Other paper and paperboard — 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
143
Highest
113.58 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
120,000 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,549
What the numbers show
Other paper and paperboard — Production is currently reported for 143 countries. The highest value is 113.58 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 120,000 t, and the mean is 2.83 million t.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 816.3%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 100.0%).
Other paper and paperboard — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 113.58 million t | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 110.05 million t | 2024 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 16.95 million t | 2024 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 14.92 million t | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 14.86 million t | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 9.08 million t | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 8.42 million t | 2024 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 8.42 million t | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 6.83 million t | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 10 | USSR | 6.79 million t | 1991 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 6.72 million t | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 6.26 million t | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 5.97 million t | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 5.84 million t | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 15 | France | 5.83 million t | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 4.87 million t | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 17 | Canada | 4.55 million t | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 4.26 million t | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 4.17 million t | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 20 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3.35 million t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 21 | Austria | 3.12 million t | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.93 million t | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.69 million t | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 2.57 million t | 2024 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Türkiye | 2.52 million t | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 2.51 million t | 2024 | up 193.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 2.40 million t | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.76 million t | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 1.49 million t | 2024 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 1.32 million t | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 1.19 million t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Colombia | 1.02 million t | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Hungary | 984,093 t | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Ukraine | 977,429 t | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Czechia | 798,000 t | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 36 | Philippines | 695,000 t | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 670,000 t | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 666,778 t | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 39 | Pakistan | 645,000 t | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 631,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium | 607,000 t | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 42 | Czechoslovakia | 564,000 t | 1992 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 560,000 t | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Switzerland | 537,209 t | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 45 | New Zealand | 533,000 t | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 46 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 506,000 t | 1999 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 47 | Slovenia | 459,000 t | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 48 | Greece | 437,681 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Yugoslav SFR | 425,000 t | 1991 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 423,445 t | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovakia | 410,486 t | 2024 | up 137.3% | rising |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 372,141 t | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 53 | Croatia | 366,258 t | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 54 | Serbia | 361,000 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 55 | Belarus | 307,770 t | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 304,000 t | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 57 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 296,371 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 266,300 t | 2024 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 59 | Israel | 262,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 60 | Ecuador | 201,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 180,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 62 | Serbia and Montenegro | 175,000 t | 2005 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 63 | Myanmar | 174,700 t | 2024 | up 571.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Norway | 161,000 t | 2024 | up 47.7% | falling |
| 65 | Caribbean | 152,600 t | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 149,000 t | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Lithuania | 141,300 t | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 138,595 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 131,345 t | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 70 | Denmark | 124,000 t | 2024 | down 61.5% | rising |
| 71 | Morocco | 122,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 120,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Lebanon | 103,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Singapore | 87,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | El Salvador | 85,519 t | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 80,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Syrian Arab Republic | 75,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 71,315 t | 2024 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Kuwait | 67,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Paraguay | 67,000 t | 2024 | up 415.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Ireland | 60,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 82 | Uruguay | 53,000 t | 2024 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 51,200 t | 2024 | up 556.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 50,800 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Eswatini | 49,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Estonia | 48,030 t | 2024 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 87 | Algeria | 47,500 t | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Georgia | 45,542 t | 2024 | up 229.5% | volatile |
| 89 | United Republic of Tanzania | 40,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Madagascar | 33,171 t | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 31,000 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 92 | Mali | 30,000 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Guatemala | 29,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Armenia | 27,780 t | 2024 | up 183.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 27,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 96 | Latvia | 22,922 t | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Honduras | 15,910 t | 2024 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 98 | Cuba | 15,600 t | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15,000 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 13,500 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Nepal | 13,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Albania | 12,644 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Bahrain | 12,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Bhutan | 10,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Iraq | 9,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 8,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 107 | Republic of Moldova | 6,690 t | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Libya | 6,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 109 | Oman | 4,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Sudan | 4,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Congo | 3,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Qatar | 3,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Montenegro | 2,080 t | 2024 | up 816.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Barbados | 2,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Mozambique | 2,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Mauritania | 1,100 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 118 | Zambia | 1,000 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Ethiopia PDR | 1,000 t | 1992 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 944 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 700 t | 2024 | up 438.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Senegal | 138 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 123 | Angola | 0 t | 1997 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Cameroon | 0 t | 1997 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 123 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Kenya | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Liechtenstein | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Nigeria | 0 t | 1997 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Panama | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Seychelles | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Uganda | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Sudan (former) | 0 t | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | 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 337.92 million t
- Asia 178.38 million t
- Eastern Asia 137.00 million t
- Americas 80.78 million t
- Europe 73.33 million t
- Northern America 60.43 million t
- European Union (27) 59.69 million t
- United States of America 55.88 million t
- Western Europe 26.72 million t
- Southern Asia 18.27 million t
- South-eastern Asia 18.05 million t
- Eastern Europe 17.21 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