Other papers mainly for packaging — 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
74
Highest
2.09 million t
Vietnam
Lowest
0 t
Australia and New Zealand
Median
11,000 t
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
3,010

What the numbers show

Other papers mainly for packaging — Production is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 2.09 million t in Vietnam; the lowest is 0 t in Australia and New Zealand.

The median across all reporting countries is 11,000 t, and the mean is 169,839 t.

Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 9,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 100.0%).

Other papers mainly for packaging — Production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Vietnam 2.09 million t 2024 up 757.1% volatile
1 Viet Nam 2.09 million t 2024 up 757.1% volatile
3 Italy 1.49 million t 2024 up 85.7% rising
4 United States 1.25 million t 2024 down 47.8% falling
5 Germany 891,150 t 2024 down 21.6% falling
6 Spain 770,400 t 2024 up 66.6% volatile
7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 521,485 t 2024 down 17.0% falling
8 Brazil 338,000 t 2024 down 26.0% volatile
9 Pakistan 316,000 t 2024 up 39.2% rising
10 India 276,000 t 2024 up 9,100.0% volatile
11 Republic of Korea 244,000 t 2024 down 10.9% falling
12 Finland 232,452 t 2024 down 28.0% rising
13 Turkey 228,240 t 2024 down 12.0% volatile
13 Türkiye 228,240 t 2024 down 12.0% volatile
15 United Kingdom 144,637 t 2024 down 0.5% falling
15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 144,637 t 2024 down 0.5% falling
17 Poland 125,000 t 2024 up 176.1% volatile
18 Japan 118,214 t 2024 down 23.7% volatile
19 Russia 115,601 t 2024 up 151.3% volatile
19 Russian Federation 115,601 t 2024 up 151.3% volatile
21 Slovenia 90,000 t 2024 up 263.1% volatile
22 Norway 88,000 t 2024 up 175.0% flat
23 France 82,780 t 2024 down 74.6% volatile
24 Ukraine 66,000 t 2024 — volatile
25 Philippines 61,000 t 2024 up 79.4% rising
26 Denmark 57,000 t 2024 up 526.4% volatile
27 Canada 55,087 t 2024 — volatile
28 Czechia 46,000 t 2024 up 411.1% falling
29 China 45,000 t 2024 unchanged falling
29 China, Taiwan Province of 45,000 t 2024 unchanged falling
31 Serbia 34,000 t 2024 down 46.0% volatile
32 Georgia 32,742 t 2024 up 409.8% volatile
33 Romania 28,827 t 2024 up 10.8% volatile
34 Argentina 28,628 t 2024 up 248.7% volatile
35 Colombia 17,697 t 2024 up 5.3% volatile
36 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 15,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
37 Austria 11,000 t 2024 up 24.0% falling
37 Portugal 11,000 t 2024 down 73.8% volatile
39 Ethiopia 10,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
40 Serbia and Montenegro 8,000 t 2005 down 81.8% volatile
41 Uzbekistan 5,487 t 2024 — volatile
42 Greece 2,650 t 2024 down 96.2% volatile
43 Chile 2,000 t 2024 down 78.9% volatile
43 Estonia 2,000 t 2024 up 254.6% volatile
45 Costa Rica 1,363 t 2024 down 6.5% flat
46 Mauritania 1,100 t 2024 unchanged falling
47 Madagascar 716 t 2024 up 922.9% volatile
48 Australia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 Belgium 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Bulgaria 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Belarus 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 Switzerland 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Cuba 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 Croatia 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Hungary 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Indonesia 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Jordan 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Kazakhstan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 Kenya 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Kyrgyzstan 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Lithuania 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 Latvia 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 North Macedonia 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Myanmar 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 New Zealand 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 El Salvador 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 Slovakia 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Tunisia 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Uruguay 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 South Africa 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Zimbabwe 0 t 2024 — volatile
48 Caribbean 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
48 Australia and New Zealand 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 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 papers mainly for packaging — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
124 places, 3,010 data points, 1998–2024
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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