Recovered 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...
What the numbers show
Recovered paper — Export quantity is currently reported for 216 countries. The highest value is 12.05 million t in United States; the lowest is 0 t in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,034 t, and the mean is 239,326 t.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 7,272.7%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 100.0%).
Recovered paper — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 12.05 million t | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 3.79 million t | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.79 million t | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 2.42 million t | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.19 million t | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 2.00 million t | 2024 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 1.90 million t | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.88 million t | 1999 | up 247.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 1.74 million t | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 1.71 million t | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 1.37 million t | 2024 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.30 million t | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 1.27 million t | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 14 | Australia | 1.03 million t | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 810,447 t | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 16 | China | 795,018 t | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Czechia | 731,000 t | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 18 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 666,692 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Denmark | 498,925 t | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 466,063 t | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Ireland | 444,478 t | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Sweden | 440,731 t | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Iraq | 429,294 t | 2024 | up 1,533.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Greece | 413,602 t | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Singapore | 402,032 t | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Portugal | 399,294 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 393,448 t | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Switzerland | 386,340 t | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 379,631 t | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Austria | 312,302 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovakia | 294,840 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 32 | New Zealand | 272,847 t | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 245,628 t | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Hungary | 223,397 t | 2024 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 217,310 t | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 205,725 t | 2024 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 190,741 t | 2024 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Croatia | 178,460 t | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovenia | 154,434 t | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Mexico | 154,019 t | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Caribbean | 139,076 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Finland | 125,801 t | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Guatemala | 123,625 t | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 115,127 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Jordan | 114,504 t | 2024 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Algeria | 112,842 t | 2024 | up 117.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 112,630 t | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 48 | China, Taiwan Province of | 104,319 t | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 49 | USSR | 100,000 t | 1991 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Philippines | 97,534 t | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Lithuania | 83,562 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Kuwait | 76,668 t | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Latvia | 76,659 t | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Estonia | 76,413 t | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Serbia | 76,000 t | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 75,410 t | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Libya | 74,686 t | 2024 | up 508.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | 73,000 t | 2024 | up 164.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 65,531 t | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 60 | Bahrain | 63,109 t | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Chile | 59,000 t | 2024 | up 564.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Russia | 56,022 t | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 56,022 t | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55,416 t | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Cyprus | 53,825 t | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Turkey | 52,125 t | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Türkiye | 52,125 t | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Czechoslovakia | 50,700 t | 1991 | down 78.9% | rising |
| 69 | El Salvador | 47,953 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 47,231 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 40,666 t | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Israel | 39,034 t | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Thailand | 38,428 t | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Serbia and Montenegro | 36,204 t | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Indonesia | 33,499 t | 2024 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Malta | 32,846 t | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Panama | 30,716 t | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Moldova | 29,459 t | 2024 | up 193.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Republic of Moldova | 29,459 t | 2024 | up 193.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 28,293 t | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Iceland | 28,098 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 22,754 t | 2024 | up 256.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Brazil | 22,744 t | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Georgia | 21,708 t | 2024 | up 623.6% | volatile |
| 85 | China, Macao SAR | 16,921 t | 2024 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16,594 t | 2024 | up 340.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16,594 t | 2024 | up 340.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Uruguay | 15,000 t | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 89 | Qatar | 11,348 t | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Montenegro | 10,856 t | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10,316 t | 2024 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Oman | 9,560 t | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Vietnam | 9,181 t | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Viet Nam | 9,181 t | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Namibia | 8,616 t | 2024 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 96 | Mozambique | 7,683 t | 2024 | up 388.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Kenya | 7,485 t | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Andorra | 7,349 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | China, mainland | 7,086 t | 2024 | up 855.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Kazakhstan | 6,561 t | 2024 | up 287.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Laos | 6,315 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6,315 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Peru | 6,211 t | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Jamaica | 6,133 t | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Botswana | 5,473 t | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 106 | Rwanda | 5,262 t | 2024 | up 1,900.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Mauritius | 5,157 t | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Syria | 5,034 t | 2024 | up 1,980.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,034 t | 2024 | up 1,980.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Polynesia | 4,895 t | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Brunei | 4,723 t | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Brunei Darussalam | 4,723 t | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 113 | French Polynesia | 4,326 t | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Zimbabwe | 4,254 t | 2024 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 115 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3,757 t | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Ecuador | 3,172 t | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Ukraine | 3,100 t | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Tunisia | 3,034 t | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Sudan | 2,858 t | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Paraguay | 2,852 t | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Cambodia | 2,847 t | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Sudan (former) | 2,763 t | 2011 | up 447.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Myanmar | 2,712 t | 2024 | up 519.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Pakistan | 2,494 t | 2024 | up 574.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Madagascar | 2,333 t | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 126 | Yemen | 2,287 t | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 2,287 t | 2010 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Eswatini | 2,261 t | 2024 | down 56.2% | rising |
| 129 | Lesotho | 2,206 t | 2024 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Burundi | 1,622 t | 2024 | up 7,272.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Cuba | 1,606 t | 2024 | up 289.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Malaysia | 1,594 t | 2024 | up 5,396.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Zambia | 1,447 t | 2024 | up 371.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Aruba | 1,233 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Curacao | 1,185 t | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 135 | Curaçao | 1,185 t | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 137 | Albania | 1,090 t | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Melanesia | 1,033 t | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 936 t | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Uzbekistan | 899 t | 2024 | up 799.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | 793 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 704 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 667 t | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Nigeria | 645 t | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 145 | New Caledonia | 623 t | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Guyana | 600 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Martinique | 600 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Cameroon | 574 t | 2024 | up 102.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Senegal | 529 t | 2024 | up 356.0% | volatile |
| 150 | American Samoa | 514 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Togo | 465 t | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 463 t | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Guadeloupe | 450 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 154 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 427 t | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Suriname | 414 t | 2024 | up 1,492.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 361 t | 2024 | up 225.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Antigua and Barbuda | 318 t | 2024 | up 297.5% | rising |
| 158 | Maldives | 300 t | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 288 t | 2024 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 160 | Argentina | 271 t | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 242 t | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Benin | 209 t | 2024 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 201 t | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Barbados | 199 t | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Cabo Verde | 197 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Seychelles | 191 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 167 | Mauritania | 182 t | 2024 | up 1,720.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Uganda | 178 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Belize | 176 t | 2024 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Dominica | 175 t | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Eritrea | 171 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 169 t | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Gabon | 139 t | 2024 | up 348.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Egypt | 121 t | 2024 | up 348.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Belarus | 120 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Cayman Islands | 114 t | 2024 | up 356.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Micronesia | 114 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Fiji | 112 t | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Liberia | 106 t | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 180 | India | 105 t | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Malawi | 99 t | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Northern Mariana Islands | 94 t | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Sierra Leone | 82 t | 2024 | up 272.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Gambia | 74 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Guinea | 71 t | 2024 | up 195.8% | rising |
| 186 | Guinea-Bissau | 67 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 187 | Azerbaijan | 59 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Tonga | 55 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 189 | Djibouti | 52 t | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Haiti | 49 t | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Burkina Faso | 48 t | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Norfolk Island | 47 t | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 193 | Armenia | 43 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Gibraltar | 40 t | 2024 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Vanuatu | 39 t | 2024 | up 3,800.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Bahamas | 37 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Mongolia | 37 t | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 198 | East Timor | 28 t | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Timor-Leste | 28 t | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Nepal | 25 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Somalia | 23 t | 2024 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 202 | Solomon Islands | 17 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 203 | Central African Republic | 15 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 204 | Niger | 10 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 205 | Colombia | 8 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 206 | Bangladesh | 5 t | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 207 | Ethiopia | 4 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Ghana | 1 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Angola | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Bhutan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Mali | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 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 43.42 million t
- Europe 21.52 million t
- Americas 14.51 million t
- Northern America 13.75 million t
- United States of America 12.05 million t
- Western Europe 8.38 million t
- Northern Europe 5.94 million t
- Asia 5.53 million t
- Southern Europe 4.09 million t
- Eastern Asia 3.26 million t
- Eastern Europe 3.12 million t
- Western Asia 1.54 million t
- Oceania 1.31 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 633,161 t
- South-Eastern Asia 598,893 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 554,280 t
- Africa 550,548 t
- Central America 504,884 t
- Northern Africa 266,541 t
- Southern Africa 224,281 t
- Southern Asia 116,653 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 112,422 t
- South America 110,936 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 76,236 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 44,505 t
- Eastern Africa 39,718 t
- Western Africa 19,280 t
- Central Asia 8,957 t
- Middle Africa 728 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