989 t | 2024 | up 798.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Madagascar | 6,077 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 47 | Libya | 6,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Myanmar | 6,000 t | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Caribbean | 5,700 t | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 5,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Türkiye | 5,000 t | 2024 | up 391.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Cuba | 4,700 t | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Denmark | 4,000 t | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Oman | 4,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Sudan | 4,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,308 t | 2024 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Algeria | 3,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 57 | Qatar | 3,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 2,036 t | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 61 | Paraguay | 2,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 62 | Albania | 1,605 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 1,100 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Barbados | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Iraq | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 944 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 67 | Senegal | 138 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Armenia | 48 t | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Australia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Bahrain | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Chile | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Estonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Georgia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Guatemala | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Croatia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Hungary | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Israel | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Kenya | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Liechtenstein | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Morocco | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Mozambique | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Malaysia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Norway | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Pakistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Panama | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Philippines | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Portugal | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 69 | Slovakia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Seychelles | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Thailand | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 69 | Uganda | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Zambia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Sudan (former) | 0 t | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Republic of Moldova | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Australia and New Zealand | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | China, Macao SAR | 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 19.83 million t
- Asia 13.93 million t
- Eastern Asia 12.53 million t
- Europe 4.09 million t
- European Union (27) 3.65 million t
- Western Europe 2.19 million t
- Americas 1.69 million t
- Northern America 939,000 t
- United States of America 919,000 t
- Southern Asia 897,000 t
- Southern Europe 806,287 t
- Northern Europe 796,659 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