Recovered post-consumer wood — 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 post-consumer wood — Export quantity is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 396,414 t in Norway; the lowest is 0 t in Kazakhstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 60,000 t, and the mean is 97,400 t.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 28,350.0%), and the largest decrease in Kazakhstan (down 100.0%).
Recovered post-consumer wood — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 396,414 t | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 288,056 t | 2024 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 3 | Switzerland | 243,000 t | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 225,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Belgium | 222,000 t | 2024 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 151,488 t | 2024 | up 616.1% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 128,014 t | 2024 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Czechia | 111,000 t | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 108,000 t | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 108,000 t | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Austria | 73,032 t | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 60,000 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 57,163 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Poland | 53,424 t | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,644 t | 2024 | up 377.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Ireland | 2,300 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Slovakia | 2,000 t | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 700 t | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 569 t | 2024 | up 28,350.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 401 t | 2024 | up 753.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 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 2.15 million t
- Europe 2.14 million t
- Western Europe 1.05 million t
- Northern Europe 718,603 t
- Southern Europe 195,828 t
- Eastern Europe 169,505 t
- Western Asia 10,158 t
- Asia 10,158 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 287 t
- Central Asia 0 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0 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