Pulp for paper — 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
179
Highest
18.57 million t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
282 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
7,450
What the numbers show
Pulp for paper — Export quantity is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 18.57 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 282 t, and the mean is 345,465 t.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 56,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Pulp for paper — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 18.57 million t | 2024 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Canada | 7.65 million t | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 4.78 million t | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Chile | 4.75 million t | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Uruguay | 4.14 million t | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Finland | 3.97 million t | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 3.27 million t | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 2.37 million t | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.64 million t | 2024 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Germany | 1.34 million t | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Portugal | 1.28 million t | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 971,995 t | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia and New Zealand | 673,428 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 14 | New Zealand | 673,021 t | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 15 | USSR | 600,000 t | 1991 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 486,288 t | 2024 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 17 | France | 462,377 t | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 454,270 t | 1999 | up 129.7% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 403,474 t | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 20 | China | 401,568 t | 2024 | up 186.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Singapore | 300,488 t | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 22 | China, mainland | 285,129 t | 2024 | up 193.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Austria | 230,835 t | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 215,524 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 25 | Czechoslovakia | 206,300 t | 1992 | up 222.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Estonia | 195,065 t | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Poland | 179,405 t | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Italy | 149,850 t | 2024 | up 327.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 123,238 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 30 | China, Taiwan Province of | 114,723 t | 2024 | up 168.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Türkiye | 110,273 t | 2024 | up 184.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Belarus | 100,982 t | 2024 | up 5,532.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 96,292 t | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Czechia | 85,800 t | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 84,908 t | 2024 | up 26,351.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Republic of Korea | 79,204 t | 2024 | up 2,133.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 76,365 t | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Yugoslav SFR | 54,600 t | 1991 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovakia | 53,306 t | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 42,387 t | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 34,656 t | 2024 | up 31,988.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Hungary | 22,128 t | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 19,484 t | 2024 | up 930.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 18,185 t | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Romania | 10,269 t | 2024 | up 522.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 9,472 t | 2024 | up 518.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Denmark | 9,464 t | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 7,400 t | 2024 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Slovenia | 5,165 t | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 50 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5,016 t | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Lithuania | 4,425 t | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Malaysia | 3,548 t | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 53 | India | 3,191 t | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Oman | 3,171 t | 2024 | up 6,371.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Tunisia | 2,627 t | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Colombia | 2,342 t | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 57 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,716 t | 2024 | up 267.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Jordan | 1,618 t | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 1,402 t | 2024 | up 5,741.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Eswatini | 1,298 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Viet Nam | 1,281 t | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Serbia | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 62 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,000 t | 2005 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Kuwait | 840 t | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 65 | Angola | 706 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | Guatemala | 699 t | 2024 | up 9,885.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Pakistan | 619 t | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Ireland | 564 t | 2024 | up 56,300.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 559 t | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Sudan (former) | 525 t | 2010 | up 2,000.0% | rising |
| 71 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 518 t | 2024 | up 1,972.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 508 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Egypt | 494 t | 2024 | up 888.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Bahrain | 486 t | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 476 t | 2024 | up 632.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Seychelles | 444 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Cambodia | 432 t | 2024 | up 1,628.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Honduras | 429 t | 2024 | up 1,550.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Peru | 348 t | 2024 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 331 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Switzerland | 327 t | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Nepal | 324 t | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Melanesia | 319 t | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 319 t | 2024 | up 219.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Australia | 309 t | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Kenya | 309 t | 2024 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 308 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | 305 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 300 t | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Caribbean | 282 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Mozambique | 215 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 92 | Iraq | 206 t | 2024 | up 610.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 206 t | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Bahamas | 200 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Ukraine | 200 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Guinea-Bissau | 193 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Lebanon | 193 t | 2024 | up 394.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Ecuador | 190 t | 2024 | up 18,900.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Belize | 185 t | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Paraguay | 178 t | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 160 t | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Mongolia | 159 t | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Eritrea | 157 t | 2024 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 104 | Nigeria | 144 t | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Botswana | 120 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Burundi | 104 t | 2024 | up 477.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Norfolk Island | 98 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 108 | Zambia | 73 t | 2024 | up 180.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Senegal | 67 t | 2024 | up 3,250.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Barbados | 55 t | 2024 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Morocco | 50 t | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 49 t | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 113 | Qatar | 46 t | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 41 t | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritius | 41 t | 2024 | up 1,266.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Republic of Moldova | 40 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Myanmar | 33 t | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Georgia | 32 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Ghana | 32 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | United Republic of Tanzania | 32 t | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 31 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Jamaica | 26 t | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Malta | 26 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | 25 t | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Bhutan | 24 t | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Gabon | 24 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 125 | Mexico | 24 t | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Nicaragua | 23 t | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Somalia | 20 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 130 | New Caledonia | 14 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Togo | 10 t | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 132 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 6 t | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Panama | 4 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Ethiopia | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Libya | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3 t | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Israel | 2 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Niger | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 140 | Dominica | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 140 | Timor-Leste | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Brunei Darussalam | 1 t | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Benin | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Comoros | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 143 | Cayman Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 143 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Djibouti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Dominican Republic | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Faroe Islands | 0 t | 2016 | — | flat |
| 143 | Gibraltar | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 143 | Greenland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 143 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Mali | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 143 | Malawi | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Chad | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Uganda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | British Virgin Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 143 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 143 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 143 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 143 | Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 143 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | China, Macao SAR | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 66.03 million t
- Americas 41.69 million t
- South America 27.59 million t
- Europe 17.23 million t
- Northern America 14.10 million t
- Northern Europe 7.70 million t
- United States of America 6.45 million t
- Asia 6.30 million t
- South-eastern Asia 5.18 million t
- Western Europe 4.15 million t
- Eastern Europe 2.91 million t
- Southern Europe 2.46 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