Recovered paper — 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
155
Highest
73.29 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Turkmenistan
Median
80,000 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
7,582
What the numbers show
Recovered paper — Production is currently reported for 155 countries. The highest value is 73.29 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Turkmenistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 80,000 t, and the mean is 1.81 million t.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 9,974.1%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 89.1%).
Recovered paper — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 73.29 million t | 2024 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 69.72 million t | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Japan | 16.66 million t | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 12.40 million t | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 8.11 million t | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 6 | India | 8.00 million t | 2024 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 6.83 million t | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 6.40 million t | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.25 million t | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 4.87 million t | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 4.46 million t | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Brazil | 4.30 million t | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Thailand | 4.14 million t | 2024 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Poland | 3.45 million t | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 3.45 million t | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 16 | Indonesia | 3.23 million t | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Canada | 3.05 million t | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 18 | USSR | 3.03 million t | 1991 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 19 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.98 million t | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 20 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2.88 million t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 21 | Türkiye | 2.69 million t | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia | 2.63 million t | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.73 million t | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.50 million t | 1999 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Belgium | 1.46 million t | 2024 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 26 | Malaysia | 1.20 million t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 27 | Switzerland | 1.13 million t | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Austria | 1.02 million t | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 1.01 million t | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 1.00 million t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Portugal | 969,945 t | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Sweden | 926,000 t | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Argentina | 924,000 t | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 34 | Philippines | 912,377 t | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Greece | 821,277 t | 2024 | up 198.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Romania | 731,000 t | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Ukraine | 725,000 t | 2024 | up 393.2% | volatile |
| 38 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 670,000 t | 2024 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 646,000 t | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Norway | 533,000 t | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Czechoslovakia | 518,000 t | 1991 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 42 | Denmark | 509,000 t | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 500,000 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Hungary | 500,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Finland | 460,000 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Iraq | 460,000 t | 2024 | up 1,669.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Ireland | 414,600 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Singapore | 402,000 t | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Egypt | 380,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | New Zealand | 341,000 t | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovakia | 320,000 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 52 | Israel | 305,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 53 | Belarus | 294,200 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Myanmar | 237,970 t | 2024 | up 526.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Yugoslav SFR | 236,000 t | 1991 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 56 | Slovenia | 231,000 t | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 216,000 t | 2024 | up 1,340.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 201,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 200,000 t | 2024 | up 300.0% | falling |
| 60 | Caribbean | 186,187 t | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Ecuador | 182,857 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Kuwait | 170,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 170,000 t | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Lithuania | 163,700 t | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Pakistan | 163,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Serbia | 163,000 t | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 67 | Chile | 144,000 t | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Morocco | 140,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 130,000 t | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Viet Nam | 120,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 115,000 t | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 110,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Jordan | 100,000 t | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Algeria | 95,000 t | 2024 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Estonia | 95,000 t | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Oman | 86,000 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 77 | Bahrain | 80,000 t | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 77 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 80,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Latvia | 75,000 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 80 | Peru | 72,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 70,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 65,000 t | 2024 | down 35.0% | flat |
| 83 | Honduras | 60,000 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 84 | Cyprus | 53,130 t | 2024 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Libya | 40,000 t | 2024 | up 226.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Tunisia | 40,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Serbia and Montenegro | 40,000 t | 2005 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 88 | Kenya | 38,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Nepal | 38,000 t | 2024 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 37,700 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 35,000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 92 | Malta | 32,846 t | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Uruguay | 31,000 t | 2024 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 30,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Republic of Moldova | 30,000 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | China, Macao SAR | 30,000 t | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 97 | Cuba | 28,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 98 | Lebanon | 26,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Panama | 26,000 t | 2024 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 100 | Iceland | 25,000 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 100 | Mali | 25,000 t | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 102 | North Macedonia | 22,842 t | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 22,566 t | 2024 | up 9,974.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Cambodia | 20,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 104 | Namibia | 20,000 t | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 104 | Nigeria | 20,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 107 | Qatar | 15,000 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 108 | Croatia | 14,340 t | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Mozambique | 13,000 t | 2024 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 109 | Brunei Darussalam | 13,000 t | 2024 | up 85.7% | flat |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12,500 t | 2024 | down 70.9% | rising |
| 112 | Jamaica | 12,000 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 113 | Georgia | 11,000 t | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Montenegro | 11,000 t | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Botswana | 10,000 t | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 116 | Mauritius | 9,500 t | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 118 | Sudan | 6,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Eswatini | 6,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Sudan (former) | 6,000 t | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 118 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | El Salvador | 5,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 123 | Melanesia | 4,906 t | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 124 | Albania | 3,655 t | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Fiji | 3,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Ghana | 3,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Lesotho | 3,000 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 128 | Ethiopia | 2,500 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | French Polynesia | 2,500 t | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 128 | Polynesia | 2,500 t | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 131 | Guadeloupe | 2,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Martinique | 2,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 131 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,000 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 131 | Ethiopia PDR | 2,000 t | 1992 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | New Caledonia | 1,618 t | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 136 | Curaçao | 1,600 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Yemen | 1,200 t | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Benin | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Barbados | 1,000 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Haiti | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Saint Lucia | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Malawi | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Madagascar | 870 t | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Suriname | 700 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Togo | 700 t | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 146 | Bahamas | 587 t | 2024 | up 475.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Belize | 300 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 288 t | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 149 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 149 | Liechtenstein | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 149 | Senegal | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 149 | Seychelles | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 149 | Turkmenistan | 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 241.28 million t
- Asia 122.57 million t
- Eastern Asia 98.06 million t
- Europe 57.94 million t
- Americas 55.68 million t
- European Union (27) 45.33 million t
- Northern America 43.74 million t
- United States of America 40.69 million t
- Western Europe 24.21 million t
- Southern Europe 13.57 million t
- Eastern Europe 10.71 million t
- South-eastern Asia 10.49 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