Pulp from fibres other than wood — Production 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
83
Highest
5.10 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Median
5,000 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,752

What the numbers show

Pulp from fibres other than wood — Production is currently reported for 83 countries. The highest value is 5.10 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Netherlands (Kingdom of the).

The median across all reporting countries is 5,000 t, and the mean is 194,629 t.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 147.8%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 100.0%).

Pulp from fibres other than wood — Production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 5.10 million t 2024 down 32.4% volatile
1 China, mainland 5.10 million t 2024 down 32.4% volatile
3 India 3.02 million t 2024 up 3.4% volatile
4 Pakistan 370,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
5 USSR 355,000 t 1991 unchanged rising
6 Poland 250,000 t 2024 up 131.9% volatile
7 Italy 202,890 t 2024 unchanged volatile
8 Costa Rica 171,000 t 2024 down 2.3% volatile
9 Colombia 150,779 t 2024 down 19.8% rising
10 Egypt 120,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
11 Indonesia 105,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
12 Russia 100,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
12 United States 100,000 t 2024 down 68.7% falling
12 Russian Federation 100,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
15 Thailand 89,645 t 2024 down 32.6% volatile
16 Argentina 79,605 t 2024 down 45.8% volatile
17 Vietnam 60,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
17 Viet Nam 60,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
19 Turkey 53,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
19 Türkiye 53,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
21 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 51,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
22 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 50,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
23 Canada 40,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
24 Germany 39,553 t 2024 — volatile
25 South Africa 36,000 t 2024 down 49.3% rising
26 Brazil 35,562 t 2024 down 35.3% falling
27 Philippines 33,000 t 2024 up 32.0% rising
28 Hungary 24,000 t 2024 up 4.3% falling
29 Uzbekistan 23,544 t 2024 up 147.8% rising
30 Sri Lanka 18,500 t 2024 unchanged volatile
31 Bangladesh 18,000 t 2024 unchanged falling
32 Mexico 17,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
33 Ecuador 16,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
34 Israel 15,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
34 Nepal 15,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
36 Japan 10,032 t 2024 down 56.4% volatile
37 Ethiopia 9,400 t 2024 unchanged flat
38 United Kingdom 9,000 t 2024 up 28.6% volatile
38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9,000 t 2024 up 28.6% volatile
40 Jordan 8,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
41 Yugoslav SFR 6,000 t 1991 up 100.0% volatile
42 France 5,000 t 2024 down 93.8% volatile
43 Kazakhstan 4,000 t 2024 — volatile
44 Czechia 3,000 t 2024 — volatile
45 Algeria 2,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
45 Iraq 2,000 t 2024 unchanged volatile
45 Madagascar 2,000 t 2024 unchanged flat
45 Czechoslovakia 2,000 t 1991 unchanged falling
49 Belgium 1,790 t 2024 unchanged volatile
50 Myanmar 1,200 t 2024 down 96.9% volatile
51 Serbia and Montenegro 1,000 t 2005 unchanged volatile
52 Romania 310 t 2024 — volatile
53 Latvia 159 t 2024 — volatile
54 Cuba 100 t 2024 unchanged volatile
54 Caribbean 100 t 2024 unchanged volatile
56 Angola 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Albania 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Australia 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Austria 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Bulgaria 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Denmark 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Spain 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Greece 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Honduras 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Kenya 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Morocco 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
56 North Macedonia 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Malaysia 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Peru 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Portugal 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Slovakia 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Slovenia 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Sweden 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Tunisia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Ukraine 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Uruguay 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Zimbabwe 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Republic of Korea 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Australia and New Zealand 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 China, Taiwan Province of 0 t 2024 — volatile
56 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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.

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Indicator
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
143 places, 6,752 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