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
238
Highest
13.01 million 1000 USD
Germany
Lowest
0 1000 USD
Maldives
Median
2,768 1000 USD
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,053

What the numbers show

Paper and paperboard — Export value is currently reported for 238 countries. The highest value is 13.01 million 1000 USD in Germany; the lowest is 0 1000 USD in Maldives.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,768 1000 USD, and the mean is 509,298 1000 USD.

Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 432,968.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 98.2%).

Paper and paperboard — Export value: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 United States 9.00 million 1000 USD 2024 down 10.8% volatile
4 China, mainland 8.65 million 1000 USD 2024 up 35.1% volatile
5 Sweden 8.25 million 1000 USD 2024 down 3.6% volatile
6 Finland 6.38 million 1000 USD 2024 down 28.4% volatile
7 Canada 5.11 million 1000 USD 2024 down 21.6% volatile
8 Indonesia 3.84 million 1000 USD 2024 up 17.6% volatile
9 France 3.73 million 1000 USD 2024 down 16.9% volatile
10 Italy 3.56 million 1000 USD 2024 down 6.3% volatile
11 Austria 3.15 million 1000 USD 2024 down 15.8% volatile
12 Spain 2.71 million 1000 USD 2024 up 4.1% volatile
13 Poland 2.51 million 1000 USD 2024 up 17.3% volatile
14 Belgium 2.37 million 1000 USD 2024 down 20.1% rising
15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.36 million 1000 USD 2024 down 7.4% volatile
16 Brazil 2.05 million 1000 USD 2024 up 21.6% volatile
17 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.01 million 1000 USD 1999 up 96.5% volatile
18 Republic of Korea 1.89 million 1000 USD 2024 down 22.2% volatile
19 Portugal 1.82 million 1000 USD 2024 up 0.8% volatile
20 Japan 1.77 million 1000 USD 2024 up 0.1% volatile
21 Russia 1.40 million 1000 USD 2024 down 28.5% rising
21 Russian Federation 1.40 million 1000 USD 2024 down 28.5% rising
23 Malaysia 1.36 million 1000 USD 2024 up 438.2% volatile
24 Czechia 1.25 million 1000 USD 2024 up 49.7% volatile
25 India 1.20 million 1000 USD 2024 up 111.9% volatile
26 Turkey 1.19 million 1000 USD 2024 up 276.4% volatile
26 Türkiye 1.19 million 1000 USD 2024 up 276.4% volatile
28 United Kingdom 1.06 million 1000 USD 2024 down 35.3% volatile
28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.06 million 1000 USD 2024 down 35.3% volatile
30 Thailand 973,883 1000 USD 2024 up 8.5% volatile
31 Vietnam 881,518 1000 USD 2024 up 580.5% volatile
31 Viet Nam 881,518 1000 USD 2024 up 580.5% volatile
33 Slovakia 845,048 1000 USD 2024 up 46.3% volatile
34 United Arab Emirates 789,717 1000 USD 2024 up 626.3% volatile
35 China, Taiwan Province of 745,542 1000 USD 2024 down 10.0% volatile
36 Singapore 713,899 1000 USD 2024 down 39.7% volatile
37 Australia and New Zealand 670,193 1000 USD 2024 down 37.2% volatile
38 Switzerland 665,895 1000 USD 2024 down 26.7% volatile
39 Norway 657,251 1000 USD 2024 down 13.3% volatile
40 Hungary 645,354 1000 USD 2024 up 7.7% volatile
41 Slovenia 565,217 1000 USD 2024 up 11.9% rising
42 USSR 565,000 1000 USD 1991 up 62.8% volatile
43 Mexico 542,415 1000 USD 2024 up 52.9% volatile
44 Chile 497,015 1000 USD 2024 up 2.5% volatile
45 Australia 493,982 1000 USD 2024 down 32.1% volatile
46 Laos 389,761 1000 USD 2024 up 432,968.0% volatile
46 Lao People's Democratic Republic 389,761 1000 USD 2024 up 432,968.0% volatile
48 South Africa 380,381 1000 USD 2024 down 16.6% volatile
49 Serbia 300,168 1000 USD 2024 up 15.7% rising
50 Romania 263,835 1000 USD 2024 up 78.7% volatile
51 Denmark 262,452 1000 USD 2024 up 117.4% volatile
52 Egypt 222,150 1000 USD 2024 up 433.3% volatile
53 Greece 215,982 1000 USD 2024 up 167.2% volatile
54 Bulgaria 176,273 1000 USD 2024 up 4.6% volatile
55 New Zealand 176,086 1000 USD 2024 down 48.2% volatile
56 Saudi Arabia 164,922 1000 USD 2024 down 16.4% volatile
57 Yugoslav SFR 140,652 1000 USD 1991 up 34.5% volatile
58 Czechoslovakia 136,502 1000 USD 1992 up 3.4% volatile
59 Croatia 134,232 1000 USD 2024 up 60.3% rising
60 Colombia 120,988 1000 USD 2024 down 21.4% volatile
61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 116,292 1000 USD 2024 up 37.0% volatile
62 Lithuania 91,173 1000 USD 2024 down 26.0% volatile
63 Israel 88,695 1000 USD 2024 up 39.2% volatile
64 Ukraine 80,585 1000 USD 2024 down 77.0% volatile
65 Peru 76,972 1000 USD 2024 up 92.4% volatile
66 Tunisia 74,334 1000 USD 2024 up 85.7% volatile
67 Serbia and Montenegro 73,298 1000 USD 2005 up 1,464.2% volatile
68 Jordan 62,101 1000 USD 2024 down 13.4% volatile
69 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 61,331 1000 USD 2024 up 417.0% volatile
70 Paraguay 58,763 1000 USD 2024 up 312.4% volatile
71 China, Hong Kong SAR 56,747 1000 USD 2024 down 76.7% volatile
72 Caribbean 56,064 1000 USD 2024 up 19.4% volatile
73 Philippines 54,300 1000 USD 2024 up 23.2% volatile
74 Estonia 53,094 1000 USD 2024 down 43.7% volatile
75 Belarus 51,038 1000 USD 2024 down 30.1% volatile
76 Pakistan 50,703 1000 USD 2024 up 13.6% volatile
77 Ireland 45,697 1000 USD 2024 down 31.3% volatile
78 Guatemala 40,321 1000 USD 2024 up 181.5% volatile
79 Dominican Republic 36,960 1000 USD 2024 up 122.7% volatile
80 Algeria 34,774 1000 USD 2024 up 563.0% volatile
81 Oman 34,126 1000 USD 2024 up 4,686.3% volatile
82 Morocco 31,873 1000 USD 2024 up 57.7% volatile
83 Latvia 31,212 1000 USD 2024 down 9.0% volatile
84 El Salvador 26,634 1000 USD 2024 down 32.4% volatile
85 Kazakhstan 26,611 1000 USD 2024 up 260.2% volatile
86 Kuwait 26,420 1000 USD 2024 up 7.0% volatile
87 Uzbekistan 25,579 1000 USD 2024 up 522.8% volatile
88 Luxembourg 24,631 1000 USD 2024 up 21.5% volatile
89 Costa Rica 24,559 1000 USD 2024 up 19.2% volatile
90 Eswatini 22,901 1000 USD 2024 up 13,450.9% volatile
91 United Republic of Tanzania 22,686 1000 USD 2024 down 3.6% volatile
92 Ecuador 21,356 1000 USD 2024 down 33.3% volatile
93 Honduras 18,056 1000 USD 2024 down 79.8% volatile
94 Kenya 18,051 1000 USD 2024 up 354.5% volatile
95 Trinidad and Tobago 16,000 1000 USD 2024 up 17.5% volatile
96 Argentina 14,686 1000 USD 2024 down 90.5% volatile
97 Sri Lanka 13,237 1000 USD 2024 up 120.0% volatile
98 Malta 10,795 1000 USD 2024 up 188.9% volatile
99 Georgia 10,675 1000 USD 2024 up 747.9% volatile
100 Andorra 10,651 1000 USD 2024 up 88,658.3% volatile
101 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9,765 1000 USD 2024 up 3,612.9% volatile
102 North Macedonia 8,529 1000 USD 2024 up 238.3% volatile
103 Lebanon 7,252 1000 USD 2024 down 61.6% volatile
104 Qatar 7,173 1000 USD 2024 up 415.7% volatile
105 Panama 7,028 1000 USD 2024 up 3.3% volatile
106 Djibouti 6,918 1000 USD 2024 up 2,947.6% volatile
107 Uganda 6,672 1000 USD 2024 up 266.4% volatile
108 Bangladesh 6,463 1000 USD 2024 up 133.2% volatile
109 Palestine 4,765 1000 USD 2024 up 382.8% volatile
109 Palestine 4,765 1000 USD 2024 up 382.8% volatile
111 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,435 1000 USD 2024 up 1,725.1% volatile
112 Nepal 4,046 1000 USD 2024 up 93.5% volatile
113 Zimbabwe 3,921 1000 USD 2024 up 172.9% volatile
114 Cote d'Ivoire 3,760 1000 USD 2024 down 8.0% volatile
114 Côte d'Ivoire 3,760 1000 USD 2024 down 8.0% volatile
116 Ghana 3,084 1000 USD 2024 up 25.3% volatile
117 Syria 3,052 1000 USD 2024 up 164.9% volatile
117 Syrian Arab Republic 3,052 1000 USD 2024 up 164.9% volatile
119 Mozambique 2,789 1000 USD 2024 up 142.3% volatile
120 Uruguay 2,746 1000 USD 2024 down 94.7% volatile
121 Albania 2,217 1000 USD 2024 up 8.8% volatile
122 Myanmar 2,025 1000 USD 2024 up 240.3% volatile
123 Nigeria 1,990 1000 USD 2024 down 20.4% volatile
124 Netherlands Antilles (former) 1,638 1000 USD 2010 down 23.5% volatile
125 Senegal 1,507 1000 USD 2024 down 41.8% volatile
126 Moldova 1,481 1000 USD 2024 down 52.4% volatile
126 Republic of Moldova 1,481 1000 USD 2024 down 52.4% volatile
128 Rwanda 1,296 1000 USD 2024 up 117.5% volatile
129 Mali 1,250 1000 USD 2024 up 13.7% volatile
130 Faroe Islands 1,149 1000 USD 2024 up 511.2% volatile
131 Benin 1,117 1000 USD 2024 up 1,245.8% volatile
132 Bahrain 1,095 1000 USD 2024 down 37.8% volatile
133 Sierra Leone 900 1000 USD 2024 down 46.7% volatile
134 Melanesia 816 1000 USD 2024 down 53.8% volatile
135 Sudan 778 1000 USD 2024 up 627.1% volatile
136 Tajikistan 764 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
137 Armenia 763 1000 USD 2024 up 1,038.8% volatile
138 Fiji 688 1000 USD 2024 down 52.7% volatile
139 Polynesia 649 1000 USD 2024 up 51.6% volatile
140 Cyprus 615 1000 USD 2024 up 1,330.2% volatile
141 Bhutan 610 1000 USD 2024 down 58.8% volatile
142 Cambodia 601 1000 USD 2024 up 632.9% volatile
143 Jamaica 555 1000 USD 2024 up 354.9% volatile
144 Mauritania 535 1000 USD 2024 up 440.4% volatile
145 Turkmenistan 530 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
146 Namibia 503 1000 USD 2024 down 96.8% volatile
147 Brunei 488 1000 USD 2024 down 16.9% volatile
147 Brunei Darussalam 488 1000 USD 2024 down 16.9% volatile
149 Madagascar 387 1000 USD 2024 down 31.5% volatile
150 Barbados 367 1000 USD 2024 down 97.3% volatile
151 Liberia 359 1000 USD 2024 up 69.3% volatile
152 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 343 1000 USD 2024 down 38.5% volatile
153 Saint Lucia 339 1000 USD 2024 down 53.2% volatile
154 Curacao 326 1000 USD 2024 up 210.5% volatile
154 Curaçao 326 1000 USD 2024 up 210.5% volatile
156 Guyana 325 1000 USD 2024 down 78.0% volatile
157 Belize 316 1000 USD 2024 down 55.8% volatile
158 Kyrgyzstan 304 1000 USD 2024 up 114.1% volatile
159 Yemen 302 1000 USD 2024 up 56.5% volatile
160 Azerbaijan 290 1000 USD 2024 down 81.3% volatile
161 Samoa 280 1000 USD 2024 up 53.0% volatile
162 Burkina Faso 275 1000 USD 2024 up 50.3% volatile
163 Gabon 270 1000 USD 2024 down 80.3% volatile
164 Anguilla 259 1000 USD 2024 up 6,375.0% volatile
165 Somalia 257 1000 USD 2024 up 60.6% volatile
166 Mauritius 243 1000 USD 2024 down 69.2% volatile
167 Nicaragua 238 1000 USD 2023 down 42.2% volatile
168 Dominica 230 1000 USD 2024 down 33.1% volatile
169 Sudan (former) 222 1000 USD 2011 down 5.1% volatile
170 China, Macao SAR 218 1000 USD 2024 down 23.2% volatile
171 Guinea 216 1000 USD 2024 down 30.8% volatile
172 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 197 1000 USD 2024 down 91.8% volatile
173 Libya 196 1000 USD 2024 up 10.7% volatile
174 Guinea-Bissau 193 1000 USD 2024 down 4.9% volatile
175 Sao Tome and Principe 189 1000 USD 2024 down 7.8% volatile
176 Cuba 174 1000 USD 2024 down 66.0% volatile
177 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 172 1000 USD 2024 up 138.9% volatile
178 Zambia 169 1000 USD 2024 down 86.6% volatile
179 Botswana 155 1000 USD 2024 down 41.9% volatile
180 Angola 154 1000 USD 2024 down 95.7% volatile
180 Bahamas 154 1000 USD 2024 down 77.7% volatile
182 Democratic Republic of the Congo 148 1000 USD 2024 down 28.8% volatile
183 Gibraltar 143 1000 USD 2024 up 57.1% falling
184 Malawi 118 1000 USD 2024 down 51.6% volatile
185 American Samoa 111 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
186 Central African Republic 109 1000 USD 2024 down 15.5% volatile
187 Norfolk Island 105 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
188 British Virgin Islands 95 1000 USD 2024 up 25.0% volatile
189 Iraq 92 1000 USD 2024 down 33.3% volatile
190 Tokelau 91 1000 USD 2024 up 9,000.0% volatile
191 Iceland 90 1000 USD 2024 up 3.4% volatile
192 Eritrea 88 1000 USD 2024 up 10.0% rising
193 Chad 80 1000 USD 2024 down 18.4% volatile
194 Martinique 78 1000 USD 2024 unchanged rising
195 Gambia 77 1000 USD 2024 down 25.2% volatile
196 Cameroon 76 1000 USD 2024 down 97.4% volatile
196 Cayman Islands 76 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
196 Ethiopia 76 1000 USD 2024 down 87.5% volatile
199 Togo 67 1000 USD 2024 down 97.5% volatile
200 Tonga 64 1000 USD 2024 down 72.3% volatile
201 Cook Islands 56 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
202 Niger 54 1000 USD 2024 down 79.5% volatile
202 Solomon Islands 54 1000 USD 2024 up 1,700.0% volatile
204 Greenland 51 1000 USD 2024 up 218.8% volatile
205 Afghanistan 50 1000 USD 2024 down 98.2% volatile
205 New Caledonia 50 1000 USD 2024 down 64.0% volatile
207 Reunion 47 1000 USD 2024 unchanged falling
207 Réunion 47 1000 USD 2024 unchanged falling
209 Mongolia 44 1000 USD 2024 up 1,366.7% volatile
210 Seychelles 43 1000 USD 2024 down 90.9% volatile
211 Guadeloupe 38 1000 USD 2024 unchanged falling
212 Aruba 37 1000 USD 2024 down 51.9% volatile
212 Congo 37 1000 USD 2024 up 516.7% volatile
214 Lesotho 29 1000 USD 2024 up 222.2% volatile
215 Burundi 24 1000 USD 2024 down 92.8% volatile
216 Montenegro 23 1000 USD 2024 down 91.6% volatile
217 Turks and Caicos Islands 18 1000 USD 2024 up 200.0% volatile
218 Christmas Island 17 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
219 Papua New Guinea 15 1000 USD 2024 down 84.7% volatile
219 East Timor 15 1000 USD 2024 up 1,400.0% volatile
219 Timor-Leste 15 1000 USD 2024 up 1,400.0% volatile
222 Equatorial Guinea 14 1000 USD 2024 down 77.8% volatile
222 Cabo Verde 14 1000 USD 2024 down 76.7% volatile
224 Vanuatu 9 1000 USD 2024 down 87.1% volatile
225 Haiti 8 1000 USD 2024 up 166.7% volatile
226 Micronesia 7 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
227 Grenada 4 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
227 Nauru 4 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
227 Nauru 4 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
230 Antigua and Barbuda 3 1000 USD 2024 down 57.1% volatile
230 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 3 1000 USD 2024 down 96.0% volatile
232 Marshall Islands 2 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
232 French Polynesia 2 1000 USD 2024 down 84.6% volatile
232 Suriname 2 1000 USD 2024 down 80.0% volatile
232 Tuvalu 2 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
236 Guam 1 1000 USD 2024 unchanged flat
236 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1 1000 USD 2024 — volatile
238 Maldives 0 1000 USD 2024 — 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 value
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 11,053 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