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...

Countries reporting
115
Highest
10.80 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Median
5,000 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,856

What the numbers show

Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Production is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 10.80 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Netherlands (Kingdom of the).

The median across all reporting countries is 5,000 t, and the mean is 276,216 t.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 43 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 United States 919,000 t 2024 down 47.4% falling
6 India 628,000 t 2024 down 35.8% volatile
7 Finland 550,000 t 2024 up 121.3% rising
8 Brazil 449,000 t 2024 down 2.8% rising
9 Republic of Korea 417,000 t 2024 down 54.8% volatile
10 Spain 411,100 t 2024 up 10.5% rising
11 Italy 349,584 t 2024 down 19.0% volatile
12 France 347,000 t 2024 down 18.0% falling
13 Austria 279,000 t 2024 up 98.1% volatile
14 Yugoslav SFR 276,000 t 1991 down 56.2% volatile
15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 251,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
16 Czechoslovakia 207,000 t 1992 down 24.7% rising
17 United Kingdom 187,670 t 2024 down 33.9% falling
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 187,670 t 2024 down 33.9% falling
19 Belgium 172,000 t 2024 up 62.3% rising
20 Indonesia 154,986 t 2024 up 9.7% volatile
21 Vietnam 151,000 t 2024 down 71.0% volatile
21 Viet Nam 151,000 t 2024 down 71.0% volatile
23 Ecuador 121,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
24 Russia 102,760 t 2024 down 14.4% volatile
24 Russian Federation 102,760 t 2024 down 14.4% volatile
26 Singapore 87,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
27 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 80,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
28 Syria 74,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
28 Syrian Arab Republic 74,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
30 South Africa 72,156 t 2024 down 32.6% volatile
31 Belarus 69,800 t 2024 down 51.1% volatile
32 Belgium-Luxembourg 64,000 t 1999 up 33.3% flat
33 Argentina 55,367 t 2024 up 97.7% volatile
34 China, Taiwan Province of 55,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
35 Serbia and Montenegro 54,000 t 2005 down 72.7% volatile
36 Poland 50,000 t 2024 down 64.0% volatile
37 Colombia 48,403 t 2024 down 7.5% rising
38 Sweden 46,000 t 2024 down 23.3% volatile
39 Mexico 44,000 t 2024 unchanged falling
40 Switzerland 42,629 t 2024 down 3.8% volatile
41 Czechia 39,000 t 2024 up 29.1% volatile
42 Egypt 30,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
43 Greece 27,690 t 2024 — volatile
44 Peru 20,700 t 2024 down 62.6% volatile
45 Canada 20,000 t 2024 — volatile
46 Ukraine 19,000 t 2024 up 88.1% volatile
47 Uzbekistan 15,762 t 2024 down 18.8% rising
48 Nepal 13,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
48 Serbia 13,000 t 2024 down 31.6% falling
50 Romania 11,040 t 2024 — volatile
51 Latvia 8,989 t 2024 up 798.9% volatile
52 Madagascar 6,077 t 2024 unchanged falling
53 Libya 6,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
53 Myanmar 6,000 t 2024 up 300.0% volatile
55 Caribbean 5,700 t 2024 down 48.2% volatile
56 Sri Lanka 5,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
56 Turkey 5,000 t 2024 up 391.2% volatile
56 Türkiye 5,000 t 2024 up 391.2% volatile
59 Cuba 4,700 t 2024 down 53.0% volatile
60 Denmark 4,000 t 2024 up 69.5% volatile
60 Oman 4,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
60 Sudan 4,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,308 t 2024 up 106.8% volatile
64 Algeria 3,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
64 Qatar 3,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
64 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
67 Costa Rica 2,036 t 2024 down 0.4% flat
68 Paraguay 2,000 t 2024 unchanged falling
69 Albania 1,605 t 2024 — volatile
70 Jordan 1,100 t 2024 unchanged rising
71 Barbados 1,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
71 Iraq 1,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
73 Burkina Faso 944 t 2024 unchanged falling
74 Senegal 138 t 2024 unchanged rising
75 Armenia 48 t 2024 down 98.1% volatile
76 Australia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
76 Bangladesh 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Bulgaria 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Bahrain 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Chile 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
76 Estonia 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Ethiopia 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Guatemala 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Honduras 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Croatia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
76 Hungary 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Kazakhstan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
76 Kenya 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Kyrgyzstan 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Lithuania 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Luxembourg 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Morocco 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Moldova 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 North Macedonia 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Mozambique 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Malaysia 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Norway 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 New Zealand 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
76 Pakistan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
76 Philippines 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
76 Portugal 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 El Salvador 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
76 Slovakia 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Slovenia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
76 Thailand 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Uganda 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Uruguay 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
76 Zambia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
76 Zimbabwe 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Sudan (former) 0 t 2010 down 100.0% volatile
76 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Republic of Moldova 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t 2024 — volatile
76 Australia and New Zealand 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
76 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
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
161 places, 6,856 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