Pulp for paper — Export value 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
9.74 million 1000 USD
Brazil
Lowest
0 1000 USD
China, Macao SAR
Median
253 1000 USD
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
7,819
What the numbers show
Pulp for paper — Export value is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 9.74 million 1000 USD in Brazil; the lowest is 0 1000 USD in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 253 1000 USD, and the mean is 248,959 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 44,895.2%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Pulp for paper — Export value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 9.74 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 5.37 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Canada | 5.10 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Chile | 2.92 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Finland | 2.75 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Uruguay | 2.65 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 2.52 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Sweden | 2.36 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.20 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 149.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Russia | 1.11 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 1.11 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 1.08 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Portugal | 807,009 1000 USD | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 600,593 1000 USD | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium | 413,784 1000 USD | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 16 | Australia and New Zealand | 396,379 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 17 | New Zealand | 396,102 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 18 | China | 375,393 1000 USD | 2024 | up 164.8% | volatile |
| 19 | USSR | 368,000 1000 USD | 1991 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 20 | France | 320,760 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 21 | China, mainland | 305,405 1000 USD | 2024 | up 160.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Japan | 231,311 1000 USD | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Singapore | 212,468 1000 USD | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 206,475 1000 USD | 1999 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Austria | 196,685 1000 USD | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Poland | 167,894 1000 USD | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Estonia | 130,119 1000 USD | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Norway | 124,457 1000 USD | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Italy | 119,271 1000 USD | 2024 | up 392.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Turkey | 116,095 1000 USD | 2024 | up 327.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Türkiye | 116,095 1000 USD | 2024 | up 327.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 103,482 1000 USD | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 33 | Czechoslovakia | 94,463 1000 USD | 1992 | up 329.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Czechia | 78,607 1000 USD | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Philippines | 72,764 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 71,958 1000 USD | 2024 | up 15,049.1% | volatile |
| 37 | South Africa | 70,995 1000 USD | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Belarus | 70,182 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,481.2% | volatile |
| 39 | China, Taiwan Province of | 68,555 1000 USD | 2024 | up 186.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 65,591 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Republic of Korea | 49,647 1000 USD | 2024 | up 832.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Thailand | 44,908 1000 USD | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Hungary | 35,765 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovakia | 35,391 1000 USD | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 32,450 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,379.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Yugoslav SFR | 30,502 1000 USD | 1991 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 27,897 1000 USD | 2024 | up 44,895.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 21,814 1000 USD | 2024 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 18,420 1000 USD | 2024 | up 720.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Romania | 8,248 1000 USD | 2024 | up 559.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Greece | 5,531 1000 USD | 2024 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Lithuania | 3,467 1000 USD | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Oman | 3,290 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3,363.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Malaysia | 3,279 1000 USD | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 3,071 1000 USD | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 55 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,071 1000 USD | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Tunisia | 2,951 1000 USD | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Denmark | 2,118 1000 USD | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 1,834 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11,362.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Slovenia | 1,781 1000 USD | 2024 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 61 | India | 1,641 1000 USD | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Colombia | 1,495 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 63 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,433 1000 USD | 2024 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Kuwait | 1,256 1000 USD | 2024 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 65 | Serbia | 1,235 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,568.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 1,116 1000 USD | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Vietnam | 1,057 1000 USD | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Viet Nam | 1,057 1000 USD | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Nepal | 829 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Egypt | 747 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,597.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Angola | 627 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Guatemala | 608 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3,100.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Switzerland | 604 1000 USD | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Pakistan | 544 1000 USD | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 524 1000 USD | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 460 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Kenya | 396 1000 USD | 2024 | up 518.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Sudan (former) | 370 1000 USD | 2010 | up 2,366.7% | rising |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 345 1000 USD | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 335 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,422.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 328 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Laos | 326 1000 USD | 2024 | up 608.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 326 1000 USD | 2024 | up 608.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Seychelles | 309 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 300 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 86 | Iraq | 292 1000 USD | 2024 | up 689.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Cambodia | 273 1000 USD | 2024 | up 13,550.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 260 1000 USD | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Ireland | 257 1000 USD | 2024 | up 25,600.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Bahrain | 253 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 91 | Serbia and Montenegro | 236 1000 USD | 2005 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Honduras | 213 1000 USD | 2024 | up 965.0% | volatile |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 213 1000 USD | 2024 | up 309.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Ecuador | 205 1000 USD | 2024 | up 20,400.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Peru | 205 1000 USD | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Eswatini | 202 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Caribbean | 199 1000 USD | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Belize | 192 1000 USD | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Australia | 190 1000 USD | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Moldova | 190 1000 USD | 2024 | up 18,900.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Republic of Moldova | 190 1000 USD | 2024 | up 18,900.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Ukraine | 180 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Mexico | 168 1000 USD | 2024 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Bahamas | 151 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 149 1000 USD | 2024 | up 210.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Lebanon | 143 1000 USD | 2024 | up 276.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Guinea-Bissau | 133 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Botswana | 128 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Paraguay | 121 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Mozambique | 115 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 111 | Melanesia | 109 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | 103 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 113 | Senegal | 95 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9,400.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 87 1000 USD | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Norfolk Island | 87 1000 USD | 2024 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 116 | Mongolia | 85 1000 USD | 2024 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 78 1000 USD | 2024 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 118 | Eritrea | 76 1000 USD | 2024 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 119 | Morocco | 69 1000 USD | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Burundi | 61 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6,000.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 46 1000 USD | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 122 | Nigeria | 43 1000 USD | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Ghana | 41 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Zambia | 41 1000 USD | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Qatar | 40 1000 USD | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Myanmar | 39 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Barbados | 34 1000 USD | 2024 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Syria | 28 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Syrian Arab Republic | 28 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 130 | Malta | 25 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | United Republic of Tanzania | 24 1000 USD | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritius | 23 1000 USD | 2024 | up 666.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Gabon | 22 1000 USD | 2024 | up 69.2% | falling |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | 22 1000 USD | 2024 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Bhutan | 16 1000 USD | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 14 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Jamaica | 13 1000 USD | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 11 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 139 | Panama | 10 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Georgia | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Somalia | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | New Caledonia | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Nicaragua | 6 1000 USD | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | Rwanda | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Niger | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Congo | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Reunion | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Réunion | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Armenia | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Dominica | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Israel | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Libya | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Togo | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Uganda | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Afghanistan | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Albania | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Azerbaijan | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Benin | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Brunei | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Cyprus | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Djibouti | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Dominican Republic | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Fiji | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Haiti | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Iceland | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Lesotho | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Malawi | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Namibia | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | El Salvador | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Chad | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | China, Macao SAR | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 41.86 million 1000 USD
- Americas 25.89 million 1000 USD
- South America 15.42 million 1000 USD
- Europe 11.74 million 1000 USD
- Northern America 10.47 million 1000 USD
- Northern Europe 5.40 million 1000 USD
- United States of America 5.37 million 1000 USD
- Asia 3.76 million 1000 USD
- Western Europe 3.21 million 1000 USD
- South-Eastern Asia 2.85 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Europe 1.57 million 1000 USD
- Southern Europe 1.56 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Asia 656,764 1000 USD
- Oceania 396,488 1000 USD
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 213,433 1000 USD
- Western Asia 195,004 1000 USD
- Africa 79,415 1000 USD
- Southern Africa 71,325 1000 USD
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 53,666 1000 USD
- Central Asia 51,330 1000 USD
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 35,021 1000 USD
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 10,284 1000 USD
- Northern Africa 5,602 1000 USD
- Southern Asia 3,380 1000 USD
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3,097 1000 USD
- Central America 1,542 1000 USD
- Eastern Africa 1,084 1000 USD
- Middle Africa 709 1000 USD
- Western Africa 695 1000 USD
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