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
224
Highest
12.21 million t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Median
1,646 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,500
What the numbers show
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity is currently reported for 224 countries. The highest value is 12.21 million t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,646 t, and the mean is 516,924 t.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 700,817.0%), and the largest decrease in Guam (down 100.0%).
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 12.21 million t | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 10.12 million t | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 8.70 million t | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Sweden | 8.29 million t | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 6.33 million t | 2024 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 5.25 million t | 2024 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 5.17 million t | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Austria | 3.55 million t | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 3.31 million t | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 3.06 million t | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 3.02 million t | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Malaysia | 2.79 million t | 2024 | up 814.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 2.76 million t | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 2.70 million t | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 2.52 million t | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 2.38 million t | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 2.31 million t | 1999 | up 163.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Brazil | 2.23 million t | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.14 million t | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Japan | 1.98 million t | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Portugal | 1.81 million t | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 22 | India | 1.64 million t | 2024 | up 160.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 1.62 million t | 2024 | up 1,530.3% | volatile |
| 24 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.39 million t | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.17 million t | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Türkiye | 1.12 million t | 2024 | up 239.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Thailand | 1.06 million t | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 981,284 t | 2024 | up 700,817.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 961,300 t | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 916,868 t | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 31 | Australia | 897,412 t | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 32 | USSR | 890,000 t | 1991 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 857,099 t | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Norway | 770,890 t | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 766,155 t | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Switzerland | 754,007 t | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 751,606 t | 2024 | up 512.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Singapore | 733,039 t | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovenia | 551,648 t | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 517,810 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Romania | 350,218 t | 2024 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Mexico | 318,062 t | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 278,990 t | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 44 | New Zealand | 276,849 t | 2024 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 45 | Czechoslovakia | 260,600 t | 1992 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 46 | Croatia | 228,136 t | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 47 | Egypt | 226,832 t | 2024 | up 287.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Yugoslav SFR | 202,600 t | 1991 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Serbia | 193,000 t | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 176,329 t | 2024 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Denmark | 158,184 t | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 150,322 t | 2024 | up 1,293.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Israel | 147,830 t | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Colombia | 145,913 t | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 116,914 t | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 115,938 t | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Lithuania | 99,598 t | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Paraguay | 82,116 t | 2024 | up 252.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Peru | 81,370 t | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Oman | 78,628 t | 2024 | up 14,041.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Kuwait | 69,298 t | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Serbia and Montenegro | 66,000 t | 2005 | up 870.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Tunisia | 57,843 t | 2024 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Belarus | 51,505 t | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Ukraine | 50,506 t | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Estonia | 50,499 t | 2024 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 67 | Jordan | 48,224 t | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 40,570 t | 2024 | up 380.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 39,466 t | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Morocco | 39,230 t | 2024 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Ecuador | 38,292 t | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Guatemala | 35,409 t | 2024 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Philippines | 31,287 t | 2024 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Pakistan | 30,271 t | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Algeria | 29,490 t | 2024 | up 395.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Caribbean | 27,780 t | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 27,196 t | 2024 | up 715.7% | volatile |
| 78 | United Republic of Tanzania | 27,016 t | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Eswatini | 25,937 t | 2024 | up 16,315.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Latvia | 24,655 t | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 81 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 23,994 t | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Ireland | 22,595 t | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 20,949 t | 2024 | up 2,746.3% | volatile |
| 84 | El Salvador | 18,485 t | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Qatar | 17,863 t | 2024 | up 665.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Kenya | 14,644 t | 2024 | up 263.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13,187 t | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 13,007 t | 2024 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 12,184 t | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 11,476 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Honduras | 10,301 t | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 9,395 t | 2024 | up 290.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8,515 t | 2024 | up 2,106.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Nepal | 7,897 t | 2024 | up 448.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Argentina | 7,265 t | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Uganda | 7,016 t | 2024 | up 195.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Djibouti | 6,956 t | 2024 | up 3,639.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Faroe Islands | 6,120 t | 2024 | up 1,940.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 5,952 t | 2024 | up 363.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Ghana | 5,477 t | 2024 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 5,198 t | 2024 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,839 t | 2024 | up 292.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Palestine | 4,598 t | 2024 | up 227.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Lebanon | 4,311 t | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,064 t | 2024 | up 1,142.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,763 t | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Nigeria | 2,494 t | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Uruguay | 2,372 t | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Senegal | 1,941 t | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Sudan (former) | 1,888 t | 2011 | up 652.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Mali | 1,887 t | 2024 | up 275.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Georgia | 1,762 t | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 1,530 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Turkmenistan | 1,497 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1,394 t | 2010 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Albania | 1,378 t | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Republic of Moldova | 1,369 t | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Rwanda | 1,329 t | 2024 | up 214.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Mozambique | 1,105 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 1,041 t | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Bahrain | 991 t | 2024 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Namibia | 883 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Sudan | 837 t | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | 763 t | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Polynesia | 752 t | 2024 | up 232.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Jamaica | 718 t | 2024 | up 1,609.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Myanmar | 678 t | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Bhutan | 613 t | 2024 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Melanesia | 547 t | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Gabon | 482 t | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Anguilla | 457 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Cuba | 407 t | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Liberia | 386 t | 2024 | up 150.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Andorra | 385 t | 2024 | up 2,164.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 380 t | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Cyprus | 364 t | 2024 | up 9,000.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Libya | 321 t | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | 317 t | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Belize | 317 t | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Guyana | 311 t | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Benin | 301 t | 2024 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Samoa | 290 t | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 285 t | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Dominica | 278 t | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Cambodia | 269 t | 2024 | up 427.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Angola | 265 t | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Mauritania | 265 t | 2024 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Curaçao | 263 t | 2024 | up 185.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Fiji | 248 t | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Armenia | 238 t | 2024 | up 332.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Somalia | 232 t | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 152 | China, Macao SAR | 230 t | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Zambia | 219 t | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 216 t | 2024 | up 134.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Iceland | 214 t | 2024 | up 664.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | 207 t | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 203 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Norfolk Island | 192 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Madagascar | 187 t | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Guinea | 174 t | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Botswana | 173 t | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Yemen | 172 t | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 169 t | 2024 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Lucia | 166 t | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Iraq | 165 t | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 160 t | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Togo | 159 t | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Barbados | 156 t | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Kyrgyzstan | 144 t | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Congo | 140 t | 2024 | up 3,400.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Bahamas | 135 t | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Mauritius | 114 t | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 173 | British Virgin Islands | 110 t | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Tokelau | 106 t | 2024 | up 10,500.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Martinique | 100 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 176 | Gibraltar | 96 t | 2024 | up 152.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Nicaragua | 94 t | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Burkina Faso | 90 t | 2024 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Niger | 87 t | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Ethiopia | 85 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Cameroon | 84 t | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Eritrea | 78 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 183 | Cayman Islands | 71 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 65 t | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Gambia | 59 t | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 185 | New Caledonia | 59 t | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Malawi | 55 t | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Seychelles | 52 t | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 51 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Tonga | 50 t | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Lesotho | 43 t | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Afghanistan | 42 t | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Chad | 40 t | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Timor-Leste | 40 t | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Aruba | 37 t | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Papua New Guinea | 27 t | 2024 | up 285.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Guadeloupe | 25 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 197 | Christmas Island | 25 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Burundi | 23 t | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Equatorial Guinea | 22 t | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 21 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Greenland | 20 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 203 | Montenegro | 12 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Mongolia | 12 t | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Solomon Islands | 10 t | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Cabo Verde | 6 t | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 207 | Haiti | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 208 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 t | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 208 | Grenada | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Marshall Islands | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | French Polynesia | 1 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Micronesia | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 214 | Comoros | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 214 | Guam | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 214 | Maldives | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 214 | Nauru | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 214 | Palau | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 214 | Suriname | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 214 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 214 | French Guiana | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 214 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 214 | Pitcairn | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 214 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 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 111.57 million t
- Europe 58.93 million t
- Asia 31.33 million t
- Western Europe 24.72 million t
- Americas 19.17 million t
- Northern Europe 16.52 million t
- Northern America 15.59 million t
- Eastern Asia 14.48 million t
- South-eastern Asia 12.39 million t
- United States of America 10.34 million t
- Eastern Europe 8.89 million t
- Southern Europe 8.80 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