Packaging 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...
What the numbers show
Packaging paper and paperboard — Production is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 89.98 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 207,700 t, and the mean is 3.39 million t.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 757.1%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 100.0%).
Packaging paper and paperboard — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 89.98 million t | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 86.70 million t | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 47.82 million t | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 4 | India | 15.94 million t | 2024 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 12.14 million t | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 6 | Japan | 11.82 million t | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 7 | Russia | 7.57 million t | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 7.57 million t | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Korea | 7.47 million t | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 7.20 million t | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 5.88 million t | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 5.70 million t | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 4.74 million t | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 14 | France | 4.65 million t | 2024 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 15 | Mexico | 4.61 million t | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 4.50 million t | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 4.12 million t | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 4.01 million t | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 3.44 million t | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 20 | Canada | 3.36 million t | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 21 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3.10 million t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.81 million t | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 2.71 million t | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 2.38 million t | 2024 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia | 2.33 million t | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 26 | Vietnam | 2.09 million t | 2024 | up 757.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 2.09 million t | 2024 | up 757.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Turkey | 2.05 million t | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 28 | Türkiye | 2.05 million t | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 1.79 million t | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.79 million t | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 32 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.68 million t | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 33 | Chile | 1.13 million t | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 1.08 million t | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 35 | Argentina | 1.02 million t | 2024 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 994,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | 868,040 t | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 802,000 t | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 777,320 t | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 755,000 t | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 41 | Philippines | 674,000 t | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 42 | Pakistan | 645,000 t | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 519,738 t | 2024 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 44 | New Zealand | 482,000 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 45 | Portugal | 461,000 t | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 46 | Belgium | 435,000 t | 2024 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 47 | Switzerland | 423,580 t | 2024 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 48 | Slovenia | 409,000 t | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 49 | Egypt | 390,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Croatia | 366,258 t | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 51 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 365,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 359,758 t | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 53 | Slovakia | 294,578 t | 2024 | up 585.1% | rising |
| 54 | Serbia | 281,000 t | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 55 | Peru | 279,725 t | 2024 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Greece | 243,796 t | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 207,700 t | 2024 | up 187.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Israel | 202,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | Belarus | 195,970 t | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 184,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 180,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 162,617 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 63 | Myanmar | 146,700 t | 2024 | up 516.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Lithuania | 140,300 t | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 65 | Norway | 140,000 t | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 133,135 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 67 | Denmark | 120,000 t | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 110,225 t | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 69 | Serbia and Montenegro | 102,000 t | 2005 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 70 | Morocco | 92,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 71 | Tunisia | 89,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Paraguay | 65,000 t | 2024 | up 490.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Caribbean | 64,200 t | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 74 | Ecuador | 62,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Ireland | 60,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 58,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 51,824 t | 2024 | up 556.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 50,900 t | 2024 | up 659.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Kuwait | 50,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Estonia | 48,030 t | 2024 | down 34.2% | flat |
| 81 | United Republic of Tanzania | 40,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 82 | Eswatini | 39,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Lebanon | 36,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Uruguay | 34,000 t | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 85 | Georgia | 32,742 t | 2024 | up 409.8% | volatile |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 31,000 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 87 | Mali | 30,000 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Madagascar | 26,399 t | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Algeria | 24,500 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Armenia | 21,609 t | 2024 | up 243.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 12,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 92 | Honduras | 10,560 t | 2024 | down 83.0% | falling |
| 93 | Bhutan | 10,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Latvia | 10,000 t | 2024 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 8,500 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 8,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Guatemala | 8,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Iraq | 8,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Albania | 7,919 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Cuba | 5,200 t | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 101 | Jordan | 2,700 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Montenegro | 2,080 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Moldova | 1,772 t | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Republic of Moldova | 1,772 t | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritania | 1,100 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Barbados | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Syria | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Zambia | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Kenya | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 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 277.85 million t
- Asia 146.16 million t
- Eastern Asia 109.28 million t
- Americas 66.74 million t
- Europe 60.32 million t
- Northern America 51.19 million t
- European Union (27) 48.96 million t
- United States of America 47.82 million t
- Western Europe 22.05 million t
- Southern Asia 16.98 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 16.01 million t
- Eastern Europe 14.82 million t
- Northern Europe 12.31 million t
- Southern Europe 11.15 million t
- South America 10.73 million t
- Central America 4.76 million t
- Western Asia 3.63 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.07 million t
- Oceania 2.81 million t
- Africa 1.83 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.53 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.28 million t
- Southern Africa 1.12 million t
- Northern Africa 595,500 t
- Central Asia 259,524 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 162,323 t
- Eastern Africa 79,399 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 64,200 t
- Western Africa 31,100 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