Recovered 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
216
Highest
2.46 million 1000 USD
United States
Lowest
0 1000 USD
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median
606.5 1000 USD
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
8,295
What the numbers show
Recovered paper — Export value is currently reported for 216 countries. The highest value is 2.46 million 1000 USD in United States; the lowest is 0 1000 USD in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 606.5 1000 USD, and the mean is 42,686 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 23,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 100.0%).
Recovered paper — Export value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2.46 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 767,756 1000 USD | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 767,756 1000 USD | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 443,463 1000 USD | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 351,383 1000 USD | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 341,792 1000 USD | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 302,961 1000 USD | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Italy | 302,534 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 277,353 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Poland | 247,946 1000 USD | 2024 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 224,283 1000 USD | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 191,933 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 159,330 1000 USD | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 14 | China | 153,713 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 144,825 1000 USD | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 16 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 130,158 1000 USD | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Czechia | 114,619 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 105,708 1000 USD | 1999 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Denmark | 84,686 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Ireland | 81,912 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 80,498 1000 USD | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 79,737 1000 USD | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Sweden | 75,769 1000 USD | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Singapore | 73,724 1000 USD | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Iraq | 73,103 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,672.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Greece | 64,806 1000 USD | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 62,139 1000 USD | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Switzerland | 59,791 1000 USD | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Austria | 59,703 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Norway | 50,516 1000 USD | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovakia | 50,460 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 44,026 1000 USD | 2024 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 43,756 1000 USD | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Hungary | 36,610 1000 USD | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 35,083 1000 USD | 2024 | up 223.3% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 33,974 1000 USD | 2024 | up 294.0% | volatile |
| 37 | New Zealand | 32,587 1000 USD | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Caribbean | 30,362 1000 USD | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | 29,114 1000 USD | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 26,868 1000 USD | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Slovenia | 25,665 1000 USD | 2024 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 24,623 1000 USD | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Guatemala | 23,967 1000 USD | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Finland | 22,126 1000 USD | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Mexico | 21,522 1000 USD | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 46 | China, Taiwan Province of | 19,420 1000 USD | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Algeria | 19,140 1000 USD | 2024 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 16,330 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 49 | USSR | 15,607 1000 USD | 1991 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Philippines | 15,221 1000 USD | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Jordan | 15,009 1000 USD | 2024 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Serbia | 14,003 1000 USD | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 53 | Kuwait | 13,713 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Latvia | 12,763 1000 USD | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Libya | 12,122 1000 USD | 2024 | up 458.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Turkey | 11,959 1000 USD | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Türkiye | 11,959 1000 USD | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Lithuania | 11,881 1000 USD | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Estonia | 11,768 1000 USD | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Morocco | 10,813 1000 USD | 2024 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Chile | 10,712 1000 USD | 2024 | up 384.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10,202 1000 USD | 2024 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 63 | El Salvador | 9,874 1000 USD | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Honduras | 9,783 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Russia | 9,246 1000 USD | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 9,246 1000 USD | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Thailand | 8,990 1000 USD | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 8,641 1000 USD | 2024 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 6,746 1000 USD | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Bahrain | 6,731 1000 USD | 2024 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Israel | 6,221 1000 USD | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Cyprus | 6,073 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Uruguay | 5,512 1000 USD | 2024 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Brazil | 5,422 1000 USD | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Moldova | 4,989 1000 USD | 2024 | up 190.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 4,989 1000 USD | 2024 | up 190.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Czechoslovakia | 4,557 1000 USD | 1991 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Indonesia | 4,556 1000 USD | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Malta | 4,223 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 4,133 1000 USD | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Panama | 3,768 1000 USD | 2024 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 3,756 1000 USD | 2024 | up 244.6% | volatile |
| 83 | China, mainland | 3,471 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,064.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3,390 1000 USD | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Georgia | 3,265 1000 USD | 2024 | up 770.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Qatar | 2,530 1000 USD | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Iceland | 2,058 1000 USD | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Oman | 2,052 1000 USD | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Vietnam | 1,528 1000 USD | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Viet Nam | 1,528 1000 USD | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Montenegro | 1,524 1000 USD | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Jamaica | 1,443 1000 USD | 2024 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Kenya | 1,209 1000 USD | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Namibia | 1,193 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Ukraine | 1,062 1000 USD | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Botswana | 1,000 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 982 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Myanmar | 953 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,116.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Peru | 924 1000 USD | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Mauritius | 843 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Andorra | 809 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 794 1000 USD | 2024 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Laos | 782 1000 USD | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 782 1000 USD | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Syria | 772 1000 USD | 2024 | up 819.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Syrian Arab Republic | 772 1000 USD | 2024 | up 819.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Ecuador | 672 1000 USD | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 108 | China, Macao SAR | 664 1000 USD | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Tunisia | 549 1000 USD | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 529 1000 USD | 2010 | up 272.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Mozambique | 487 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,032.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Cambodia | 482 1000 USD | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 113 | United Republic of Tanzania | 480 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Sudan | 426 1000 USD | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Madagascar | 425 1000 USD | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 116 | Brunei | 424 1000 USD | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 424 1000 USD | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Yemen | 390 1000 USD | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Eswatini | 358 1000 USD | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 120 | Paraguay | 335 1000 USD | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Pakistan | 332 1000 USD | 2024 | up 245.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Malaysia | 313 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3,812.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Rwanda | 305 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,594.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Cote d'Ivoire | 285 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Côte d'Ivoire | 285 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Burundi | 232 1000 USD | 2024 | up 23,100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Polynesia | 226 1000 USD | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Zimbabwe | 221 1000 USD | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Uganda | 203 1000 USD | 2024 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Curacao | 195 1000 USD | 2024 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 130 | Curaçao | 195 1000 USD | 2024 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 132 | Aruba | 188 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Lucia | 186 1000 USD | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Nigeria | 183 1000 USD | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Uzbekistan | 183 1000 USD | 2024 | up 815.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Lesotho | 182 1000 USD | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Zambia | 182 1000 USD | 2024 | up 970.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Melanesia | 182 1000 USD | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Cuba | 176 1000 USD | 2024 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 140 | French Polynesia | 167 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Sudan (former) | 145 1000 USD | 2011 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Albania | 134 1000 USD | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 143 | New Caledonia | 126 1000 USD | 2024 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Cameroon | 122 1000 USD | 2024 | up 212.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Senegal | 120 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 110 1000 USD | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | 105 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Turkmenistan | 102 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 100 1000 USD | 2024 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Argentina | 86 1000 USD | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Djibouti | 74 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,750.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Guadeloupe | 72 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 153 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 66 1000 USD | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Afghanistan | 62 1000 USD | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 155 | India | 57 1000 USD | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Suriname | 55 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,275.0% | volatile |
| 157 | American Samoa | 53 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Guyana | 45 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | 43 1000 USD | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 40 1000 USD | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Togo | 39 1000 USD | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Cabo Verde | 36 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Eritrea | 34 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Belarus | 33 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Seychelles | 33 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Dominica | 32 1000 USD | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Martinique | 32 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 168 | Antigua and Barbuda | 30 1000 USD | 2024 | up 172.7% | rising |
| 169 | Egypt | 28 1000 USD | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Mauritania | 28 1000 USD | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Gabon | 20 1000 USD | 2024 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 19 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 173 | Cayman Islands | 18 1000 USD | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 174 | Maldives | 17 1000 USD | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 175 | Belize | 16 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 175 | Liberia | 16 1000 USD | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 16 1000 USD | 2024 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 175 | Norfolk Island | 16 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 179 | Armenia | 15 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Ghana | 15 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Barbados | 14 1000 USD | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Azerbaijan | 12 1000 USD | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Benin | 12 1000 USD | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 12 1000 USD | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 12 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Gambia | 11 1000 USD | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Haiti | 10 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Guinea | 9 1000 USD | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Fiji | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Bahamas | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Tonga | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 190 | Micronesia | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Vanuatu | 5 1000 USD | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 194 | East Timor | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Timor-Leste | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Central African Republic | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 196 | Colombia | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Mongolia | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Malawi | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Nepal | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 202 | Burkina Faso | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Bangladesh | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 202 | Gibraltar | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 202 | Solomon Islands | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 202 | Somalia | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 94.1% | falling |
| 207 | Angola | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Bhutan | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Congo | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 207 | Ethiopia | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Mali | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Niger | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Tajikistan | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Samoa | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 1000 USD | 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 7.92 million 1000 USD
- Europe 3.78 million 1000 USD
- Americas 2.88 million 1000 USD
- Northern America 2.73 million 1000 USD
- United States of America 2.46 million 1000 USD
- Western Europe 1.45 million 1000 USD
- Northern Europe 1.12 million 1000 USD
- Asia 978,569 1000 USD
- Southern Europe 666,725 1000 USD
- Eastern Asia 576,106 1000 USD
- Eastern Europe 544,074 1000 USD
- Western Asia 269,142 1000 USD
- Oceania 192,347 1000 USD
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 112,659 1000 USD
- South-Eastern Asia 106,977 1000 USD
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 105,568 1000 USD
- Central America 89,705 1000 USD
- Africa 85,447 1000 USD
- Northern Africa 43,078 1000 USD
- Southern Africa 36,707 1000 USD
- Southern Asia 25,160 1000 USD
- South America 23,888 1000 USD
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 16,929 1000 USD
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 10,668 1000 USD
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5,990 1000 USD
- Eastern Africa 4,731 1000 USD
- Central Asia 1,184 1000 USD
- Western Africa 786 1000 USD
- Middle Africa 145 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