Printing and writing papers — 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...
Countries reporting
212
Highest
3.56 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Median
175.5 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,558
What the numbers show
Printing and writing papers — Export quantity is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 3.56 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 175.5 t, and the mean is 159,865 t.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 36,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Printing and writing papers — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.56 million t | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3.45 million t | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3.06 million t | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 3.04 million t | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Finland | 2.16 million t | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Sweden | 1.66 million t | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 1.61 million t | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.52 million t | 1999 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Austria | 1.29 million t | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 1.28 million t | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Portugal | 1.23 million t | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 1.07 million t | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 939,320 t | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium | 824,411 t | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 744,133 t | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Japan | 731,847 t | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 17 | India | 587,002 t | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 584,198 t | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovakia | 557,318 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 520,733 t | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 460,017 t | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Singapore | 402,166 t | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 392,139 t | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 24 | France | 386,410 t | 2024 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 363,998 t | 2024 | up 2,029.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovenia | 268,873 t | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 218,661 t | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Switzerland | 111,709 t | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 97,500 t | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 30 | China, Taiwan Province of | 86,927 t | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Yugoslav SFR | 83,700 t | 1991 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 83,000 t | 2024 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Türkiye | 55,136 t | 2024 | up 192.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Czechoslovakia | 44,300 t | 1992 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Israel | 43,826 t | 2024 | up 644.5% | volatile |
| 36 | USSR | 40,000 t | 1991 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia and Montenegro | 37,000 t | 2005 | up 36,900.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Malaysia | 32,797 t | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 27,732 t | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 26,193 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 41 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 18,068 t | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Greece | 18,048 t | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Mexico | 14,986 t | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Lithuania | 12,443 t | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 45 | Viet Nam | 11,560 t | 2024 | up 201.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Egypt | 9,932 t | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 8,910 t | 2024 | up 568.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Hungary | 8,648 t | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Ireland | 8,272 t | 2024 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Latvia | 6,371 t | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Australia and New Zealand | 5,709 t | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Australia | 5,340 t | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Belarus | 5,130 t | 2024 | up 410.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Serbia | 5,000 t | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Denmark | 4,371 t | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Caribbean | 4,229 t | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Djibouti | 3,855 t | 2024 | up 4,331.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Qatar | 3,615 t | 2024 | up 1,629.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Romania | 3,455 t | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 3,216 t | 2024 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Pakistan | 3,172 t | 2024 | up 340.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Kenya | 2,851 t | 2024 | up 536.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 2,849 t | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 2,761 t | 2024 | up 1,166.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 2,757 t | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Uganda | 2,557 t | 2024 | up 353.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Palestine | 2,475 t | 2024 | up 886.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Honduras | 2,462 t | 2024 | up 266.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Lebanon | 2,007 t | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Argentina | 1,904 t | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Mali | 1,743 t | 2024 | up 3,317.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Guatemala | 1,600 t | 2024 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 1,592 t | 2024 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Sudan (former) | 1,359 t | 2011 | up 2,564.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,337 t | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 1,313 t | 2024 | up 246.4% | volatile |
| 77 | El Salvador | 1,087 t | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1,013 t | 2010 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Philippines | 973 t | 2024 | up 1,031.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Oman | 837 t | 2024 | up 640.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 793 t | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Estonia | 776 t | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Namibia | 755 t | 2024 | up 178.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Algeria | 700 t | 2024 | up 6,900.0% | volatile |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 501 t | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Nepal | 499 t | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Albania | 464 t | 2024 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 414 t | 2024 | up 211.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 401 t | 2024 | up 4,355.6% | volatile |
| 89 | United Republic of Tanzania | 401 t | 2024 | up 170.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Chile | 395 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 92 | New Zealand | 369 t | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Nigeria | 358 t | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Côte d'Ivoire | 339 t | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 279 t | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Sudan | 279 t | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Cyprus | 277 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Morocco | 260 t | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 256 t | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Mauritania | 231 t | 2024 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 229 t | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Jamaica | 196 t | 2024 | up 19,500.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 193 t | 2024 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 192 t | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Liberia | 192 t | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Bahrain | 184 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Rwanda | 167 t | 2024 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Armenia | 161 t | 2024 | up 192.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Uruguay | 157 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 156 t | 2024 | up 1,014.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Ghana | 131 t | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Somalia | 121 t | 2024 | up 236.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Curaçao | 114 t | 2024 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Melanesia | 113 t | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 115 | British Virgin Islands | 110 t | 2024 | up 155.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Panama | 107 t | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Fiji | 106 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Eswatini | 101 t | 2024 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Martinique | 100 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 120 | Guinea | 98 t | 2024 | up 308.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Paraguay | 87 t | 2024 | up 1,350.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Belize | 84 t | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Mozambique | 71 t | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Barbados | 69 t | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Yemen | 66 t | 2024 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Polynesia | 66 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 59 t | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Benin | 54 t | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Bahamas | 53 t | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Dominica | 51 t | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Togo | 49 t | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Republic of Moldova | 48 t | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Libya | 47 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 46 t | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Timor-Leste | 40 t | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Nicaragua | 37 t | 2023 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 33 t | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Peru | 30 t | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Mauritius | 28 t | 2024 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Botswana | 26 t | 2024 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Brunei Darussalam | 26 t | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Cayman Islands | 24 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Senegal | 24 t | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Kuwait | 23 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 23 t | 2024 | up 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22 t | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 21 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 21 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Andorra | 16 t | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Eritrea | 16 t | 2024 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Faroe Islands | 13 t | 2024 | down 93.6% | falling |
| 151 | Tonga | 13 t | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Malta | 11 t | 2024 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Guadeloupe | 11 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 155 | Angola | 10 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Zambia | 9 t | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Burundi | 7 t | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 157 | China, Macao SAR | 7 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Cameroon | 6 t | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Gambia | 6 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 159 | Ukraine | 6 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Cabo Verde | 6 t | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Bhutan | 5 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Iraq | 5 t | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Cuba | 4 t | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Cambodia | 4 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 167 | New Caledonia | 3 t | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Seychelles | 3 t | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Haiti | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Iceland | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Myanmar | 2 t | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | 2 t | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Afghanistan | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Ecuador | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Gabon | 1 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Guyana | 1 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Lesotho | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Madagascar | 1 t | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Malawi | 1 t | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Niger | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Papua New Guinea | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 185 | Aruba | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Gibraltar | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Guam | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 185 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Maldives | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 185 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Mongolia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Nauru | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 185 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Suriname | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 185 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Tokelau | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 185 | Micronesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 185 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 185 | 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 29.71 million t
- Europe 15.08 million t
- Asia 10.54 million t
- Western Europe 6.17 million t
- Eastern Asia 5.36 million t
- Northern Europe 4.16 million t
- South-eastern Asia 4.09 million t
- Americas 3.97 million t
- Southern Europe 3.21 million t
- Northern America 2.63 million t
- Eastern Europe 1.53 million t
- South America 1.31 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