Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — 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, uncoated, woodfree — Export quantity is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 2.81 million t in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 t in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 72.5 t, and the mean is 70,381 t.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (former) (up 135,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2.81 million t | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 2 | Portugal | 1.22 million t | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 3 | China | 1.09 million t | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 1.03 million t | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 866,765 t | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 601,833 t | 2024 | down 43.5% | flat |
| 7 | Thailand | 558,453 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 8 | Slovakia | 555,638 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 421,307 t | 2024 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 10 | Canada | 418,762 t | 2024 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 415,408 t | 2024 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 12 | India | 375,720 t | 2024 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Singapore | 368,303 t | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 333,616 t | 2024 | up 5,464.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Italy | 313,288 t | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 301,663 t | 2024 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 17 | United States | 295,608 t | 2024 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 18 | Spain | 249,880 t | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 19 | Russia | 227,837 t | 2024 | down 46.8% | rising |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 227,837 t | 2024 | down 46.8% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 219,524 t | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 22 | Japan | 211,759 t | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 23 | France | 199,890 t | 2024 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 24 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 157,454 t | 2024 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 95,970 t | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovenia | 91,410 t | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 82,000 t | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 73,141 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 29 | China, Taiwan Province of | 43,476 t | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 30 | Israel | 43,244 t | 2024 | up 708.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Belgium | 42,105 t | 2024 | down 81.2% | falling |
| 32 | Turkey | 36,906 t | 2024 | up 257.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Türkiye | 36,906 t | 2024 | up 257.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 26,050 t | 2024 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 15,000 t | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 15,000 t | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Malaysia | 13,688 t | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Mexico | 12,928 t | 2024 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 39 | Greece | 11,388 t | 2024 | up 738.6% | volatile |
| 40 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 9,438 t | 2024 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Croatia | 6,960 t | 2024 | up 794.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Switzerland | 6,799 t | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Hungary | 6,431 t | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Ireland | 5,166 t | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Belarus | 4,405 t | 2024 | up 607.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Egypt | 3,947 t | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 3,877 t | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Lithuania | 3,164 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 49 | Pakistan | 3,083 t | 2024 | up 362.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Denmark | 2,952 t | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Caribbean | 2,921 t | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 2,844 t | 2024 | up 192.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Vietnam | 2,773 t | 2024 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Viet Nam | 2,773 t | 2024 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 2,543 t | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Palestine | 2,473 t | 2024 | up 889.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Palestine | 2,473 t | 2024 | up 889.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Australia and New Zealand | 2,337 t | 2024 | down 98.5% | falling |
| 59 | Uganda | 2,285 t | 2024 | up 611.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Australia | 2,098 t | 2024 | down 98.6% | falling |
| 61 | Serbia | 2,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 62 | Sudan (former) | 1,359 t | 2011 | up 135,800.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 1,324 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 1,291 t | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Romania | 1,270 t | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 1,210 t | 2024 | up 460.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Honduras | 924 t | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Kenya | 875 t | 2024 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 661 t | 2024 | up 164.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 644 t | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 71 | El Salvador | 572 t | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Namibia | 560 t | 2024 | up 2,700.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Estonia | 553 t | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Nepal | 491 t | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Philippines | 424 t | 2024 | up 393.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 415 t | 2024 | up 641.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Argentina | 405 t | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 400 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 369 t | 2024 | up 18,350.0% | volatile |
| 80 | United Republic of Tanzania | 353 t | 2024 | up 508.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 339 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Côte d'Ivoire | 339 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Lebanon | 330 t | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Nigeria | 249 t | 2024 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Sudan | 244 t | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 86 | New Zealand | 239 t | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Georgia | 229 t | 2024 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Norway | 213 t | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Morocco | 200 t | 2024 | up 174.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Liberia | 191 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Albania | 188 t | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Oman | 173 t | 2024 | up 193.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Jamaica | 171 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Uruguay | 157 t | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Kazakhstan | 139 t | 2024 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 138 t | 2024 | up 305.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 125 t | 2024 | up 4,066.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Panama | 107 t | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Eswatini | 99 t | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Tunisia | 85 t | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Chile | 76 t | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Barbados | 69 t | 2024 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Curacao | 69 t | 2024 | up 6,800.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Curaçao | 69 t | 2024 | up 6,800.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Bahrain | 68 t | 2024 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Paraguay | 64 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Belize | 63 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Benin | 53 t | 2024 | up 1,225.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Polynesia | 53 t | 2024 | up 1,225.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritania | 48 t | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Qatar | 48 t | 2024 | up 585.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 43 t | 2010 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 113 | East Timor | 40 t | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Timor-Leste | 40 t | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Fiji | 39 t | 2024 | up 1,850.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Melanesia | 39 t | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Mozambique | 29 t | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Rwanda | 27 t | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Botswana | 26 t | 2024 | up 2,500.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Dominica | 25 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 120 | Togo | 25 t | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Cayman Islands | 24 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Moldova | 24 t | 2024 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | 24 t | 2024 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Guinea | 22 t | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Senegal | 20 t | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 20 t | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19 t | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritius | 13 t | 2024 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Peru | 11 t | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Angola | 10 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Malta | 10 t | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 10 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Zambia | 9 t | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Central African Republic | 8 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 7 t | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Burundi | 6 t | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Ghana | 5 t | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Iraq | 4 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Cambodia | 4 t | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 139 | China, Macao SAR | 4 t | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Eritrea | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Kuwait | 3 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 2 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Andorra | 1 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Bhutan | 1 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Cameroon | 1 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Ecuador | 1 t | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Gabon | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Guyana | 1 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Haiti | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Jordan | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Lesotho | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Mali | 1 t | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Yemen | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Zimbabwe | 1 t | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Aruba | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Bahamas | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Brunei | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Cuba | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 159 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Djibouti | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Algeria | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Gambia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Laos | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Libya | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Madagascar | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Myanmar | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Mongolia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Malawi | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Niger | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Suriname | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 159 | Syria | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Tonga | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Ukraine | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | British Virgin Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 159 | Cabo Verde | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Brunei Darussalam | 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 12.84 million t
- Asia 5.95 million t
- Europe 5.17 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 3.76 million t
- Southern Europe 1.90 million t
- Americas 1.63 million t
- Eastern Asia 1.39 million t
- Eastern Europe 1.29 million t
- Western Europe 1.23 million t
- South America 893,531 t
- Northern Europe 753,895 t
- Northern America 714,370 t
- Western Asia 419,940 t
- Southern Asia 380,204 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 371,380 t
- United States of America 295,608 t
- Africa 82,901 t
- Southern Africa 73,827 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 18,242 t
- Central America 16,448 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5,376 t
- Northern Africa 4,476 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4,263 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3,983 t
- Eastern Africa 3,601 t
- Oceania 2,429 t
- Western Africa 975 t
- Central Asia 800 t
- Middle Africa 22 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