Printing and writing papers, coated — 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...
What the numbers show
Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 2.19 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 47 t, and the mean is 75,705 t.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 101,233.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 100.0%).
Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2.19 million t | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 2.14 million t | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 2.02 million t | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 4 | Finland | 1.63 million t | 2024 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 971,823 t | 2024 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 6 | Austria | 872,201 t | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 7 | United States | 678,998 t | 2024 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 598,117 t | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 9 | Belgium | 589,170 t | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 10 | Japan | 510,185 t | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 484,882 t | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 411,002 t | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 13 | Canada | 259,806 t | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 14 | Indonesia | 241,512 t | 2024 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 223,794 t | 2024 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 208,915 t | 2024 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 17 | India | 189,614 t | 2024 | up 130.7% | volatile |
| 18 | France | 174,760 t | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovenia | 152,661 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 104,223 t | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 61,000 t | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 61,000 t | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 23 | China, Taiwan Province of | 40,436 t | 2024 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 24 | Poland | 33,314 t | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Thailand | 25,196 t | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 21,784 t | 2024 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Singapore | 19,361 t | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 28 | Malaysia | 17,131 t | 2024 | up 283.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 14,000 t | 2024 | up 168.7% | volatile |
| 30 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 8,597 t | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 31 | South Africa | 7,503 t | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Lithuania | 7,127 t | 2024 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Turkey | 6,614 t | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 33 | Türkiye | 6,614 t | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 6,445 t | 2024 | up 645.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Vietnam | 6,171 t | 2024 | up 320.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 6,171 t | 2024 | up 320.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Egypt | 5,689 t | 2024 | up 187.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Qatar | 3,567 t | 2024 | up 1,665.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Australia and New Zealand | 3,225 t | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Australia | 3,104 t | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Djibouti | 3,040 t | 2024 | up 101,233.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Serbia | 3,000 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Ireland | 2,989 t | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 2,607 t | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 2,341 t | 2024 | up 1,743.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Portugal | 2,169 t | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Romania | 2,103 t | 2024 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Kenya | 1,974 t | 2024 | up 7,211.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Latvia | 1,831 t | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Mexico | 1,797 t | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Croatia | 1,670 t | 2024 | up 258.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Colombia | 1,612 t | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Honduras | 1,527 t | 2024 | up 716.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Lebanon | 1,452 t | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Argentina | 1,430 t | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 1,428 t | 2024 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovakia | 1,394 t | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 1,248 t | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Caribbean | 1,123 t | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Denmark | 1,122 t | 2024 | up 194.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Hungary | 1,029 t | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 898 t | 2024 | up 483.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 896 t | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Norway | 736 t | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Belarus | 670 t | 2024 | up 2,133.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 609 t | 2024 | up 260.4% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 510 t | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 69 | Israel | 390 t | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 379 t | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 343 t | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Philippines | 315 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 289 t | 2010 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Cyprus | 277 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 275 t | 2024 | up 336.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Uganda | 270 t | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Albania | 258 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Estonia | 218 t | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 209 t | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 204 t | 2024 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Namibia | 194 t | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritania | 162 t | 2024 | up 16,100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Armenia | 160 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Russia | 157 t | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Russian Federation | 157 t | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Rwanda | 140 t | 2024 | up 4,566.7% | volatile |
| 87 | New Zealand | 121 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Ghana | 120 t | 2024 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Somalia | 108 t | 2024 | up 369.6% | volatile |
| 90 | British Virgin Islands | 107 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Tunisia | 106 t | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Chile | 102 t | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Martinique | 100 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Yemen | 65 t | 2024 | up 170.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Morocco | 60 t | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 60 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Pakistan | 59 t | 2024 | up 293.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Guinea | 55 t | 2024 | up 1,733.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Jordan | 55 t | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Libya | 47 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 100 | United Republic of Tanzania | 47 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Curacao | 44 t | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Georgia | 44 t | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Curaçao | 44 t | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 28 t | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Brunei | 26 t | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 26 t | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Jamaica | 25 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Mozambique | 25 t | 2024 | up 733.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Nigeria | 25 t | 2024 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 24 t | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Melanesia | 24 t | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Fiji | 23 t | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 23 t | 2024 | up 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | 21 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Togo | 21 t | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 21 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Belize | 20 t | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 20 t | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Kuwait | 17 t | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 17 t | 2024 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Algeria | 16 t | 2024 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Mauritius | 14 t | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Faroe Islands | 13 t | 2024 | down 93.6% | falling |
| 124 | Tonga | 13 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Sudan (former) | 13 t | 2010 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Polynesia | 13 t | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Andorra | 12 t | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 12 t | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Oman | 11 t | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Nepal | 8 t | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Peru | 7 t | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Ukraine | 6 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Cabo Verde | 6 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Cameroon | 5 t | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Bhutan | 4 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 136 | Cuba | 4 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 136 | Senegal | 4 t | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Bahamas | 3 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | falling |
| 139 | Dominica | 3 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Gambia | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 139 | Seychelles | 3 t | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 139 | China, Macao SAR | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Central African Republic | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 144 | Iceland | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Myanmar | 2 t | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Palestine | 2 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Eswatini | 2 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Palestine | 2 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Afghanistan | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Burundi | 1 t | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Benin | 1 t | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Bahrain | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Liberia | 1 t | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Mali | 1 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Niger | 1 t | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Syria | 1 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Aruba | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Angola | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Barbados | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Botswana | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Ecuador | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Gabon | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 161 | Guyana | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Iraq | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Laos | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 161 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Moldova | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Madagascar | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Malawi | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Panama | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Paraguay | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Suriname | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 161 | Zambia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Republic of Moldova | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 161 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 12.80 million t
- Europe 7.21 million t
- Asia 4.21 million t
- Western Europe 3.99 million t
- Eastern Asia 3.67 million t
- Northern Europe 1.92 million t
- Americas 1.36 million t
- Southern Europe 1.25 million t
- Northern America 938,804 t
- United States of America 678,998 t
- South America 414,153 t
- South-Eastern Asia 309,714 t
- Southern Asia 192,056 t
- Eastern Europe 53,921 t
- Western Asia 37,047 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 20,585 t
- Africa 20,141 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 17,696 t
- Southern Africa 7,699 t
- Northern Africa 5,949 t
- Eastern Africa 5,635 t
- Central America 5,134 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4,273 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3,303 t
- Oceania 3,262 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,317 t
- Western Africa 851 t
- Central Asia 356 t
- Middle Africa 7 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