Other papers mainly for packaging — 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
152
Highest
414,570 t
Italy
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
48 t
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
4,100
What the numbers show
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export quantity is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 414,570 t in Italy; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 48 t, and the mean is 16,157 t.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 484,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 414,570 t | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 344,218 t | 2024 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 326,268 t | 2024 | up 218.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 246,142 t | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 5 | France | 178,400 t | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 146,569 t | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 133,683 t | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 80,694 t | 2024 | up 1,031.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 78,393 t | 2024 | up 75.3% | falling |
| 10 | Malaysia | 72,849 t | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Sweden | 44,787 t | 2024 | up 195.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Portugal | 43,614 t | 2024 | up 3,558.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Japan | 42,312 t | 2024 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 32,169 t | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 25,564 t | 2024 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Türkiye | 23,882 t | 2024 | up 564.1% | volatile |
| 17 | India | 19,318 t | 2024 | up 1,175.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium | 18,841 t | 2024 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 18,721 t | 2024 | up 6,586.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 18,291 t | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 21 | China, Taiwan Province of | 17,804 t | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 17,247 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Denmark | 16,448 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 10,008 t | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Austria | 9,542 t | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Republic of Korea | 8,677 t | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 8,222 t | 2024 | up 1,357.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Egypt | 6,923 t | 2024 | up 5,394.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Greece | 6,823 t | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 5,000 t | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Nepal | 4,841 t | 2024 | up 484,000.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Ukraine | 4,700 t | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Brazil | 3,225 t | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Belarus | 2,925 t | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 2,908 t | 2024 | up 1,142.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Thailand | 2,735 t | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 2,530 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | 2,233 t | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,682 t | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 40 | New Zealand | 1,663 t | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 1,178 t | 2024 | up 1,078.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,000 t | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Singapore | 741 t | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Estonia | 523 t | 2024 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Caribbean | 492 t | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Switzerland | 481 t | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Pakistan | 427 t | 2024 | up 1,608.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Hungary | 400 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Mexico | 319 t | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Philippines | 311 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 302 t | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 290 t | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Slovakia | 288 t | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Lithuania | 238 t | 2024 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 223 t | 2024 | up 355.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Paraguay | 221 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovenia | 209 t | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 189 t | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Guyana | 186 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 185 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Uganda | 177 t | 2024 | up 342.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Albania | 170 t | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 158 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 146 t | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Belize | 121 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | Argentina | 110 t | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Syrian Arab Republic | 99 t | 2024 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95 t | 2024 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Chile | 77 t | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Jordan | 72 t | 2024 | up 213.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Brunei Darussalam | 67 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Sudan | 60 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Mozambique | 51 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Romania | 51 t | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Cameroon | 50 t | 2024 | up 1,150.0% | rising |
| 76 | Ecuador | 49 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Algeria | 47 t | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 47 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Oman | 44 t | 2024 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Barbados | 40 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Bahamas | 39 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Myanmar | 35 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Ireland | 29 t | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29 t | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Malawi | 27 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Qatar | 26 t | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Georgia | 24 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Eritrea | 23 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Libya | 23 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Australia | 19 t | 2024 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Bhutan | 19 t | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Lebanon | 19 t | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18 t | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Honduras | 16 t | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Melanesia | 16 t | 2024 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 96 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 11 t | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Togo | 11 t | 2024 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Benin | 10 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Morocco | 10 t | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Fiji | 9 t | 2024 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Croatia | 8 t | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Panama | 8 t | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 7 t | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Israel | 6 t | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 105 | New Caledonia | 6 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6 t | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Latvia | 5 t | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Nigeria | 5 t | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Tunisia | 5 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Kuwait | 4 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Republic of Moldova | 4 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 t | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Afghanistan | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Guinea | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Cambodia | 2 t | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Liberia | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 2 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Montenegro | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Zambia | 2 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 114 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Bahrain | 1 t | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritius | 1 t | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | El Salvador | 1 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Samoa | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Polynesia | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1 t | 2010 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Ghana | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 129 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 129 | Kenya | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Madagascar | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Mali | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Niger | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Peru | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Serbia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Seychelles | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 129 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 129 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Yemen | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | China, Macao SAR | 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.
- World 2.21 million t
- Europe 1.38 million t
- Asia 632,645 t
- Southern Europe 599,359 t
- Western Europe 471,708 t
- Eastern Asia 395,207 t
- Northern Europe 250,776 t
- Americas 193,899 t
- Northern America 183,924 t
- South-eastern Asia 176,184 t
- United States of America 105,531 t
- Eastern Europe 56,469 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