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
204
Highest
3.79 million t
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
0 t
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
4,290 t
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
7,865
What the numbers show
Recovered paper — Export quantity is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 3.79 million t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 0 t in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 4,290 t, and the mean is 173,900 t.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 93 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 Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.79 million t | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 2.42 million t | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.19 million t | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 2.00 million t | 2024 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Italy | 1.90 million t | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.88 million t | 1999 | up 247.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 1.74 million t | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 1.71 million t | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 1.37 million t | 2024 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.30 million t | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 1.27 million t | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 12 | Australia | 1.03 million t | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 810,447 t | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 14 | China | 795,018 t | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Czechia | 731,000 t | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 16 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 666,692 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 498,925 t | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 466,063 t | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Ireland | 444,478 t | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Sweden | 440,731 t | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Iraq | 429,294 t | 2024 | up 1,533.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Greece | 413,602 t | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Singapore | 402,032 t | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 399,294 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 393,448 t | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Switzerland | 386,340 t | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 379,631 t | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Austria | 312,302 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovakia | 294,840 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 30 | New Zealand | 272,847 t | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 245,628 t | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 223,397 t | 2024 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Romania | 217,310 t | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 190,741 t | 2024 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Croatia | 178,460 t | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 154,434 t | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 154,019 t | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Caribbean | 139,076 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Finland | 125,801 t | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Guatemala | 123,625 t | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 115,127 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Jordan | 114,504 t | 2024 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Algeria | 112,842 t | 2024 | up 117.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 112,630 t | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 45 | China, Taiwan Province of | 104,319 t | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 46 | USSR | 100,000 t | 1991 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Philippines | 97,534 t | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Lithuania | 83,562 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Kuwait | 76,668 t | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Latvia | 76,659 t | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Estonia | 76,413 t | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Serbia | 76,000 t | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 75,410 t | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Libya | 74,686 t | 2024 | up 508.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Morocco | 73,000 t | 2024 | up 164.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 65,531 t | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 57 | Bahrain | 63,109 t | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Chile | 59,000 t | 2024 | up 564.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Russian Federation | 56,022 t | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55,416 t | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Cyprus | 53,825 t | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Türkiye | 52,125 t | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Czechoslovakia | 50,700 t | 1991 | down 78.9% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 47,953 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Honduras | 47,231 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 40,666 t | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Israel | 39,034 t | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Thailand | 38,428 t | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Serbia and Montenegro | 36,204 t | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Indonesia | 33,499 t | 2024 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Malta | 32,846 t | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Panama | 30,716 t | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Republic of Moldova | 29,459 t | 2024 | up 193.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 28,293 t | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Iceland | 28,098 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Lebanon | 22,754 t | 2024 | up 256.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Brazil | 22,744 t | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Georgia | 21,708 t | 2024 | up 623.6% | volatile |
| 79 | China, Macao SAR | 16,921 t | 2024 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16,594 t | 2024 | up 340.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Uruguay | 15,000 t | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 82 | Qatar | 11,348 t | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Montenegro | 10,856 t | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10,316 t | 2024 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Oman | 9,560 t | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Viet Nam | 9,181 t | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Namibia | 8,616 t | 2024 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 88 | Mozambique | 7,683 t | 2024 | up 388.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Kenya | 7,485 t | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Andorra | 7,349 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | China, mainland | 7,086 t | 2024 | up 855.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 6,561 t | 2024 | up 287.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6,315 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Peru | 6,211 t | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Jamaica | 6,133 t | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Botswana | 5,473 t | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 97 | Rwanda | 5,262 t | 2024 | up 1,900.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritius | 5,157 t | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,034 t | 2024 | up 1,980.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Polynesia | 4,895 t | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Brunei Darussalam | 4,723 t | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 102 | French Polynesia | 4,326 t | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 4,254 t | 2024 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 104 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3,757 t | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Ecuador | 3,172 t | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Ukraine | 3,100 t | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Tunisia | 3,034 t | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Sudan | 2,858 t | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Paraguay | 2,852 t | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Cambodia | 2,847 t | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Sudan (former) | 2,763 t | 2011 | up 447.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Myanmar | 2,712 t | 2024 | up 519.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Pakistan | 2,494 t | 2024 | up 574.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Madagascar | 2,333 t | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 115 | Yemen | 2,287 t | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 2,287 t | 2010 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Eswatini | 2,261 t | 2024 | down 56.2% | rising |
| 118 | Lesotho | 2,206 t | 2024 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Burundi | 1,622 t | 2024 | up 7,272.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Cuba | 1,606 t | 2024 | up 289.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Malaysia | 1,594 t | 2024 | up 5,396.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Zambia | 1,447 t | 2024 | up 371.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Aruba | 1,233 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Curaçao | 1,185 t | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 125 | Albania | 1,090 t | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Melanesia | 1,033 t | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | 936 t | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 899 t | 2024 | up 799.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 793 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 704 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 667 t | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Nigeria | 645 t | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 133 | New Caledonia | 623 t | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Guyana | 600 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Martinique | 600 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 136 | Cameroon | 574 t | 2024 | up 102.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Senegal | 529 t | 2024 | up 356.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Togo | 465 t | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 463 t | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Guadeloupe | 450 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 141 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 427 t | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Suriname | 414 t | 2024 | up 1,492.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 361 t | 2024 | up 225.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Antigua and Barbuda | 318 t | 2024 | up 297.5% | rising |
| 145 | Maldives | 300 t | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 288 t | 2024 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 147 | Argentina | 271 t | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 242 t | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Benin | 209 t | 2024 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 201 t | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Barbados | 199 t | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Cabo Verde | 197 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Seychelles | 191 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Mauritania | 182 t | 2024 | up 1,720.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Uganda | 178 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Belize | 176 t | 2024 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Dominica | 175 t | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Eritrea | 171 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 169 t | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Gabon | 139 t | 2024 | up 348.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Egypt | 121 t | 2024 | up 348.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Belarus | 120 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Cayman Islands | 114 t | 2024 | up 356.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Micronesia | 114 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Fiji | 112 t | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Liberia | 106 t | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 167 | India | 105 t | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Malawi | 99 t | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Northern Mariana Islands | 94 t | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 82 t | 2024 | up 272.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Gambia | 74 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Guinea | 71 t | 2024 | up 195.8% | rising |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 67 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 174 | Azerbaijan | 59 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Tonga | 55 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 176 | Djibouti | 52 t | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Haiti | 49 t | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Burkina Faso | 48 t | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Norfolk Island | 47 t | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 180 | Armenia | 43 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Gibraltar | 40 t | 2024 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 39 t | 2024 | up 3,800.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Bahamas | 37 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Mongolia | 37 t | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Timor-Leste | 28 t | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Nepal | 25 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Somalia | 23 t | 2024 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 188 | Solomon Islands | 17 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 189 | Niger | 10 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Colombia | 8 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Bangladesh | 5 t | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Ethiopia | 4 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Ghana | 1 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Angola | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Bhutan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Mali | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Palau | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 194 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | French Southern Territories | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 194 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
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
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