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
141
Highest
113.58 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Median
152,600 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,920

What the numbers show

Other paper and paperboard — Production is currently reported for 141 countries. The highest value is 113.58 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Bolivia (Plurinational State of).

The median across all reporting countries is 152,600 t, and the mean is 3.39 million t.

Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 30 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 113.58 million t 2024 up 41.8% volatile
2 China, mainland 110.05 million t 2024 up 43.8% volatile
3 United States 55.88 million t 2024 up 0.1% rising
4 India 16.95 million t 2024 up 94.5% volatile
5 Japan 14.92 million t 2024 down 0.5% rising
6 Germany 14.86 million t 2024 up 8.6% volatile
7 Brazil 9.08 million t 2024 up 18.3% volatile
8 Russia 8.42 million t 2024 up 55.7% rising
8 Russian Federation 8.42 million t 2024 up 55.7% rising
10 Republic of Korea 8.42 million t 2024 up 6.1% volatile
11 Indonesia 6.83 million t 2024 up 14.3% volatile
12 USSR 6.79 million t 1991 up 6.2% rising
13 Italy 6.72 million t 2024 up 13.1% rising
14 Sweden 6.26 million t 2024 up 2.7% rising
15 Mexico 5.97 million t 2024 up 43.9% volatile
16 Spain 5.84 million t 2024 up 26.2% volatile
17 France 5.83 million t 2024 up 5.8% rising
18 Finland 4.87 million t 2024 up 12.9% rising
19 Canada 4.55 million t 2024 up 22.3% rising
20 Poland 4.26 million t 2024 up 26.3% volatile
21 Thailand 4.17 million t 2024 up 28.3% volatile
22 China, Taiwan Province of 3.35 million t 2024 unchanged volatile
23 Austria 3.12 million t 2024 up 45.8% volatile
24 Australia and New Zealand 2.93 million t 2024 up 0.9% rising
25 United Kingdom 2.69 million t 2024 down 5.8% rising
25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.69 million t 2024 down 5.8% rising
27 Malaysia 2.57 million t 2024 up 97.7% volatile
28 Turkey 2.52 million t 2024 down 1.3% volatile
28 Türkiye 2.52 million t 2024 down 1.3% volatile
30 Vietnam 2.51 million t 2024 up 193.2% volatile
30 Viet Nam 2.51 million t 2024 up 193.2% volatile
32 Australia 2.40 million t 2024 up 3.2% rising
33 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.76 million t 2024 down 6.0% rising
34 Argentina 1.49 million t 2024 up 99.2% rising
35 South Africa 1.42 million t 2024 down 7.7% rising
36 Chile 1.32 million t 2024 up 18.5% volatile
37 Saudi Arabia 1.19 million t 2024 unchanged volatile
38 Colombia 1.02 million t 2024 up 16.0% volatile
39 Hungary 984,093 t 2024 up 28.6% volatile
40 Ukraine 977,429 t 2024 down 5.5% volatile
41 Czechia 798,000 t 2024 up 28.2% rising
42 Philippines 695,000 t 2024 up 18.8% volatile
43 Portugal 670,000 t 2024 up 10.7% rising
44 Romania 666,778 t 2024 up 61.1% rising
45 Pakistan 645,000 t 2024 down 2.6% volatile
46 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 631,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
47 Belgium 607,000 t 2024 up 4.1% rising
48 Czechoslovakia 564,000 t 1992 down 42.9% rising
49 Egypt 560,000 t 2024 up 9.8% volatile
50 Switzerland 537,209 t 2024 up 15.3% rising
51 New Zealand 533,000 t 2024 down 8.4% rising
52 Belgium-Luxembourg 506,000 t 1999 up 48.4% rising
53 Slovenia 459,000 t 2024 up 27.9% rising
54 Greece 437,681 t 2024 up 7.0% volatile
55 Yugoslav SFR 425,000 t 1991 down 47.0% volatile
56 Peru 423,445 t 2024 up 27.5% volatile
57 Slovakia 410,486 t 2024 up 137.3% rising
58 Bulgaria 372,141 t 2024 up 9.4% rising
59 Croatia 366,258 t 2024 up 38.7% rising
60 Serbia 361,000 t 2024 up 2.0% rising
61 Belarus 307,770 t 2024 up 13.4% rising
62 United Arab Emirates 304,000 t 2024 up 23.6% rising
63 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 296,371 t 2024 unchanged rising
64 Kazakhstan 266,300 t 2024 up 63.4% rising
65 Israel 262,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
66 Ecuador 201,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
67 China, Hong Kong SAR 180,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
68 Serbia and Montenegro 175,000 t 2005 down 11.6% falling
69 Myanmar 174,700 t 2024 up 571.9% volatile
70 Norway 161,000 t 2024 up 47.7% falling
71 Caribbean 152,600 t 2024 down 5.9% rising
72 Tunisia 149,000 t 2024 up 20.2% volatile
73 Lithuania 141,300 t 2024 up 1.3% rising
74 Costa Rica 138,595 t 2024 down 7.2% volatile
75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 131,345 t 2024 up 25.4% rising
76 Denmark 124,000 t 2024 down 61.5% rising
77 Morocco 122,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
78 Dominican Republic 120,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
79 Lebanon 103,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
80 Singapore 87,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
81 El Salvador 85,519 t 2024 down 13.6% volatile
82 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 80,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
83 Syria 75,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
83 Syrian Arab Republic 75,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
85 Uzbekistan 71,315 t 2024 up 161.2% volatile
86 Kuwait 67,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
86 Paraguay 67,000 t 2024 up 415.4% volatile
88 Ireland 60,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
89 Uruguay 53,000 t 2024 down 15.2% rising
90 Azerbaijan 51,200 t 2024 up 556.4% volatile
91 Jordan 50,800 t 2024 unchanged volatile
92 Eswatini 49,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
93 Estonia 48,030 t 2024 down 34.2% rising
94 Algeria 47,500 t 2024 up 55.7% volatile
95 Georgia 45,542 t 2024 up 229.5% volatile
96 United Republic of Tanzania 40,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
97 Madagascar 33,171 t 2024 down 48.7% volatile
98 North Macedonia 31,000 t 2024 up 24.0% rising
99 Mali 30,000 t 2024 — volatile
100 Guatemala 29,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
101 Armenia 27,780 t 2024 up 183.5% volatile
102 Ethiopia 27,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
103 Latvia 22,922 t 2024 down 41.2% volatile
104 Honduras 15,910 t 2024 down 74.3% falling
105 Cuba 15,600 t 2024 down 48.3% volatile
106 Trinidad and Tobago 15,000 t 2024 up 50.0% rising
107 Sri Lanka 13,500 t 2024 unchanged rising
108 Nepal 13,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
109 Albania 12,644 t 2024 — volatile
110 Bahrain 12,000 t 2024 unchanged falling
111 Bhutan 10,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
112 Iraq 9,000 t 2024 unchanged falling
113 Bangladesh 8,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
114 Moldova 6,690 t 2024 down 17.3% volatile
114 Republic of Moldova 6,690 t 2024 down 17.3% volatile
116 Libya 6,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
117 Oman 4,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
117 Sudan 4,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
119 Congo 3,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
119 Qatar 3,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
119 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
122 Montenegro 2,080 t 2024 up 816.3% volatile
123 Barbados 2,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
123 Mozambique 2,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
125 Mauritania 1,100 t 2024 unchanged falling
126 Zambia 1,000 t 2024 down 50.0% volatile
126 Ethiopia PDR 1,000 t 1992 down 75.0% volatile
128 Burkina Faso 944 t 2024 unchanged falling
129 Kyrgyzstan 700 t 2024 up 438.5% volatile
130 Senegal 138 t 2024 unchanged rising
131 Angola 0 t 1997 — volatile
131 Cameroon 0 t 1997 down 100.0% falling
131 Jamaica 0 t 2024 — volatile
131 Kenya 0 t 2024 — volatile
131 Luxembourg 0 t 2024 — volatile
131 Nigeria 0 t 1997 down 100.0% volatile
131 Panama 0 t 2024 — volatile
131 Uganda 0 t 2024 — volatile
131 Zimbabwe 0 t 2024 — volatile
131 Sudan (former) 0 t 2010 down 100.0% volatile
131 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 t 2024 — volatile

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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 — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
181 places, 8,920 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