Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — 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
142
Highest
149.52 million m3
United States
Lowest
0 m3
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Median
195,875 m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
9,180
What the numbers show
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production is currently reported for 142 countries. The highest value is 149.52 million m3 in United States; the lowest is 0 m3 in Lao People's Democratic Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 195,875 m3, and the mean is 7.09 million m3.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 3,014.3%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 100.0%).
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 149.52 million m3 | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 2 | USSR | 114.00 million m3 | 1991 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 3 | Russia | 109.71 million m3 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 109.71 million m3 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 86.70 million m3 | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 6 | Australia and New Zealand | 37.45 million m3 | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 34.58 million m3 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 34.20 million m3 | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 31.88 million m3 | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 10 | New Zealand | 29.71 million m3 | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Finland | 24.64 million m3 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 12 | Chile | 16.47 million m3 | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Japan | 16.11 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 15.39 million m3 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 15 | China | 14.91 million m3 | 2024 | up 24.5% | flat |
| 16 | China, mainland | 14.89 million m3 | 2024 | up 24.7% | flat |
| 17 | Austria | 10.90 million m3 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 18 | France | 10.68 million m3 | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 8.82 million m3 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 20 | Australia | 7.74 million m3 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 7.28 million m3 | 2024 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 22 | Turkey | 7.19 million m3 | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 22 | Türkiye | 7.19 million m3 | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 24 | Belarus | 7.12 million m3 | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Norway | 6.91 million m3 | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 5.42 million m3 | 2024 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 27 | Czechoslovakia | 5.38 million m3 | 1992 | down 36.3% | rising |
| 28 | Argentina | 5.37 million m3 | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 5.28 million m3 | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.28 million m3 | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 31 | South Africa | 5.20 million m3 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 4.40 million m3 | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 4.07 million m3 | 2024 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 4.05 million m3 | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 3.71 million m3 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 2.92 million m3 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 2.52 million m3 | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Estonia | 2.46 million m3 | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 39 | Uruguay | 2.38 million m3 | 2024 | up 194.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 2.31 million m3 | 1999 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Yugoslav SFR | 2.30 million m3 | 1991 | down 36.3% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 2.23 million m3 | 2024 | up 139.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Belgium | 2.10 million m3 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 44 | Switzerland | 1.98 million m3 | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 45 | Slovenia | 1.90 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 46 | Guatemala | 1.65 million m3 | 2024 | up 793.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Pakistan | 1.46 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 48 | Portugal | 1.39 million m3 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 49 | Vietnam | 1.30 million m3 | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Viet Nam | 1.30 million m3 | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.27 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 965,077 m3 | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 53 | Uganda | 935,000 m3 | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Denmark | 928,400 m3 | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 55 | Afghanistan | 820,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Honduras | 800,000 m3 | 2024 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 57 | United Republic of Tanzania | 673,650 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 58 | Republic of Korea | 646,000 m3 | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Zambia | 625,000 m3 | 2024 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Croatia | 616,000 m3 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 61 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 600,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 581,594 m3 | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Montenegro | 428,563 m3 | 2024 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Kenya | 398,000 m3 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 65 | Myanmar | 360,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Caribbean | 355,073 m3 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 67 | Serbia and Montenegro | 272,000 m3 | 2005 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 68 | Eswatini | 260,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 69 | Indonesia | 255,870 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 242,000 m3 | 2024 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Melanesia | 201,750 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Cuba | 190,000 m3 | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Greece | 185,445 m3 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 74 | India | 182,000 m3 | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Hungary | 170,520 m3 | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 76 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 160,450 m3 | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Serbia | 159,000 m3 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 78 | Fiji | 152,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 79 | Burundi | 138,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 80 | Colombia | 111,000 m3 | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 100,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Haiti | 100,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Malawi | 100,000 m3 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Rwanda | 98,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Madagascar | 87,573 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 86 | Albania | 84,091 m3 | 2024 | up 1,468.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Tunisia | 83,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Morocco | 71,000 m3 | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Georgia | 67,000 m3 | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 66,702 m3 | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 44,490 m3 | 2024 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 43,600 m3 | 2024 | up 3,014.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Mongolia | 41,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 40,383 m3 | 2024 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 95 | Papua New Guinea | 40,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 95 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 40,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 33,000 m3 | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 98 | Algeria | 25,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Malaysia | 22,490 m3 | 2024 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 100 | China, Taiwan Province of | 17,337 m3 | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Bhutan | 17,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Peru | 16,593 m3 | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Ecuador | 15,316 m3 | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Bahamas | 15,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Lesotho | 14,000 m3 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 106 | Cambodia | 13,000 m3 | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Ethiopia PDR | 13,000 m3 | 1992 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Syria | 12,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Israel | 10,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Mozambique | 10,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 112 | New Caledonia | 9,750 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 113 | Reunion | 9,650 m3 | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Réunion | 9,650 m3 | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Belize | 8,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Lebanon | 7,150 m3 | 2024 | down 60.3% | rising |
| 117 | Panama | 7,000 m3 | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 6,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 118 | Polynesia | 6,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 120 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 120 | Cook Islands | 5,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Liechtenstein | 3,375 m3 | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Cyprus | 1,468 m3 | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Tonga | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Mauritius | 880 m3 | 2024 | up 780.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Jamaica | 583 m3 | 2024 | up 407.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Congo | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Guyana | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Iceland | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Kazakhstan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Laos | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Moldova | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Nepal | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Philippines | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | El Salvador | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Suriname | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Vanuatu | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Sudan (former) | 0 m3 | 2011 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 127 | Republic of Moldova | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 706.47 million m3
- Europe 312.42 million m3
- Americas 303.01 million m3
- Northern America 236.22 million m3
- European Union (27) 175.39 million m3
- Eastern Europe 154.01 million m3
- United States of America 149.52 million m3
- Northern Europe 84.26 million m3
- Western Europe 60.45 million m3
- South America 56.53 million m3
- Asia 44.07 million m3
- Oceania 37.65 million m3
- Eastern Asia 32.31 million m3
- Southern Europe 13.71 million m3
- Central America 9.91 million m3
- Africa 9.31 million m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 7.61 million m3
- Western Asia 7.29 million m3
- Southern Africa 5.47 million m3
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.68 million m3
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.98 million m3
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.75 million m3
- Eastern Africa 3.66 million m3
- Southern Asia 2.48 million m3
- South-Eastern Asia 1.95 million m3
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 571,703 m3
- Northern Africa 179,000 m3
- Central Asia 43,600 m3
- Middle Africa 0 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