Paper and paperboard — Export value 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
13.01 million 1000 USD
Germany
Lowest
0 1000 USD
Pitcairn
Median
2,008 1000 USD
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,497
What the numbers show
Paper and paperboard — Export value is currently reported for 224 countries. The highest value is 13.01 million 1000 USD in Germany; the lowest is 0 1000 USD in Pitcairn.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,008 1000 USD, and the mean is 477,185 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 432,968.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 98.2%).
Paper and paperboard — Export value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 13.01 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 9.45 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 8.65 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Sweden | 8.25 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Finland | 6.38 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 5.11 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 3.84 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 3.73 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 3.56 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Austria | 3.15 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 2.71 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 2.51 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 2.37 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.36 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Brazil | 2.05 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 2.01 million 1000 USD | 1999 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 1.89 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Portugal | 1.82 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 1.77 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 1.40 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 21 | Malaysia | 1.36 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 438.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 1.25 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 23 | India | 1.20 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Türkiye | 1.19 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 276.4% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.06 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 973,883 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Viet Nam | 881,518 1000 USD | 2024 | up 580.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovakia | 845,048 1000 USD | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 789,717 1000 USD | 2024 | up 626.3% | volatile |
| 30 | China, Taiwan Province of | 745,542 1000 USD | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Singapore | 713,899 1000 USD | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Australia and New Zealand | 670,193 1000 USD | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Switzerland | 665,895 1000 USD | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Norway | 657,251 1000 USD | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Hungary | 645,354 1000 USD | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 565,217 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 37 | USSR | 565,000 1000 USD | 1991 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Mexico | 542,415 1000 USD | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Chile | 497,015 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Australia | 493,982 1000 USD | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 389,761 1000 USD | 2024 | up 432,968.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Serbia | 300,168 1000 USD | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 263,835 1000 USD | 2024 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Denmark | 262,452 1000 USD | 2024 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Egypt | 222,150 1000 USD | 2024 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Greece | 215,982 1000 USD | 2024 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 176,273 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 48 | New Zealand | 176,086 1000 USD | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 164,922 1000 USD | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Yugoslav SFR | 140,652 1000 USD | 1991 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Czechoslovakia | 136,502 1000 USD | 1992 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Croatia | 134,232 1000 USD | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 53 | Colombia | 120,988 1000 USD | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 116,292 1000 USD | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Lithuania | 91,173 1000 USD | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Israel | 88,695 1000 USD | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Ukraine | 80,585 1000 USD | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Peru | 76,972 1000 USD | 2024 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Tunisia | 74,334 1000 USD | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Serbia and Montenegro | 73,298 1000 USD | 2005 | up 1,464.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Jordan | 62,101 1000 USD | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 61,331 1000 USD | 2024 | up 417.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Paraguay | 58,763 1000 USD | 2024 | up 312.4% | volatile |
| 64 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 56,747 1000 USD | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Caribbean | 56,064 1000 USD | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 54,300 1000 USD | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Estonia | 53,094 1000 USD | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Belarus | 51,038 1000 USD | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Pakistan | 50,703 1000 USD | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Ireland | 45,697 1000 USD | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Guatemala | 40,321 1000 USD | 2024 | up 181.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 36,960 1000 USD | 2024 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Algeria | 34,774 1000 USD | 2024 | up 563.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Oman | 34,126 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4,686.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Morocco | 31,873 1000 USD | 2024 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Latvia | 31,212 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 77 | El Salvador | 26,634 1000 USD | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 26,611 1000 USD | 2024 | up 260.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Kuwait | 26,420 1000 USD | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 25,579 1000 USD | 2024 | up 522.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Luxembourg | 24,631 1000 USD | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 24,559 1000 USD | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Eswatini | 22,901 1000 USD | 2024 | up 13,450.9% | volatile |
| 84 | United Republic of Tanzania | 22,686 1000 USD | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Ecuador | 21,356 1000 USD | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Honduras | 18,056 1000 USD | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Kenya | 18,051 1000 USD | 2024 | up 354.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16,000 1000 USD | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Argentina | 14,686 1000 USD | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 13,237 1000 USD | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Malta | 10,795 1000 USD | 2024 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Georgia | 10,675 1000 USD | 2024 | up 747.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Andorra | 10,651 1000 USD | 2024 | up 88,658.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 9,765 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3,612.9% | volatile |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 8,529 1000 USD | 2024 | up 238.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Lebanon | 7,252 1000 USD | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Qatar | 7,173 1000 USD | 2024 | up 415.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Panama | 7,028 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Djibouti | 6,918 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,947.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Uganda | 6,672 1000 USD | 2024 | up 266.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 6,463 1000 USD | 2024 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Palestine | 4,765 1000 USD | 2024 | up 382.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,435 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,725.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Nepal | 4,046 1000 USD | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 3,921 1000 USD | 2024 | up 172.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,760 1000 USD | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Ghana | 3,084 1000 USD | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,052 1000 USD | 2024 | up 164.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Mozambique | 2,789 1000 USD | 2024 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Uruguay | 2,746 1000 USD | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Albania | 2,217 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Myanmar | 2,025 1000 USD | 2024 | up 240.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Nigeria | 1,990 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1,638 1000 USD | 2010 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Senegal | 1,507 1000 USD | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Republic of Moldova | 1,481 1000 USD | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Rwanda | 1,296 1000 USD | 2024 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Mali | 1,250 1000 USD | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Faroe Islands | 1,149 1000 USD | 2024 | up 511.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Benin | 1,117 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,245.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Bahrain | 1,095 1000 USD | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 900 1000 USD | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Melanesia | 816 1000 USD | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Sudan | 778 1000 USD | 2024 | up 627.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 764 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Armenia | 763 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,038.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Fiji | 688 1000 USD | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Polynesia | 649 1000 USD | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Cyprus | 615 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,330.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Bhutan | 610 1000 USD | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Cambodia | 601 1000 USD | 2024 | up 632.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Jamaica | 555 1000 USD | 2024 | up 354.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritania | 535 1000 USD | 2024 | up 440.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 530 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Namibia | 503 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Brunei Darussalam | 488 1000 USD | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Madagascar | 387 1000 USD | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Barbados | 367 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Liberia | 359 1000 USD | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 343 1000 USD | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 339 1000 USD | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Curaçao | 326 1000 USD | 2024 | up 210.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Guyana | 325 1000 USD | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Belize | 316 1000 USD | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | 304 1000 USD | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Yemen | 302 1000 USD | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Azerbaijan | 290 1000 USD | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Samoa | 280 1000 USD | 2024 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 275 1000 USD | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Gabon | 270 1000 USD | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Anguilla | 259 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6,375.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Somalia | 257 1000 USD | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Mauritius | 243 1000 USD | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Nicaragua | 238 1000 USD | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Dominica | 230 1000 USD | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Sudan (former) | 222 1000 USD | 2011 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 157 | China, Macao SAR | 218 1000 USD | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Guinea | 216 1000 USD | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 197 1000 USD | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Libya | 196 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 193 1000 USD | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 189 1000 USD | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Cuba | 174 1000 USD | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 172 1000 USD | 2024 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Zambia | 169 1000 USD | 2024 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Botswana | 155 1000 USD | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Angola | 154 1000 USD | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Bahamas | 154 1000 USD | 2024 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 148 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Gibraltar | 143 1000 USD | 2024 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 171 | Malawi | 118 1000 USD | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Norfolk Island | 105 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 173 | British Virgin Islands | 95 1000 USD | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Iraq | 92 1000 USD | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Tokelau | 91 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9,000.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Iceland | 90 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Eritrea | 88 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 178 | Chad | 80 1000 USD | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Martinique | 78 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 180 | Gambia | 77 1000 USD | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Cameroon | 76 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Cayman Islands | 76 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Ethiopia | 76 1000 USD | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Togo | 67 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Tonga | 64 1000 USD | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Cook Islands | 56 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Niger | 54 1000 USD | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Solomon Islands | 54 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Greenland | 51 1000 USD | 2024 | up 218.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Afghanistan | 50 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 190 | New Caledonia | 50 1000 USD | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Mongolia | 44 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,366.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Seychelles | 43 1000 USD | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Guadeloupe | 38 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 195 | Aruba | 37 1000 USD | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Congo | 37 1000 USD | 2024 | up 516.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Lesotho | 29 1000 USD | 2024 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Burundi | 24 1000 USD | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Montenegro | 23 1000 USD | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 200 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 18 1000 USD | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Christmas Island | 17 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Papua New Guinea | 15 1000 USD | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Timor-Leste | 15 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Equatorial Guinea | 14 1000 USD | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Cabo Verde | 14 1000 USD | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Vanuatu | 9 1000 USD | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 207 | Haiti | 8 1000 USD | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 208 | Micronesia | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Grenada | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Nauru | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 211 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 211 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Marshall Islands | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | French Polynesia | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 213 | Suriname | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Tuvalu | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 217 | Guam | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 219 | Comoros | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 219 | Maldives | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 219 | Palau | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 219 | French Guiana | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 219 | Niue | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 219 | Pitcairn | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 103.16 million 1000 USD
- Europe 58.84 million 1000 USD
- Western Europe 25.32 million 1000 USD
- Asia 25.12 million 1000 USD
- Americas 17.68 million 1000 USD
- Northern Europe 16.83 million 1000 USD
- Northern America 14.11 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Asia 13.11 million 1000 USD
- Southern Europe 9.46 million 1000 USD
- United States of America 9.00 million 1000 USD
- South-eastern Asia 8.22 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Europe 7.23 million 1000 USD
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