Packaging paper and paperboard — 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
201
Highest
8.33 million t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median
903 t
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
5,452
What the numbers show
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 8.33 million t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 903 t, and the mean is 343,038 t.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 900,161.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 8.33 million t | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 2 | Sweden | 6.30 million t | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 3 | China | 5.98 million t | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 4.69 million t | 2024 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Finland | 3.97 million t | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 6 | Malaysia | 2.71 million t | 2024 | up 1,403.1% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 2.46 million t | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 8 | Austria | 2.24 million t | 2024 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 2.04 million t | 2024 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 2.00 million t | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 1.93 million t | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 1.68 million t | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 1.59 million t | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 1.59 million t | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.55 million t | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 1.50 million t | 2024 | up 2,165.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Indonesia | 1.32 million t | 2024 | up 166.6% | volatile |
| 18 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.29 million t | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 1.23 million t | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 1.21 million t | 2024 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 21 | India | 1.01 million t | 2024 | up 395.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 981,284 t | 2024 | up 900,161.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Australia and New Zealand | 921,026 t | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 24 | Brazil | 830,076 t | 2024 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 828,000 t | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 821,638 t | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 649,122 t | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 28 | Türkiye | 555,924 t | 2024 | up 270.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 519,372 t | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 506,371 t | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 445,169 t | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 32 | Thailand | 440,985 t | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 365,261 t | 2024 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 356,080 t | 2024 | up 391.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Singapore | 325,080 t | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 36 | New Zealand | 271,687 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 267,932 t | 2024 | up 239.6% | volatile |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 247,779 t | 2024 | up 237.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 227,276 t | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 214,887 t | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 41 | Slovenia | 208,465 t | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 42 | Mexico | 187,771 t | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Serbia | 171,000 t | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Denmark | 152,169 t | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 45 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 149,911 t | 2024 | up 5,719.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Egypt | 125,149 t | 2024 | up 678.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Norway | 115,061 t | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Colombia | 108,705 t | 2024 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 49 | Israel | 103,583 t | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98,081 t | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 94,077 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 90,598 t | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Lithuania | 82,652 t | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 54 | Paraguay | 80,869 t | 2024 | up 253.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Oman | 77,749 t | 2024 | up 73,946.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Kuwait | 69,123 t | 2024 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Estonia | 49,246 t | 2024 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 58 | Peru | 43,269 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 39,609 t | 2024 | up 385.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Morocco | 37,700 t | 2024 | up 557.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 37,661 t | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 37,388 t | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Ukraine | 28,600 t | 2024 | down 87.7% | rising |
| 64 | Pakistan | 26,992 t | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 65 | United Republic of Tanzania | 26,375 t | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Eswatini | 25,826 t | 2024 | up 26,253.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Belarus | 22,950 t | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Guatemala | 21,244 t | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Philippines | 20,230 t | 2024 | up 4,907.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Latvia | 17,199 t | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 71 | Serbia and Montenegro | 15,000 t | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 14,360 t | 2024 | up 5,423.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Qatar | 14,247 t | 2024 | up 5,216.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Ireland | 14,017 t | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Panama | 12,886 t | 2024 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Uzbekistan | 12,732 t | 2024 | up 17,105.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Kenya | 9,554 t | 2024 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 9,388 t | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Caribbean | 8,613 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 80 | El Salvador | 8,205 t | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 7,973 t | 2024 | up 309.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Nepal | 7,295 t | 2024 | up 1,000.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Honduras | 6,594 t | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 6,515 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Faroe Islands | 6,107 t | 2024 | up 6,538.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 5,539 t | 2024 | up 1,309.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Ghana | 5,331 t | 2024 | up 231.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,810 t | 2024 | up 1,441.7% | volatile |
| 89 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 4,509 t | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Uganda | 3,365 t | 2024 | up 765.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Djibouti | 2,882 t | 2024 | up 3,502.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Palestine | 2,112 t | 2024 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 93 | Argentina | 2,031 t | 2024 | down 95.3% | falling |
| 94 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,012 t | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Lebanon | 1,939 t | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Senegal | 1,893 t | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 1,497 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 1,445 t | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 99 | Rwanda | 1,052 t | 2024 | up 2,465.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Mozambique | 1,031 t | 2024 | up 386.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Jordan | 903 t | 2024 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Nigeria | 871 t | 2024 | up 936.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Tunisia | 852 t | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Georgia | 843 t | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | 798 t | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Bahrain | 765 t | 2024 | up 315.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 700 t | 2024 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Bangladesh | 697 t | 2024 | up 227.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Algeria | 669 t | 2024 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 625 t | 2024 | up 3,189.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Sudan (former) | 529 t | 2011 | up 475.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Sudan | 514 t | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Gabon | 481 t | 2024 | up 881.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Myanmar | 439 t | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 410 t | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Cuba | 399 t | 2024 | up 13,200.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Polynesia | 397 t | 2024 | up 157.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | 381 t | 2024 | up 38,000.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Samoa | 262 t | 2024 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Libya | 251 t | 2024 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Angola | 247 t | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Cambodia | 247 t | 2024 | up 671.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Benin | 229 t | 2024 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Melanesia | 228 t | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Republic of Moldova | 226 t | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Belize | 223 t | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 127 | China, Macao SAR | 214 t | 2024 | up 210.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Guyana | 202 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 193 t | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Iceland | 189 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Malta | 172 t | 2024 | up 8,500.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 171 t | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 167 t | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 166 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 159 t | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Iraq | 148 t | 2024 | up 492.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Botswana | 146 t | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Lucia | 143 t | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Mali | 143 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Fiji | 139 t | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Curaçao | 117 t | 2024 | up 387.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Madagascar | 110 t | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Namibia | 108 t | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Togo | 107 t | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Bhutan | 96 t | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Gibraltar | 96 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Dominica | 92 t | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 148 | Kyrgyzstan | 86 t | 2024 | up 514.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 85 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Andorra | 84 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Bahamas | 82 t | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 152 | Niger | 79 t | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Cameroon | 78 t | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Cyprus | 77 t | 2024 | up 7,600.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Mauritius | 69 t | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Brunei Darussalam | 69 t | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Liberia | 64 t | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 158 | Guinea | 63 t | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 159 | New Caledonia | 56 t | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Yemen | 55 t | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 54 t | 2010 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Armenia | 52 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Cook Islands | 51 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Burkina Faso | 50 t | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Tokelau | 47 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Seychelles | 46 t | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Eritrea | 45 t | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 167 | Malawi | 45 t | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Barbados | 44 t | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Lesotho | 42 t | 2024 | up 740.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Zambia | 41 t | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Tonga | 37 t | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Congo | 26 t | 2024 | up 766.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Papua New Guinea | 26 t | 2024 | up 2,500.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Somalia | 24 t | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea | 20 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | Afghanistan | 18 t | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Mauritania | 16 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Nicaragua | 16 t | 2023 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Burundi | 14 t | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 181 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12 t | 2024 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Guinea-Bissau | 7 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 7 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Uruguay | 7 t | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Gambia | 6 t | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Montenegro | 3 t | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Greenland | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Mongolia | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 187 | Chad | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 t | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Aruba | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Comoros | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 191 | Guam | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Suriname | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | British Virgin Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Micronesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Timor-Leste | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Cabo Verde | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 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.
- World 71.14 million t
- Europe 38.62 million t
- Asia 18.30 million t
- Western Europe 16.55 million t
- Americas 12.67 million t
- Northern Europe 11.15 million t
- Northern America 10.78 million t
- United States of America 8.74 million t
- Eastern Asia 8.42 million t
- South-eastern Asia 7.30 million t
- Eastern Europe 6.34 million t
- Southern Europe 4.58 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