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...

Countries reporting
216
Highest
12.05 million t
United States
Lowest
0 t
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median
5,034 t
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
8,283

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Recovered paper — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 8,283 data points, 1970–2024
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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