Sawnwood — 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...
Countries reporting
246
Highest
23.06 million m3
Canada
Lowest
0 m3
Palestine
Median
1,283 m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,433
What the numbers show
Sawnwood — Export quantity is currently reported for 246 countries. The highest value is 23.06 million m3 in Canada; the lowest is 0 m3 in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,283 m3, and the mean is 645,277 m3.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 123 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (up 1,991,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Sawnwood — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 23.06 million m3 | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 17.93 million m3 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 17.93 million m3 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Sweden | 13.62 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 9.36 million m3 | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Finland | 8.18 million m3 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 5.93 million m3 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 8 | United States | 5.69 million m3 | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 9 | USSR | 4.78 million m3 | 1991 | down 32.1% | flat |
| 10 | Thailand | 4.59 million m3 | 2024 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Latvia | 3.27 million m3 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 2.52 million m3 | 2024 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Chile | 2.41 million m3 | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Belarus | 2.32 million m3 | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Ukraine | 2.07 million m3 | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.01 million m3 | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Romania | 1.80 million m3 | 2024 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 1.80 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 19 | New Zealand | 1.67 million m3 | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 20 | France | 1.58 million m3 | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 21 | Gabon | 1.18 million m3 | 2024 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechoslovakia | 1.12 million m3 | 1992 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 1.08 million m3 | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.05 million m3 | 1999 | up 154.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Malaysia | 987,016 m3 | 2024 | down 49.5% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 985,000 m3 | 2024 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 981,716 m3 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 28 | Norway | 967,153 m3 | 2024 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Croatia | 962,326 m3 | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovakia | 895,650 m3 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 890,634 m3 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 32 | Cameroon | 806,895 m3 | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Yugoslav SFR | 792,500 m3 | 1991 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 784,091 m3 | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 638,835 m3 | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Ireland | 628,949 m3 | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Italy | 628,527 m3 | 2024 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 544,694 m3 | 2024 | up 228.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 533,805 m3 | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Uruguay | 521,485 m3 | 2024 | up 145.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Philippines | 501,915 m3 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Argentina | 450,035 m3 | 2024 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Denmark | 380,000 m3 | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 370,016 m3 | 2024 | up 505.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Australia | 345,314 m3 | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 301,558 m3 | 2024 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 301,558 m3 | 2024 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Myanmar | 299,168 m3 | 2024 | up 224.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Indonesia | 292,183 m3 | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Congo | 284,899 m3 | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Portugal | 278,269 m3 | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Vietnam | 271,312 m3 | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Viet Nam | 271,312 m3 | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Laos | 247,472 m3 | 2024 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 247,472 m3 | 2024 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Switzerland | 227,791 m3 | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Turkey | 221,253 m3 | 2024 | up 785.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Türkiye | 221,253 m3 | 2024 | up 785.3% | volatile |
| 59 | China | 215,671 m3 | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Eswatini | 203,667 m3 | 2024 | up 876.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Ghana | 203,416 m3 | 2024 | up 97.1% | flat |
| 62 | Serbia | 202,000 m3 | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 63 | China, mainland | 201,058 m3 | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Spain | 183,326 m3 | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 180,250 m3 | 2024 | up 269.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Hungary | 176,226 m3 | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 67 | Serbia and Montenegro | 171,000 m3 | 2005 | up 232.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Japan | 153,182 m3 | 2024 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Ecuador | 135,843 m3 | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 70 | United Republic of Tanzania | 123,220 m3 | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Montenegro | 121,022 m3 | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 72 | Cote d'Ivoire | 106,514 m3 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Côte d'Ivoire | 106,514 m3 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 74 | United Arab Emirates | 98,032 m3 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Benin | 87,488 m3 | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Melanesia | 75,063 m3 | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Honduras | 70,893 m3 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Saudi Arabia | 66,509 m3 | 2024 | up 11,883.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Peru | 52,585 m3 | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 52,424 m3 | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Guatemala | 46,599 m3 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 82 | Mozambique | 44,137 m3 | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 43,898 m3 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 84 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 39,832 m3 | 2024 | up 1,991,500.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Equatorial Guinea | 37,842 m3 | 2024 | up 4,537.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Papua New Guinea | 35,388 m3 | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 34,643 m3 | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Madagascar | 30,607 m3 | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Fiji | 29,703 m3 | 2024 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Singapore | 28,558 m3 | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Nigeria | 25,468 m3 | 2024 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Cambodia | 24,057 m3 | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Georgia | 21,788 m3 | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Angola | 20,917 m3 | 2024 | up 759.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Uganda | 20,722 m3 | 2024 | up 2,238.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Egypt | 18,623 m3 | 2024 | up 1,708.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Paraguay | 18,614 m3 | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Zambia | 18,315 m3 | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Panama | 15,999 m3 | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 15,654 m3 | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 101 | South Sudan | 14,394 m3 | 2024 | up 79,866.7% | volatile |
| 102 | China, Taiwan Province of | 12,912 m3 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Guyana | 12,302 m3 | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Suriname | 12,161 m3 | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 11,480 m3 | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 11,460 m3 | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Oman | 10,355 m3 | 2024 | up 172,483.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Solomon Islands | 9,942 m3 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Greece | 8,630 m3 | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Republic of Korea | 7,667 m3 | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 111 | India | 7,598 m3 | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 7,027 m3 | 2024 | up 383.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Mexico | 6,375 m3 | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Colombia | 5,990 m3 | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 115 | French Guiana | 5,620 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Liberia | 4,726 m3 | 2024 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Togo | 3,501 m3 | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 3,329 m3 | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Kuwait | 2,024 m3 | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Belize | 1,988 m3 | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Sierra Leone | 1,963 m3 | 2024 | up 248.1% | volatile |
| 122 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,701 m3 | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Nepal | 1,440 m3 | 2024 | up 982.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Lebanon | 1,126 m3 | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Namibia | 1,094 m3 | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Caribbean | 1,061 m3 | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 1,002 m3 | 2024 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Brunei | 994 m3 | 2024 | up 664.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Brunei Darussalam | 994 m3 | 2024 | up 664.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | 762 m3 | 2024 | up 456.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Senegal | 761 m3 | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 725 m3 | 2024 | up 425.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Turkmenistan | 696 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Pakistan | 651 m3 | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 587 m3 | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Lesotho | 528 m3 | 2024 | up 1,220.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritius | 515 m3 | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Polynesia | 501 m3 | 2024 | up 252.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Jordan | 474 m3 | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Dominican Republic | 418 m3 | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Armenia | 394 m3 | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Morocco | 370 m3 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Gambia | 368 m3 | 2024 | up 1,652.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Djibouti | 366 m3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Tajikistan | 366 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Samoa | 362 m3 | 2024 | up 1,031.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Reunion | 312 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Réunion | 312 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 307 m3 | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Israel | 297 m3 | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 296 m3 | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Andorra | 294 m3 | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Nauru | 267 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Micronesia | 267 m3 | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Nauru | 267 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Comoros | 246 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Mongolia | 230 m3 | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Afghanistan | 224 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Sudan | 185 m3 | 2024 | up 988.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Kenya | 183 m3 | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea | 174 m3 | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 162 | El Salvador | 141 m3 | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 163 | American Samoa | 139 m3 | 2024 | up 1,058.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Algeria | 135 m3 | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Jamaica | 134 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Qatar | 86 m3 | 2024 | up 1,128.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Dominica | 79 m3 | 2024 | up 1,875.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Botswana | 77 m3 | 2024 | up 1,440.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Guadeloupe | 72 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | Bangladesh | 69 m3 | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | 41 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Cyprus | 40 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Barbados | 35 m3 | 2024 | up 288.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Moldova | 33 m3 | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Republic of Moldova | 33 m3 | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 176 | New Caledonia | 30 m3 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Tunisia | 28 m3 | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Niger | 27 m3 | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25 m3 | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 18 m3 | 2010 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Sudan (former) | 17 m3 | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Bahamas | 15 m3 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Bhutan | 15 m3 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | 12 m3 | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Iraq | 8 m3 | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Bahrain | 6 m3 | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Seychelles | 6 m3 | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Yemen | 3 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Ethiopia | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Faroe Islands | 2 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Malawi | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Aruba | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Albania | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Burundi | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Burkina Faso | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Bermuda | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Cuba | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Curacao | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Eritrea | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Gibraltar | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Grenada | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Greenland | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Guam | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Haiti | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Iceland | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Libya | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Maldives | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Mali | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Malta | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Mauritania | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Palau | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Palestine | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | French Polynesia | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Rwanda | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Somalia | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Syria | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Chad | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | East Timor | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Tonga | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | British Virgin Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Martinique | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Anguilla | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Cook Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Tokelau | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Norfolk Island | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Timor-Leste | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Cabo Verde | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Pitcairn | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | French Southern Territories | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Curaçao | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | China, Macao SAR | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Palestine | 0 m3 | 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 129.44 million m3
- Europe 79.82 million m3
- Americas 35.27 million m3
- Northern Europe 29.20 million m3
- Northern America 28.75 million m3
- Eastern Europe 27.94 million m3
- Western Europe 18.76 million m3
- Asia 8.06 million m3
- South-Eastern Asia 7.24 million m3
- South America 6.36 million m3
- United States of America 5.69 million m3
- Africa 4.21 million m3
- Southern Europe 3.91 million m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.04 million m3
- Middle Africa 2.73 million m3
- Oceania 2.09 million m3
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.86 million m3
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.36 million m3
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 773,926 m3
- Southern Africa 750,060 m3
- Western Africa 435,168 m3
- Western Asia 422,982 m3
- Eastern Asia 376,750 m3
- Eastern Africa 268,680 m3
- Central America 154,267 m3
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 133,455 m3
- Northern Africa 19,341 m3
- Southern Asia 17,331 m3
- Central Asia 5,157 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