Roundwood — 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
217
Highest
356.40 million m3
USSR
Lowest
0 m3
Malta
Median
3.95 million m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,131
What the numbers show
Roundwood — Production is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 356.40 million m3 in USSR; the lowest is 0 m3 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.95 million m3, and the mean is 20.27 million m3.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (up 127.9%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 73.0%).
Roundwood — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 356.40 million m3 | 1991 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | India | 346.67 million m3 | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 3 | China | 338.12 million m3 | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 4 | China, mainland | 336.58 million m3 | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 5 | Brazil | 331.89 million m3 | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 205.50 million m3 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 123.78 million m3 | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 123.28 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 116.09 million m3 | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 96.94 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia PDR | 79.08 million m3 | 1992 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 12 | Nigeria | 78.40 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 70.83 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 70.50 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 65.34 million m3 | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 64.45 million m3 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 17 | Australia and New Zealand | 59.95 million m3 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 18 | Ghana | 58.20 million m3 | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Chile | 58.18 million m3 | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Uganda | 51.79 million m3 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 21 | France | 47.80 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 47.64 million m3 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 23 | Myanmar | 42.65 million m3 | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 42.54 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 25 | Japan | 34.56 million m3 | 2024 | up 49.6% | falling |
| 26 | Thailand | 32.72 million m3 | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 27 | Pakistan | 32.66 million m3 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 28 | New Zealand | 32.64 million m3 | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 29 | United Republic of Tanzania | 29.44 million m3 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 30 | Australia | 27.31 million m3 | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 31 | Türkiye | 26.77 million m3 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 26.36 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 26.11 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 34 | Guatemala | 26.06 million m3 | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 35 | Zambia | 25.73 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Belarus | 23.25 million m3 | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Uruguay | 22.71 million m3 | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Austria | 20.03 million m3 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 39 | Sudan (former) | 19.79 million m3 | 2011 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 18.83 million m3 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 41 | Mozambique | 18.71 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Somalia | 18.37 million m3 | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Egypt | 18.30 million m3 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 44 | Argentina | 18.18 million m3 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 17.81 million m3 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 46 | Malaysia | 17.04 million m3 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 47 | Sudan | 16.74 million m3 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 48 | Madagascar | 16.44 million m3 | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 16.41 million m3 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 50 | Romania | 16.11 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 51 | Latvia | 16.05 million m3 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 52 | Ukraine | 14.89 million m3 | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 14.84 million m3 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 54 | Philippines | 14.74 million m3 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 55 | Portugal | 14.58 million m3 | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 56 | Czechoslovakia | 14.56 million m3 | 1992 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 57 | Cameroon | 14.46 million m3 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 58 | Norway | 14.45 million m3 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 59 | Melanesia | 14.05 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 60 | Niger | 13.77 million m3 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Guinea | 13.26 million m3 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 62 | Nepal | 12.51 million m3 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 63 | Paraguay | 12.23 million m3 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 64 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11.76 million m3 | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 65 | Liberia | 11.57 million m3 | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Yugoslav SFR | 11.41 million m3 | 1991 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 10.40 million m3 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 68 | Estonia | 9.95 million m3 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 69 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.79 million m3 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 70 | Papua New Guinea | 9.61 million m3 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 71 | Chad | 9.44 million m3 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 72 | Algeria | 9.14 million m3 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 73 | Honduras | 8.82 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 74 | Slovakia | 8.54 million m3 | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 75 | Peru | 8.42 million m3 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 76 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 7.94 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 77 | Malawi | 7.77 million m3 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 78 | Lithuania | 7.66 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 79 | Serbia | 7.46 million m3 | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 80 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.43 million m3 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 81 | Colombia | 7.31 million m3 | 2024 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 82 | Benin | 7.21 million m3 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 83 | Ecuador | 7.08 million m3 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 84 | Cambodia | 6.98 million m3 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 85 | Morocco | 6.96 million m3 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 86 | Mali | 6.67 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 87 | Angola | 6.66 million m3 | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 88 | Burundi | 6.62 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Sierra Leone | 6.58 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 90 | Senegal | 6.51 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 6.27 million m3 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 92 | Caribbean | 6.26 million m3 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 93 | Rwanda | 6.21 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5.82 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 95 | Bhutan | 5.60 million m3 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 96 | Hungary | 5.52 million m3 | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 97 | Croatia | 5.46 million m3 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 98 | Belgium | 5.21 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 99 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 5.06 million m3 | 1999 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 4.85 million m3 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 101 | South Sudan | 4.75 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 102 | Slovenia | 4.73 million m3 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 4.70 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 104 | Togo | 4.69 million m3 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 105 | Switzerland | 4.57 million m3 | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 4.41 million m3 | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 4.30 million m3 | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 108 | Gabon | 3.99 million m3 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 109 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.95 million m3 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 110 | Ireland | 3.89 million m3 | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 3.87 million m3 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 112 | Denmark | 3.84 million m3 | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 113 | Republic of Korea | 3.72 million m3 | 2024 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 114 | Tajikistan | 3.67 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.60 million m3 | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 116 | Congo | 3.58 million m3 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | 3.34 million m3 | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.24 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 119 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3.17 million m3 | 2005 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 120 | Tunisia | 3.03 million m3 | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 121 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.85 million m3 | 2024 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritania | 2.46 million m3 | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 123 | Haiti | 2.42 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 124 | Eswatini | 2.30 million m3 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 125 | Lesotho | 2.17 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 126 | Cuba | 1.75 million m3 | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 127 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.75 million m3 | 2024 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 128 | Namibia | 1.69 million m3 | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 129 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.47 million m3 | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 130 | Panama | 1.33 million m3 | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 131 | Libya | 1.22 million m3 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 132 | Guyana | 1.18 million m3 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 133 | Greece | 1.14 million m3 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 1.13 million m3 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 135 | Eritrea | 1.02 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 136 | Fiji | 991,132 m3 | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Montenegro | 948,000 m3 | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 138 | Mongolia | 898,992 m3 | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Albania | 888,552 m3 | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Gambia | 836,526 m3 | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 141 | Botswana | 804,906 m3 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 142 | Armenia | 725,389 m3 | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Yemen | 693,310 m3 | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Jamaica | 629,855 m3 | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 602,000 m3 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 146 | Suriname | 523,800 m3 | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Republic of Moldova | 496,000 m3 | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Kazakhstan | 460,700 m3 | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 149 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 446,000 m3 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Djibouti | 430,823 m3 | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | 425,300 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 152 | Jordan | 425,143 m3 | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Comoros | 389,554 m3 | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Georgia | 376,000 m3 | 2024 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 155 | Saudi Arabia | 342,939 m3 | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 279,222 m3 | 2024 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 157 | French Guiana | 249,637 m3 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 158 | Cabo Verde | 236,166 m3 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 159 | Trinidad and Tobago | 195,611 m3 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 160 | Iraq | 177,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 161 | Belize | 167,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 144,701 m3 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 93,572 m3 | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Polynesia | 90,931 m3 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 165 | Kyrgyzstan | 88,120 m3 | 2024 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 166 | Syrian Arab Republic | 79,455 m3 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 167 | Samoa | 75,700 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 168 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 73,408 m3 | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 169 | Brunei Darussalam | 72,491 m3 | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 170 | Timor-Leste | 64,378 m3 | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 171 | Lebanon | 57,163 m3 | 2024 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 172 | Oman | 56,757 m3 | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Bahamas | 51,132 m3 | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 174 | New Caledonia | 28,106 m3 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 175 | Israel | 27,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 176 | Mayotte | 26,650 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 177 | Singapore | 26,110 m3 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Martinique | 23,229 m3 | 2024 | up 103.4% | falling |
| 179 | Kuwait | 21,779 m3 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 180 | Uzbekistan | 17,465 m3 | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 181 | Maldives | 16,918 m3 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 182 | Guadeloupe | 15,000 m3 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 183 | Seychelles | 12,840 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Barbados | 10,541 m3 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 185 | Turkmenistan | 10,000 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Saint Lucia | 8,716 m3 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 187 | Bahrain | 7,707 m3 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 188 | Dominica | 7,207 m3 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 189 | China, Macao SAR | 7,196 m3 | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6,901 m3 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 191 | Cyprus | 6,500 m3 | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Micronesia | 6,457 m3 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 193 | French Polynesia | 5,769 m3 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 194 | Liechtenstein | 5,609 m3 | 2024 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 195 | Mauritius | 5,459 m3 | 2024 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 196 | United Arab Emirates | 5,379 m3 | 2024 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Qatar | 5,093 m3 | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Cook Islands | 5,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Iceland | 4,300 m3 | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Tonga | 4,010 m3 | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 201 | Kiribati | 3,640 m3 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 202 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 3,317 m3 | 2010 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 203 | Aruba | 2,893 m3 | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 204 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2,817 m3 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 205 | British Virgin Islands | 1,824 m3 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 206 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 1,717 m3 | 1990 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 207 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,308 m3 | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 208 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 922 m3 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 209 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 600 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 210 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 400 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | Niue | 52 m3 | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 212 | Norfolk Island | 41 m3 | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 213 | Christmas Island | 16 m3 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 214 | Andorra | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 214 | Faroe Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 214 | Gibraltar | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 214 | Malta | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.90 billion m3
- Asia 1.16 billion m3
- Americas 1.08 billion m3
- Africa 820.65 million m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 796.38 million m3
- Europe 764.29 million m3
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 645.15 million m3
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 598.62 million m3
- Northern America 499.21 million m3
- European Union (27) 477.85 million m3
- South America 477.72 million m3
- Southern Asia 432.72 million m3
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