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
223
Highest
3.56 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Median
192 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,970

What the numbers show

Printing and writing papers — Export quantity is currently reported for 223 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 192 t, and the mean is 159,427 t.

Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 117 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 United States 1.03 million t 2024 down 51.0% volatile
14 Italy 939,320 t 2024 down 42.7% volatile
15 Belgium 824,411 t 2024 down 53.1% falling
16 Spain 744,133 t 2024 down 14.6% volatile
17 Japan 731,847 t 2024 up 13.3% volatile
18 India 587,002 t 2024 up 46.2% volatile
19 Thailand 584,198 t 2024 up 6.5% volatile
20 Slovakia 557,318 t 2024 up 2.9% volatile
21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 520,733 t 2024 down 43.8% volatile
22 Poland 460,017 t 2024 down 25.9% volatile
23 Singapore 402,166 t 2024 down 33.6% volatile
24 Russia 392,139 t 2024 down 12.6% rising
24 Russian Federation 392,139 t 2024 down 12.6% rising
26 France 386,410 t 2024 down 67.4% volatile
27 United Arab Emirates 363,998 t 2024 up 2,029.0% volatile
28 Slovenia 268,873 t 2024 up 29.9% rising
29 Norway 218,661 t 2024 down 55.5% volatile
30 Switzerland 111,709 t 2024 down 50.4% volatile
31 Czechia 97,500 t 2024 up 34.5% rising
32 South Africa 87,992 t 2024 down 26.8% volatile
33 China, Taiwan Province of 86,927 t 2024 down 47.4% volatile
34 Yugoslav SFR 83,700 t 1991 up 62.2% volatile
35 United Kingdom 83,000 t 2024 down 56.3% volatile
35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83,000 t 2024 down 56.3% volatile
37 Turkey 55,136 t 2024 up 192.7% volatile
37 Türkiye 55,136 t 2024 up 192.7% volatile
39 Czechoslovakia 44,300 t 1992 up 92.6% volatile
40 Israel 43,826 t 2024 up 644.5% volatile
41 USSR 40,000 t 1991 down 9.5% rising
42 Serbia and Montenegro 37,000 t 2005 up 36,900.0% volatile
43 Malaysia 32,797 t 2024 down 57.8% volatile
44 Colombia 27,732 t 2024 down 64.0% volatile
45 Saudi Arabia 26,193 t 2024 down 9.7% volatile
46 China, Hong Kong SAR 18,068 t 2024 down 81.1% volatile
47 Greece 18,048 t 2024 up 700.0% volatile
48 Mexico 14,986 t 2024 down 31.4% volatile
49 Lithuania 12,443 t 2024 up 40.8% rising
50 Vietnam 11,560 t 2024 up 201.7% volatile
50 Viet Nam 11,560 t 2024 up 201.7% volatile
52 Egypt 9,932 t 2024 down 70.0% volatile
53 Croatia 8,910 t 2024 up 568.9% volatile
54 Hungary 8,648 t 2024 down 27.1% volatile
55 Ireland 8,272 t 2024 down 56.6% volatile
56 Latvia 6,371 t 2024 down 34.8% volatile
57 Australia and New Zealand 5,709 t 2024 down 97.1% volatile
58 Australia 5,340 t 2024 down 96.5% volatile
59 Belarus 5,130 t 2024 up 410.4% volatile
60 Serbia 5,000 t 2024 up 25.0% volatile
61 Denmark 4,371 t 2024 down 71.3% volatile
62 Caribbean 4,229 t 2024 up 34.1% volatile
63 Djibouti 3,855 t 2024 up 4,331.0% volatile
64 Qatar 3,615 t 2024 up 1,629.7% volatile
65 Romania 3,455 t 2024 up 44.0% volatile
66 Dominican Republic 3,216 t 2024 up 77.5% volatile
67 Pakistan 3,172 t 2024 up 340.6% volatile
68 Kenya 2,851 t 2024 up 536.4% volatile
69 Bulgaria 2,849 t 2024 down 64.9% volatile
70 Sri Lanka 2,761 t 2024 up 1,166.5% volatile
71 Luxembourg 2,757 t 2024 up 30.7% volatile
72 Uganda 2,557 t 2024 up 353.4% volatile
73 Palestine 2,475 t 2024 up 886.1% volatile
73 Palestine 2,475 t 2024 up 886.1% volatile
75 Honduras 2,462 t 2024 up 266.9% volatile
76 Lebanon 2,007 t 2024 down 42.1% volatile
77 Argentina 1,904 t 2024 down 94.3% volatile
78 Mali 1,743 t 2024 up 3,317.7% volatile
79 Guatemala 1,600 t 2024 up 104.3% volatile
80 Costa Rica 1,592 t 2024 up 62.3% volatile
81 Sudan (former) 1,359 t 2011 up 2,564.7% volatile
82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,337 t 2024 down 33.8% volatile
83 Tunisia 1,313 t 2024 up 246.4% volatile
84 El Salvador 1,087 t 2024 down 24.9% volatile
85 Netherlands Antilles (former) 1,013 t 2010 down 55.7% volatile
86 Philippines 973 t 2024 up 1,031.4% volatile
87 Oman 837 t 2024 up 640.7% volatile
88 Uzbekistan 793 t 2024 down 36.6% volatile
89 Estonia 776 t 2024 down 88.3% volatile
90 Namibia 755 t 2024 up 178.6% volatile
91 Algeria 700 t 2024 up 6,900.0% volatile
92 North Macedonia 501 t 2024 up 44.8% volatile
93 Nepal 499 t 2024 down 23.8% volatile
94 Albania 464 t 2024 up 201.3% volatile
95 Kazakhstan 414 t 2024 up 211.3% volatile
96 Bangladesh 401 t 2024 up 4,355.6% volatile
96 United Republic of Tanzania 401 t 2024 up 170.9% volatile
98 Chile 395 t 2024 down 60.0% volatile
99 New Zealand 369 t 2024 down 99.1% volatile
100 Nigeria 358 t 2024 up 95.6% volatile
101 Cote d'Ivoire 339 t 2024 down 12.9% volatile
101 Côte d'Ivoire 339 t 2024 down 12.9% volatile
103 Georgia 279 t 2024 up 54.1% volatile
103 Sudan 279 t 2024 up 33.5% volatile
105 Cyprus 277 t 2024 — volatile
106 Morocco 260 t 2024 down 54.6% volatile
107 Trinidad and Tobago 256 t 2024 down 39.2% volatile
108 Mauritania 231 t 2024 up 138.1% volatile
109 Sierra Leone 229 t 2024 down 23.9% volatile
110 Jamaica 196 t 2024 up 19,500.0% volatile
111 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 193 t 2024 up 109.8% volatile
112 Jordan 192 t 2024 down 87.5% volatile
112 Liberia 192 t 2024 up 700.0% volatile
114 Bahrain 184 t 2024 down 3.7% volatile
115 Rwanda 167 t 2024 up 108.8% volatile
116 Armenia 161 t 2024 up 192.7% volatile
117 Uruguay 157 t 2024 down 99.6% volatile
118 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 156 t 2024 up 1,014.3% volatile
119 Ghana 131 t 2024 down 68.4% volatile
120 Somalia 121 t 2024 up 236.1% volatile
121 Curacao 114 t 2024 up 185.0% volatile
121 Curaçao 114 t 2024 up 185.0% volatile
123 Melanesia 113 t 2024 down 29.8% volatile
124 British Virgin Islands 110 t 2024 up 155.8% volatile
125 Panama 107 t 2024 down 27.2% volatile
126 Fiji 106 t 2024 down 7.0% volatile
127 Eswatini 101 t 2024 up 90.6% volatile
128 Martinique 100 t 2024 unchanged rising
129 Guinea 98 t 2024 up 308.3% volatile
130 Paraguay 87 t 2024 up 1,350.0% volatile
131 Belize 84 t 2024 down 40.4% volatile
132 Mozambique 71 t 2024 up 65.1% volatile
133 Barbados 69 t 2024 up 35.3% volatile
134 Yemen 66 t 2024 up 175.0% volatile
134 Polynesia 66 t 2024 up 50.0% volatile
136 Democratic Republic of the Congo 59 t 2024 down 73.8% volatile
137 Benin 54 t 2024 up 45.9% volatile
138 Bahamas 53 t 2024 down 87.0% volatile
139 Dominica 51 t 2024 up 54.5% volatile
140 Togo 49 t 2024 down 98.5% volatile
141 Moldova 48 t 2024 up 500.0% volatile
141 Republic of Moldova 48 t 2024 up 500.0% volatile
143 Libya 47 t 2024 down 2.1% volatile
144 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 46 t 2024 down 90.5% volatile
145 East Timor 40 t 2024 up 66.7% volatile
145 Timor-Leste 40 t 2024 up 66.7% volatile
147 Nicaragua 37 t 2023 down 66.1% volatile
148 Burkina Faso 33 t 2024 up 10.0% volatile
149 Peru 30 t 2024 down 92.6% volatile
150 Mauritius 28 t 2024 down 86.9% volatile
151 Brunei 26 t 2024 down 87.6% volatile
151 Botswana 26 t 2024 up 1,200.0% volatile
151 Brunei Darussalam 26 t 2024 down 87.6% volatile
154 Central African Republic 24 t 2024 down 73.9% falling
154 Cayman Islands 24 t 2024 — volatile
154 Senegal 24 t 2024 down 95.4% volatile
157 Kuwait 23 t 2024 down 99.7% volatile
157 Saint Lucia 23 t 2024 up 2,200.0% volatile
159 Syria 22 t 2024 down 87.3% volatile
159 Syrian Arab Republic 22 t 2024 down 87.3% volatile
161 Guinea-Bissau 21 t 2024 unchanged flat
161 Tajikistan 21 t 2024 — volatile
163 Andorra 16 t 2024 up 60.0% volatile
163 Eritrea 16 t 2024 up 433.3% volatile
165 Faroe Islands 13 t 2024 down 93.6% falling
165 Tonga 13 t 2024 up 550.0% volatile
167 Malta 11 t 2024 down 89.4% volatile
167 Guadeloupe 11 t 2024 unchanged volatile
169 Angola 10 t 2024 down 99.6% volatile
170 Zambia 9 t 2024 down 85.0% volatile
171 Burundi 7 t 2024 down 81.6% volatile
171 Reunion 7 t 1997 down 87.7% volatile
171 Réunion 7 t 1997 down 87.7% volatile
171 China, Macao SAR 7 t 2024 down 50.0% volatile
175 Cameroon 6 t 2024 down 96.4% volatile
175 Gambia 6 t 2024 unchanged volatile
175 Ukraine 6 t 2024 down 91.4% volatile
175 Cabo Verde 6 t 2024 down 86.7% volatile
179 Bhutan 5 t 2024 down 16.7% volatile
179 Iraq 5 t 2024 down 95.1% volatile
181 Cuba 4 t 2024 down 81.8% volatile
181 Cambodia 4 t 2024 up 100.0% volatile
183 New Caledonia 3 t 2024 down 89.3% volatile
183 Solomon Islands 3 t 2024 unchanged flat
183 Seychelles 3 t 2024 down 98.3% volatile
186 Equatorial Guinea 2 t 2024 down 33.3% volatile
186 Haiti 2 t 2024 — volatile
186 Iceland 2 t 2024 — volatile
186 Myanmar 2 t 2024 down 98.4% volatile
186 Zimbabwe 2 t 2024 down 97.1% volatile
191 Afghanistan 1 t 2024 down 99.8% volatile
191 Ecuador 1 t 2024 down 99.8% volatile
191 Gabon 1 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
191 Guyana 1 t 2024 down 80.0% volatile
191 Lesotho 1 t 2024 — volatile
191 Madagascar 1 t 2024 down 97.1% volatile
191 Malawi 1 t 2024 down 96.8% volatile
191 Niger 1 t 2024 down 99.2% volatile
191 Papua New Guinea 1 t 2024 — volatile
191 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1 t 2024 unchanged volatile
201 Aruba 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
201 Antigua and Barbuda 0 t 2024 — volatile
201 Azerbaijan 0 t 2024 — volatile
201 Congo 0 t 2024 — volatile
201 Ethiopia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
201 Gibraltar 0 t 2024 — volatile
201 Kyrgyzstan 0 t 2024 — volatile
201 Laos 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
201 Maldives 0 t 2024 — volatile
201 Montenegro 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
201 Mongolia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
201 French Polynesia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
201 Sao Tome and Principe 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
201 Suriname 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
201 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
201 Turkmenistan 0 t 2024 — volatile
201 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
201 Vanuatu 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
201 Samoa 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
201 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
201 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
201 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
201 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 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
Printing and writing papers — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
259 places, 8,970 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