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...
Countries reporting
144
Highest
140.30 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
116,500 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,631
What the numbers show
Paper and paperboard — Production is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 140.30 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 116,500 t, and the mean is 3.57 million t.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 816.3%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 100.0%).
Paper and paperboard — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 140.30 million t | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 136.25 million t | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 22.36 million t | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 21.89 million t | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 19.19 million t | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 11.95 million t | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 11.32 million t | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 10.98 million t | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 10.75 million t | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 10 | USSR | 9.59 million t | 1991 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 8.35 million t | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 8.07 million t | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 7.98 million t | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 6.93 million t | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 15 | France | 6.64 million t | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 6.56 million t | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 6.42 million t | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 5.43 million t | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 4.91 million t | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Austria | 4.56 million t | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 21 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3.87 million t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.29 million t | 2024 | down 25.2% | flat |
| 23 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.18 million t | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 3.02 million t | 2024 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 2.78 million t | 2024 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Türkiye | 2.77 million t | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 2.65 million t | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.10 million t | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 1.89 million t | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 1.74 million t | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.73 million t | 1999 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium | 1.36 million t | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 33 | Chile | 1.32 million t | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 1.22 million t | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 1.19 million t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Norway | 1.02 million t | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 984,969 t | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 982,429 t | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 39 | Switzerland | 960,297 t | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 955,304 t | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 887,000 t | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 842,255 t | 2024 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 43 | Pakistan | 796,000 t | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 766,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 45 | Philippines | 755,000 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Egypt | 710,000 t | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechoslovakia | 688,000 t | 1992 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 48 | Yugoslav SFR | 685,000 t | 1991 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | 579,112 t | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 50 | New Zealand | 533,000 t | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 51 | Greece | 514,003 t | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 52 | Serbia | 482,000 t | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 53 | Peru | 424,971 t | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Israel | 403,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 372,141 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 56 | Croatia | 366,258 t | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 57 | Belarus | 356,980 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 58 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 335,805 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 304,000 t | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 267,300 t | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 250,221 t | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 244,654 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia and Montenegro | 229,000 t | 2005 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 64 | Myanmar | 183,700 t | 2024 | up 307.3% | volatile |
| 65 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 180,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | 163,000 t | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Caribbean | 162,600 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 68 | Morocco | 156,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 69 | Denmark | 152,000 t | 2024 | down 68.4% | rising |
| 70 | Lithuania | 141,300 t | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 133,633 t | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 130,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Lebanon | 103,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Singapore | 87,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | El Salvador | 85,519 t | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 80,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 78,400 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 75,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 71,399 t | 2024 | up 160.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Honduras | 69,749 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 81 | Kuwait | 67,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Paraguay | 67,000 t | 2024 | up 415.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Algeria | 63,500 t | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Ireland | 60,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 58,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 86 | Mali | 56,000 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Jordan | 54,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Uruguay | 53,215 t | 2024 | down 55.5% | rising |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 51,200 t | 2024 | up 556.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Estonia | 49,330 t | 2024 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 91 | Eswatini | 49,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Georgia | 45,542 t | 2024 | up 229.5% | volatile |
| 93 | United Republic of Tanzania | 40,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Madagascar | 33,409 t | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Guatemala | 31,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 31,000 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 97 | Armenia | 27,780 t | 2024 | up 183.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 24,500 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Latvia | 22,922 t | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Cuba | 15,600 t | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15,000 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 102 | Iraq | 13,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 102 | Nepal | 13,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 104 | Albania | 12,644 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Bahrain | 12,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Bhutan | 10,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Republic of Moldova | 6,690 t | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Libya | 6,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 109 | Oman | 4,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Sudan | 4,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Congo | 3,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Qatar | 3,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Ethiopia PDR | 3,000 t | 1992 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Montenegro | 2,080 t | 2024 | up 816.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Barbados | 2,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Mozambique | 2,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 118 | Mauritania | 1,100 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 119 | Zambia | 1,000 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 944 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 800 t | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Senegal | 138 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 123 | Angola | 0 t | 1997 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Cameroon | 0 t | 1997 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 123 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Kenya | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Liechtenstein | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Nigeria | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Panama | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Seychelles | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 123 | Uganda | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Yemen | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Sudan (former) | 0 t | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | China, Macao SAR | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 423.02 million t
- Asia 227.96 million t
- Eastern Asia 173.25 million t
- Americas 94.56 million t
- Europe 94.14 million t
- European Union (27) 76.11 million t
- Northern America 70.81 million t
- United States of America 62.46 million t
- Western Europe 34.81 million t
- South-eastern Asia 25.22 million t
- Southern Asia 24.03 million t
- Eastern Europe 21.05 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