Sawnwood — 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
196
Highest
79.30 million m3
USSR
Lowest
0 m3
Seychelles
Median
150,169 m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,905
What the numbers show
Sawnwood — Production is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 79.30 million m3 in USSR; the lowest is 0 m3 in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 150,169 m3, and the mean is 3.36 million m3.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 4,450.0%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 100.0%).
Sawnwood — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 79.30 million m3 | 1991 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 2 | United States | 75.54 million m3 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | China | 60.76 million m3 | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 60.72 million m3 | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 37.20 million m3 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 37.20 million m3 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 35.34 million m3 | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 8 | India | 23.98 million m3 | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 23.23 million m3 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 17.90 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 10.98 million m3 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 9.74 million m3 | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 9.71 million m3 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 14 | Turkey | 9.43 million m3 | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 9.43 million m3 | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 7.96 million m3 | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia and New Zealand | 7.91 million m3 | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 18 | France | 7.69 million m3 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 19 | Chile | 7.04 million m3 | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Mexico | 6.82 million m3 | 2024 | up 176.1% | rising |
| 21 | Vietnam | 5.75 million m3 | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 5.75 million m3 | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Thailand | 5.60 million m3 | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 4.73 million m3 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 25 | Belarus | 4.59 million m3 | 2024 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 4.20 million m3 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 27 | New Zealand | 4.15 million m3 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 3.90 million m3 | 2024 | down 27.8% | flat |
| 29 | Australia | 3.76 million m3 | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 30 | Argentina | 3.74 million m3 | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Yugoslav SFR | 3.20 million m3 | 1991 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 3.20 million m3 | 2024 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 3.19 million m3 | 2024 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.19 million m3 | 2024 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 2.96 million m3 | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 36 | Norway | 2.68 million m3 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 37 | Czechoslovakia | 2.65 million m3 | 1992 | down 48.0% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 2.61 million m3 | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 39 | Indonesia | 2.20 million m3 | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 40 | South Africa | 2.10 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 41 | Nigeria | 2.00 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 1.90 million m3 | 2024 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 43 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.78 million m3 | 2024 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Republic of Korea | 1.71 million m3 | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 45 | Malaysia | 1.70 million m3 | 2024 | down 62.0% | flat |
| 46 | Myanmar | 1.67 million m3 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 1.63 million m3 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 48 | Estonia | 1.49 million m3 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 49 | Slovakia | 1.46 million m3 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 50 | Pakistan | 1.38 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 51 | Cameroon | 1.37 million m3 | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Belgium | 1.34 million m3 | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 53 | Gabon | 1.21 million m3 | 2024 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Switzerland | 1.20 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 55 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.19 million m3 | 1999 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 56 | Slovenia | 1.15 million m3 | 2024 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 57 | Croatia | 1.13 million m3 | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 58 | Ireland | 1.01 million m3 | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Portugal | 967,509 m3 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 60 | Uruguay | 898,220 m3 | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 771,300 m3 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 62 | Guatemala | 649,242 m3 | 2024 | up 164.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Nepal | 629,827 m3 | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 64 | Mozambique | 562,000 m3 | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 560,000 m3 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 552,881 m3 | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Melanesia | 541,294 m3 | 2024 | up 111.2% | rising |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 502,000 m3 | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Serbia and Montenegro | 497,000 m3 | 2005 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 70 | Philippines | 489,000 m3 | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Congo | 483,000 m3 | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Cote d'Ivoire | 455,940 m3 | 2024 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 72 | Côte d'Ivoire | 455,940 m3 | 2024 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 74 | Uganda | 440,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Serbia | 420,000 m3 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 76 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 407,000 m3 | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Laos | 405,000 m3 | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 405,000 m3 | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 401,000 m3 | 2024 | up 167.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Hungary | 379,061 m3 | 2024 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 339,994 m3 | 2024 | up 314.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Eswatini | 330,000 m3 | 2024 | up 170.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Ecuador | 283,730 m3 | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 279,325 m3 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 85 | Kenya | 279,000 m3 | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 86 | Denmark | 276,000 m3 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 269,118 m3 | 2024 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 88 | Caribbean | 264,345 m3 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 89 | Zambia | 245,000 m3 | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 90 | United Republic of Tanzania | 240,000 m3 | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Afghanistan | 230,000 m3 | 2024 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 208,600 m3 | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 93 | Ghana | 208,304 m3 | 2024 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 94 | Colombia | 205,000 m3 | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 95 | Honduras | 182,550 m3 | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 96 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 173,000 m3 | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Benin | 154,000 m3 | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Montenegro | 150,338 m3 | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 150,000 m3 | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 137,000 m3 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 101 | Rwanda | 135,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Liberia | 132,649 m3 | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Cuba | 130,271 m3 | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 104 | Fiji | 130,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Cambodia | 124,000 m3 | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 112,708 m3 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Albania | 108,855 m3 | 2024 | up 1,260.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Malawi | 102,968 m3 | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Greece | 101,629 m3 | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 86,703 m3 | 2024 | up 241.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Mali | 83,590 m3 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Equatorial Guinea | 80,300 m3 | 2024 | up 703.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Ethiopia | 78,500 m3 | 2024 | up 338.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Luxembourg | 78,330 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 115 | Madagascar | 76,083 m3 | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Sudan (former) | 73,700 m3 | 2011 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Jamaica | 65,730 m3 | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 118 | Angola | 61,000 m3 | 2024 | up 1,120.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Central African Republic | 61,000 m3 | 2024 | up 107.5% | falling |
| 118 | Sri Lanka | 61,000 m3 | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Nicaragua | 60,231 m3 | 2023 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Morocco | 54,520 m3 | 2024 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 54,000 m3 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Georgia | 52,922 m3 | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Guyana | 48,100 m3 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 126 | Gambia | 45,500 m3 | 2024 | up 4,450.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Suriname | 42,000 m3 | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Togo | 37,935 m3 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 129 | China, Taiwan Province of | 37,700 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 130 | Burundi | 34,113 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 32,000 m3 | 2024 | up 503.8% | volatile |
| 132 | French Guiana | 31,500 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Guinea | 31,000 m3 | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Libya | 31,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Senegal | 31,000 m3 | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 137 | El Salvador | 29,420 m3 | 2024 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Bhutan | 28,000 m3 | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 139 | Panama | 26,359 m3 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 140 | Brunei | 26,006 m3 | 2024 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 140 | Brunei Darussalam | 26,006 m3 | 2024 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 142 | Dominican Republic | 26,000 m3 | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Tunisia | 24,309 m3 | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 21,000 m3 | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 145 | South Sudan | 20,000 m3 | 2024 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Mongolia | 19,400 m3 | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 15,700 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Belize | 15,300 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 149 | Somalia | 14,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Vanuatu | 14,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 151 | Mauritania | 13,594 m3 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 152 | Algeria | 12,800 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 153 | Egypt | 12,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 153 | Iraq | 12,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 153 | Ethiopia PDR | 12,000 m3 | 1992 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 157 | Sudan | 11,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Lebanon | 9,100 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 159 | Syria | 9,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 161 | Lesotho | 7,000 m3 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 162 | Moldova | 6,594 m3 | 2024 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 162 | Republic of Moldova | 6,594 m3 | 2024 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 164 | North Macedonia | 6,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Haiti | 5,677 m3 | 2024 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 166 | Burkina Faso | 5,200 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 167 | Niger | 4,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 168 | Chad | 3,400 m3 | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 169 | New Caledonia | 3,300 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | Polynesia | 3,070 m3 | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 171 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3,000 m3 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Reunion | 2,200 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Réunion | 2,200 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 174 | Palestine | 2,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Palestine | 2,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Barbados | 1,667 m3 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 177 | Bahamas | 1,400 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | Tonga | 1,400 m3 | 2024 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 179 | Cyprus | 1,026 m3 | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Namibia | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Singapore | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Samoa | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 180 | Guadeloupe | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 180 | Martinique | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 185 | Mauritius | 960 m3 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 186 | British Virgin Islands | 600 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | American Samoa | 500 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Comoros | 500 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | East Timor | 300 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 189 | Norfolk Island | 300 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 189 | Timor-Leste | 300 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 170 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Azerbaijan | 100 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 194 | Armenia | 7 m3 | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Liechtenstein | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Seychelles | 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 444.97 million m3
- Europe 156.03 million m3
- Americas 143.13 million m3
- Asia 125.48 million m3
- Northern America 110.88 million m3
- European Union (27) 101.50 million m3
- United States of America 75.54 million m3
- Eastern Asia 70.74 million m3
- Eastern Europe 60.22 million m3
- Western Europe 43.38 million m3
- Northern Europe 42.12 million m3
- Southern Asia 26.83 million m3
- South America 23.94 million m3
- South-Eastern Asia 17.96 million m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 11.98 million m3
- Africa 11.86 million m3
- Southern Europe 10.32 million m3
- Western Asia 9.51 million m3
- Oceania 8.46 million m3
- Central America 8.05 million m3
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 6.71 million m3
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 6.48 million m3
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.40 million m3
- Middle Africa 3.68 million m3
- Western Africa 3.25 million m3
- Southern Africa 2.44 million m3
- Eastern Africa 2.34 million m3
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 944,399 m3
- Central Asia 445,303 m3
- Northern Africa 145,629 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