Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — 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
235
Highest
22.09 million 1000 USD
Canada
Lowest
0 1000 USD
French Southern Territories
Median
26,378 1000 USD
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,642
What the numbers show
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value is currently reported for 235 countries. The highest value is 22.09 million 1000 USD in Canada; the lowest is 0 1000 USD in French Southern Territories.
The median across all reporting countries is 26,378 1000 USD, and the mean is 1.16 million 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 29,333.3%), and the largest decrease in Montserrat (down 100.0%).
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 22.09 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Germany | 21.38 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 17.71 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 16.57 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Sweden | 15.32 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 15.12 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Finland | 12.18 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 10.00 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 7.25 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 7.09 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 6.51 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 6.08 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 156.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Chile | 5.58 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Poland | 5.53 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium | 5.47 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 5.46 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 5.07 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Australia and New Zealand | 5.01 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 4.99 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 4.95 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3.52 million 1000 USD | 1999 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 22 | New Zealand | 3.40 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Czechia | 3.40 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 3.39 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Malaysia | 3.33 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Uruguay | 3.13 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 161.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Latvia | 2.83 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Japan | 2.76 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Türkiye | 2.69 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 227.8% | volatile |
| 30 | USSR | 2.67 million 1000 USD | 1991 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 31 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.22 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 2.04 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Norway | 1.97 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 1.80 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovakia | 1.79 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Australia | 1.62 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 37 | India | 1.41 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Estonia | 1.39 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovenia | 1.34 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 1.28 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Singapore | 1.24 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Croatia | 1.17 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Switzerland | 1.15 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Ukraine | 1.13 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 1.08 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 216.8% | volatile |
| 46 | China, Taiwan Province of | 940,530 1000 USD | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 924,180 1000 USD | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 905,677 1000 USD | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Melanesia | 825,337 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Gabon | 761,500 1000 USD | 2024 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Ireland | 725,628 1000 USD | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Cameroon | 671,174 1000 USD | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Mexico | 644,585 1000 USD | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Yugoslav SFR | 632,829 1000 USD | 1991 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Belarus | 627,962 1000 USD | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Denmark | 559,727 1000 USD | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 526,304 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Serbia | 511,649 1000 USD | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 59 | Czechoslovakia | 511,150 1000 USD | 1992 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 504,506 1000 USD | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 485,594 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 473,947 1000 USD | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Greece | 388,317 1000 USD | 2024 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Congo | 368,608 1000 USD | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Myanmar | 304,879 1000 USD | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 281,826 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Philippines | 273,014 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 68 | Solomon Islands | 271,653 1000 USD | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Egypt | 259,229 1000 USD | 2024 | up 247.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Cambodia | 258,624 1000 USD | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 236,936 1000 USD | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 231,343 1000 USD | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 73 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 195,654 1000 USD | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Colombia | 157,181 1000 USD | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Ghana | 157,133 1000 USD | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Paraguay | 155,703 1000 USD | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Caribbean | 152,436 1000 USD | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Eswatini | 147,753 1000 USD | 2024 | up 198.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Serbia and Montenegro | 140,102 1000 USD | 2005 | up 907.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 121,857 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 121,416 1000 USD | 2024 | up 457.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 117,833 1000 USD | 2024 | up 679.9% | volatile |
| 83 | United Republic of Tanzania | 116,398 1000 USD | 2024 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Guatemala | 115,639 1000 USD | 2024 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Nigeria | 109,693 1000 USD | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Côte d'Ivoire | 109,653 1000 USD | 2024 | down 64.8% | rising |
| 87 | Uganda | 108,043 1000 USD | 2024 | up 626.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Peru | 103,411 1000 USD | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Jordan | 95,586 1000 USD | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Israel | 95,434 1000 USD | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Mozambique | 91,483 1000 USD | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Pakistan | 87,956 1000 USD | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Morocco | 87,868 1000 USD | 2024 | up 135.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Namibia | 81,854 1000 USD | 2024 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Suriname | 81,010 1000 USD | 2024 | up 189.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Tunisia | 81,009 1000 USD | 2024 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 76,583 1000 USD | 2024 | up 475.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Iraq | 73,514 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,554.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Nepal | 69,987 1000 USD | 2024 | up 938.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 69,635 1000 USD | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 64,290 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 61,014 1000 USD | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Honduras | 59,043 1000 USD | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Cuba | 56,872 1000 USD | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Georgia | 56,751 1000 USD | 2024 | up 172.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Algeria | 56,231 1000 USD | 2024 | up 290.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | 52,326 1000 USD | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 51,274 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Fiji | 47,185 1000 USD | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 45,028 1000 USD | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Panama | 44,053 1000 USD | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Oman | 42,558 1000 USD | 2024 | up 746.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Kuwait | 42,348 1000 USD | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Montenegro | 42,176 1000 USD | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 115 | El Salvador | 38,154 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Mali | 30,631 1000 USD | 2024 | up 434.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Kenya | 30,296 1000 USD | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Benin | 26,378 1000 USD | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 20,787 1000 USD | 2024 | up 202.3% | volatile |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 19,237 1000 USD | 2024 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18,061 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Angola | 17,112 1000 USD | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Lebanon | 15,713 1000 USD | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Palestine | 15,412 1000 USD | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 125 | Malta | 15,069 1000 USD | 2024 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 14,404 1000 USD | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Republic of Moldova | 13,766 1000 USD | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Nicaragua | 12,555 1000 USD | 2023 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Libya | 12,348 1000 USD | 2024 | up 419.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Zambia | 12,253 1000 USD | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Andorra | 11,693 1000 USD | 2024 | up 19,718.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Guyana | 10,814 1000 USD | 2024 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Qatar | 9,947 1000 USD | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahrain | 9,921 1000 USD | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Liberia | 9,867 1000 USD | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Djibouti | 9,823 1000 USD | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 137 | French Guiana | 8,403 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Madagascar | 7,199 1000 USD | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Cyprus | 6,870 1000 USD | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Malawi | 5,683 1000 USD | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Albania | 5,406 1000 USD | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Togo | 3,953 1000 USD | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,897 1000 USD | 2024 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Belize | 3,156 1000 USD | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Mauritius | 2,975 1000 USD | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Guinea | 2,971 1000 USD | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | 2,906 1000 USD | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Senegal | 2,898 1000 USD | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Jamaica | 2,816 1000 USD | 2024 | up 237.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Iceland | 2,783 1000 USD | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 2,763 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 2,288 1000 USD | 2010 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,223 1000 USD | 2024 | up 677.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | 2,116 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Sudan | 2,052 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Azerbaijan | 1,933 1000 USD | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Rwanda | 1,627 1000 USD | 2024 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Ethiopia | 1,623 1000 USD | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 1,557 1000 USD | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Botswana | 1,527 1000 USD | 2024 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 161 | Polynesia | 1,379 1000 USD | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,330 1000 USD | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Armenia | 1,321 1000 USD | 2024 | up 191.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Burkina Faso | 1,317 1000 USD | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Faroe Islands | 1,152 1000 USD | 2024 | up 512.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,113 1000 USD | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Curaçao | 1,038 1000 USD | 2024 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 168 | China, Macao SAR | 901 1000 USD | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Tajikistan | 883 1000 USD | 2024 | up 29,333.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Yemen | 797 1000 USD | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 171 | South Sudan | 776 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,215.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Gambia | 737 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Lucia | 632 1000 USD | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Mauritania | 573 1000 USD | 2024 | up 172.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Bahamas | 547 1000 USD | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Sudan (former) | 545 1000 USD | 2011 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Guinea-Bissau | 501 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Seychelles | 484 1000 USD | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Samoa | 455 1000 USD | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Barbados | 444 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Aruba | 442 1000 USD | 2024 | up 375.3% | volatile |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 436 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 420 1000 USD | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Comoros | 418 1000 USD | 2024 | up 688.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Micronesia | 389 1000 USD | 2024 | up 337.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Tonga | 377 1000 USD | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Dominica | 370 1000 USD | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Mongolia | 334 1000 USD | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Burundi | 330 1000 USD | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Anguilla | 312 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Somalia | 283 1000 USD | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Lesotho | 281 1000 USD | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 193 | Nauru | 235 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Eritrea | 225 1000 USD | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 195 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 221 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,373.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Sao Tome and Principe | 212 1000 USD | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Afghanistan | 208 1000 USD | 2024 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Norfolk Island | 208 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 172 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,766.7% | volatile |
| 200 | French Polynesia | 171 1000 USD | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 201 | Gibraltar | 159 1000 USD | 2024 | up 48.6% | falling |
| 202 | Niger | 149 1000 USD | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 203 | Guadeloupe | 145 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 204 | Haiti | 123 1000 USD | 2024 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 205 | Marshall Islands | 110 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,650.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Martinique | 110 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 207 | Tokelau | 109 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10,800.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Timor-Leste | 107 1000 USD | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands | 95 1000 USD | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 210 | Cayman Islands | 94 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9,300.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Chad | 81 1000 USD | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 212 | Cabo Verde | 57 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 213 | Cook Islands | 56 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 214 | Greenland | 51 1000 USD | 2024 | up 218.8% | volatile |
| 215 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 43 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 216 | Antigua and Barbuda | 33 1000 USD | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 217 | Palau | 22 1000 USD | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 217 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 22 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 219 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 18 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 220 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 220 | Maldives | 17 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 220 | Christmas Island | 17 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 223 | Bermuda | 10 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 224 | Saint Martin (French part) | 5 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 225 | Grenada | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 226 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 226 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 228 | Tuvalu | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 229 | Guam | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 229 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 231 | Kiribati | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 231 | Montserrat | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 231 | Niue | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 231 | Pitcairn | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 231 | French Southern Territories | 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 267.97 million 1000 USD
- Europe 126.18 million 1000 USD
- Americas 74.04 million 1000 USD
- Asia 56.37 million 1000 USD
- Northern America 47.73 million 1000 USD
- Western Europe 46.90 million 1000 USD
- Northern Europe 38.14 million 1000 USD
- South-eastern Asia 27.39 million 1000 USD
- United States of America 25.64 million 1000 USD
- South America 25.17 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Europe 23.35 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Asia 22.51 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