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
235
Highest
12.21 million t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Median
2,372 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,056

What the numbers show

Paper and paperboard — Export quantity is currently reported for 235 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 2,372 t, and the mean is 571,002 t.

Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 700,817.0%), and the largest decrease in Guam (down 100.0%).

Paper and paperboard — Export quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 12.21 million t 2024 down 6.8% volatile
2 United States 10.34 million t 2024 down 14.3% volatile
3 China 10.12 million t 2024 up 38.1% volatile
4 China, mainland 8.70 million t 2024 up 46.7% volatile
5 Sweden 8.29 million t 2024 down 13.5% rising
6 Finland 6.33 million t 2024 down 35.0% rising
7 Canada 5.25 million t 2024 down 37.6% rising
8 Indonesia 5.17 million t 2024 up 28.9% volatile
9 Austria 3.55 million t 2024 down 14.1% volatile
10 France 3.31 million t 2024 down 21.9% volatile
11 Russia 3.06 million t 2024 up 10.8% rising
11 Russian Federation 3.06 million t 2024 up 10.8% rising
13 Italy 3.02 million t 2024 down 9.7% volatile
14 Malaysia 2.79 million t 2024 up 814.0% volatile
15 Belgium 2.76 million t 2024 down 21.2% rising
16 Spain 2.70 million t 2024 down 2.5% volatile
17 Poland 2.52 million t 2024 up 14.3% volatile
18 Republic of Korea 2.38 million t 2024 down 25.4% volatile
19 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.31 million t 1999 up 163.1% volatile
20 Brazil 2.23 million t 2024 up 29.6% volatile
21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.14 million t 2024 down 5.8% volatile
22 Japan 1.98 million t 2024 up 39.8% volatile
23 Portugal 1.81 million t 2024 down 4.0% volatile
24 India 1.64 million t 2024 up 160.1% volatile
25 Vietnam 1.62 million t 2024 up 1,530.3% volatile
25 Viet Nam 1.62 million t 2024 up 1,530.3% volatile
27 China, Taiwan Province of 1.39 million t 2024 up 11.6% volatile
28 Australia and New Zealand 1.17 million t 2024 down 26.4% volatile
29 Turkey 1.12 million t 2024 up 239.5% volatile
29 Türkiye 1.12 million t 2024 up 239.5% volatile
31 Thailand 1.06 million t 2024 down 7.8% volatile
32 Laos 981,284 t 2024 up 700,817.0% volatile
32 Lao People's Democratic Republic 981,284 t 2024 up 700,817.0% volatile
34 Czechia 961,300 t 2024 up 25.8% rising
35 Slovakia 916,868 t 2024 up 43.7% rising
36 Australia 897,412 t 2024 down 23.7% volatile
37 USSR 890,000 t 1991 down 12.6% rising
38 Hungary 857,099 t 2024 up 21.6% volatile
39 Norway 770,890 t 2024 down 21.2% rising
40 United Kingdom 766,155 t 2024 down 24.1% volatile
40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 766,155 t 2024 down 24.1% volatile
42 Switzerland 754,007 t 2024 down 17.6% volatile
43 United Arab Emirates 751,606 t 2024 up 512.4% volatile
44 Singapore 733,039 t 2024 down 13.0% volatile
45 Slovenia 551,648 t 2024 down 5.9% rising
46 Chile 517,810 t 2024 up 2.8% volatile
47 South Africa 490,808 t 2024 down 0.0% volatile
48 Romania 350,218 t 2024 up 163.8% volatile
49 Mexico 318,062 t 2024 up 31.4% volatile
50 Saudi Arabia 278,990 t 2024 up 12.4% volatile
51 New Zealand 276,849 t 2024 down 34.0% rising
52 Czechoslovakia 260,600 t 1992 down 8.6% rising
53 Croatia 228,136 t 2024 up 63.3% rising
54 Egypt 226,832 t 2024 up 287.8% volatile
55 Yugoslav SFR 202,600 t 1991 up 53.3% volatile
56 Serbia 193,000 t 2024 up 5.3% rising
57 Greece 176,329 t 2024 up 80.3% volatile
58 Denmark 158,184 t 2024 up 23.7% volatile
59 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 150,322 t 2024 up 1,293.8% volatile
60 Israel 147,830 t 2024 up 45.7% volatile
61 Colombia 145,913 t 2024 up 9.7% volatile
62 Bulgaria 116,914 t 2024 down 32.2% volatile
63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 115,938 t 2024 up 26.5% volatile
64 Lithuania 99,598 t 2024 down 18.0% volatile
65 Paraguay 82,116 t 2024 up 252.5% volatile
66 Peru 81,370 t 2024 up 58.0% volatile
67 Oman 78,628 t 2024 up 14,041.7% volatile
68 Kuwait 69,298 t 2024 up 60.5% volatile
69 Serbia and Montenegro 66,000 t 2005 up 870.6% volatile
70 Tunisia 57,843 t 2024 up 81.0% volatile
71 Belarus 51,505 t 2024 down 64.4% volatile
72 Ukraine 50,506 t 2024 down 79.1% volatile
73 Estonia 50,499 t 2024 down 44.7% rising
74 Jordan 48,224 t 2024 down 9.8% volatile
75 Kazakhstan 40,570 t 2024 up 380.1% volatile
76 Costa Rica 39,466 t 2024 up 28.2% volatile
77 Morocco 39,230 t 2024 up 102.5% volatile
78 Ecuador 38,292 t 2024 down 30.9% volatile
79 Guatemala 35,409 t 2024 up 90.6% volatile
80 Philippines 31,287 t 2024 up 59.2% volatile
81 Pakistan 30,271 t 2024 up 70.0% volatile
82 Algeria 29,490 t 2024 up 395.2% volatile
83 Caribbean 27,780 t 2024 up 4.2% volatile
84 Uzbekistan 27,196 t 2024 up 715.7% volatile
85 United Republic of Tanzania 27,016 t 2024 down 3.0% volatile
86 Eswatini 25,937 t 2024 up 16,315.8% volatile
87 Latvia 24,655 t 2024 down 18.0% volatile
88 China, Hong Kong SAR 23,994 t 2024 down 83.9% volatile
89 Ireland 22,595 t 2024 down 42.8% volatile
90 Sri Lanka 20,949 t 2024 up 2,746.3% volatile
91 El Salvador 18,485 t 2024 down 34.8% volatile
92 Qatar 17,863 t 2024 up 665.0% volatile
93 Kenya 14,644 t 2024 up 263.7% volatile
94 Trinidad and Tobago 13,187 t 2024 up 23.0% volatile
95 Panama 13,007 t 2024 up 68.1% volatile
96 Luxembourg 12,184 t 2024 up 45.6% volatile
97 Dominican Republic 11,476 t 2024 up 2.0% volatile
98 Honduras 10,301 t 2024 down 84.0% volatile
99 North Macedonia 9,395 t 2024 up 290.5% volatile
100 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8,515 t 2024 up 2,106.0% volatile
101 Nepal 7,897 t 2024 up 448.4% volatile
102 Argentina 7,265 t 2024 down 90.9% volatile
103 Uganda 7,016 t 2024 up 195.9% volatile
104 Djibouti 6,956 t 2024 up 3,639.8% volatile
105 Faroe Islands 6,120 t 2024 up 1,940.0% volatile
106 Zimbabwe 5,952 t 2024 up 363.9% volatile
107 Ghana 5,477 t 2024 up 131.1% volatile
108 Bangladesh 5,198 t 2024 up 126.4% volatile
109 Syria 4,839 t 2024 up 292.5% volatile
109 Syrian Arab Republic 4,839 t 2024 up 292.5% volatile
111 Palestine 4,598 t 2024 up 227.5% volatile
111 Palestine 4,598 t 2024 up 227.5% volatile
113 Lebanon 4,311 t 2024 down 79.3% volatile
114 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,064 t 2024 up 1,142.8% volatile
115 Cote d'Ivoire 2,763 t 2024 down 48.7% volatile
115 Côte d'Ivoire 2,763 t 2024 down 48.7% volatile
117 Nigeria 2,494 t 2024 up 103.1% volatile
118 Uruguay 2,372 t 2024 down 94.5% volatile
119 Senegal 1,941 t 2024 down 22.0% volatile
120 Sudan (former) 1,888 t 2011 up 652.2% volatile
121 Mali 1,887 t 2024 up 275.9% volatile
122 Georgia 1,762 t 2024 down 24.6% volatile
123 Tajikistan 1,530 t 2024 — volatile
124 Turkmenistan 1,497 t 2024 — volatile
125 Netherlands Antilles (former) 1,394 t 2010 down 44.3% volatile
126 Albania 1,378 t 2024 down 51.7% volatile
127 Moldova 1,369 t 2024 down 71.5% volatile
127 Republic of Moldova 1,369 t 2024 down 71.5% volatile
129 Rwanda 1,329 t 2024 up 214.9% volatile
130 Mozambique 1,105 t 2024 up 1.9% volatile
131 Sierra Leone 1,041 t 2024 down 33.0% volatile
132 Bahrain 991 t 2024 up 50.6% volatile
133 Namibia 883 t 2024 down 91.4% volatile
134 Sudan 837 t 2024 down 30.3% volatile
135 Brunei 763 t 2024 down 3.2% volatile
135 Brunei Darussalam 763 t 2024 down 3.2% volatile
137 Polynesia 752 t 2024 up 232.7% volatile
138 Jamaica 718 t 2024 up 1,609.5% volatile
139 Myanmar 678 t 2024 down 14.8% volatile
140 Bhutan 613 t 2024 down 55.9% volatile
141 Melanesia 547 t 2024 down 47.0% volatile
142 Gabon 482 t 2024 down 81.2% volatile
143 Anguilla 457 t 2024 — volatile
144 Cuba 407 t 2024 up 33.0% volatile
145 Liberia 386 t 2024 up 150.6% volatile
146 Andorra 385 t 2024 up 2,164.7% volatile
147 Sao Tome and Principe 380 t 2024 up 17.6% volatile
148 Cyprus 364 t 2024 up 9,000.0% volatile
149 Libya 321 t 2024 down 53.1% volatile
150 Azerbaijan 317 t 2024 down 89.7% volatile
150 Belize 317 t 2024 down 45.6% volatile
152 Guyana 311 t 2024 up 24.4% volatile
153 Benin 301 t 2024 up 106.2% volatile
154 Samoa 290 t 2024 up 65.7% volatile
155 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 285 t 2024 down 89.3% volatile
156 Dominica 278 t 2024 down 31.9% volatile
157 Cambodia 269 t 2024 up 427.5% volatile
158 Angola 265 t 2024 down 91.6% volatile
158 Mauritania 265 t 2024 up 112.0% volatile
160 Curacao 263 t 2024 up 185.9% volatile
160 Curaçao 263 t 2024 up 185.9% volatile
162 Fiji 248 t 2024 down 63.6% volatile
163 Armenia 238 t 2024 up 332.7% volatile
164 Somalia 232 t 2024 up 53.6% volatile
165 China, Macao SAR 230 t 2024 up 78.3% volatile
166 Zambia 219 t 2024 down 68.7% volatile
167 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 216 t 2024 up 134.8% volatile
168 Iceland 214 t 2024 up 664.3% volatile
169 Malta 207 t 2024 up 33.5% volatile
170 Vanuatu 203 t 2024 down 16.8% volatile
171 American Samoa 201 t 2024 — volatile
172 Norfolk Island 192 t 2024 — volatile
173 Madagascar 187 t 2024 down 40.6% volatile
174 Guinea 174 t 2024 down 73.4% volatile
175 Botswana 173 t 2024 down 41.2% volatile
176 Yemen 172 t 2024 down 9.9% volatile
177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 169 t 2024 down 59.2% volatile
178 Saint Lucia 166 t 2024 down 77.3% volatile
179 Iraq 165 t 2024 up 24.1% volatile
180 Guinea-Bissau 160 t 2024 down 4.2% volatile
181 Togo 159 t 2024 down 96.0% volatile
182 Barbados 156 t 2024 down 88.6% volatile
183 Kyrgyzstan 144 t 2024 down 54.1% volatile
184 Congo 140 t 2024 up 3,400.0% volatile
185 Bahamas 135 t 2024 down 78.4% volatile
186 Mauritius 114 t 2024 down 82.9% volatile
187 British Virgin Islands 110 t 2024 up 64.2% volatile
188 Tokelau 106 t 2024 up 10,500.0% volatile
189 Martinique 100 t 2024 unchanged rising
190 Central African Republic 99 t 2024 down 44.7% volatile
191 Gibraltar 96 t 2024 up 152.6% volatile
192 Nicaragua 94 t 2023 down 81.0% volatile
193 Reunion 91 t 2024 unchanged falling
193 Réunion 91 t 2024 unchanged falling
195 Burkina Faso 90 t 2024 down 50.3% volatile
196 Niger 87 t 2024 down 55.6% volatile
197 Ethiopia 85 t 2024 down 90.0% volatile
198 Cameroon 84 t 2024 down 96.9% volatile
199 Eritrea 78 t 2024 down 6.0% rising
200 Cayman Islands 71 t 2024 — volatile
201 Democratic Republic of the Congo 65 t 2024 down 83.8% volatile
202 Gambia 59 t 2024 down 37.9% volatile
202 New Caledonia 59 t 2024 down 38.5% volatile
204 Malawi 55 t 2024 down 53.8% volatile
205 Seychelles 52 t 2024 down 92.5% volatile
206 Cook Islands 51 t 2024 — volatile
207 Tonga 50 t 2024 up 25.0% volatile
208 Lesotho 43 t 2024 down 62.6% volatile
209 Afghanistan 42 t 2024 down 94.5% volatile
210 Chad 40 t 2024 down 32.2% volatile
210 East Timor 40 t 2024 up 66.7% volatile
210 Timor-Leste 40 t 2024 up 66.7% volatile
213 Aruba 37 t 2024 down 91.7% volatile
214 Papua New Guinea 27 t 2024 up 285.7% volatile
215 Guadeloupe 25 t 2024 unchanged volatile
215 Christmas Island 25 t 2024 — volatile
217 Burundi 23 t 2024 down 88.1% volatile
218 Equatorial Guinea 22 t 2024 down 46.3% volatile
219 Turks and Caicos Islands 21 t 2024 up 200.0% volatile
220 Greenland 20 t 2024 up 11.1% volatile
221 Montenegro 12 t 2024 down 91.4% volatile
221 Mongolia 12 t 2024 up 300.0% volatile
223 Solomon Islands 10 t 2024 up 233.3% volatile
224 Cabo Verde 6 t 2024 down 87.2% volatile
225 Haiti 2 t 2024 unchanged volatile
226 Antigua and Barbuda 1 t 2024 down 97.7% volatile
226 Grenada 1 t 2024 — volatile
226 Marshall Islands 1 t 2024 — volatile
226 French Polynesia 1 t 2024 down 90.0% volatile
226 Micronesia 1 t 2024 — volatile
226 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1 t 2024 — volatile
232 Guam 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
232 Maldives 0 t 2024 — volatile
232 Suriname 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
232 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 11,056 data points, 1961–2024
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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