Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) β€” 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
84
Highest
1.71 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
0 t
Years covered
56
1961–2016
Data points
3,801

What the numbers show

Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) β€” Production is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 1.71 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 t, and the mean is 96,203 t.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 508.7%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 100.0%).

Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) β€” Production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 1.71 million t 2016 unchanged volatile
1 China, mainland 1.71 million t 2016 unchanged volatile
3 Russian Federation 600,000 t 2016 up 34.8% rising
4 Finland 519,250 t 2016 up 3.9% rising
5 USSR 510,000 t 1991 up 50.9% rising
6 Poland 431,500 t 2016 up 150.7% volatile
7 Canada 398,865 t 2016 down 16.4% rising
8 Indonesia 277,000 t 2016 unchanged volatile
9 Sweden 246,527 t 2016 down 13.5% rising
10 Estonia 173,099 t 2016 β€” volatile
11 India 168,000 t 2016 up 1.0% volatile
12 Norway 140,000 t 2016 up 508.7% falling
13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 134,000 t 2016 down 28.7% falling
14 Australia and New Zealand 127,311 t 2016 up 1.8% flat
15 Thailand 120,000 t 2016 up 106.9% volatile
16 Argentina 118,000 t 2016 down 44.3% volatile
17 Viet Nam 100,000 t 2016 up 122.2% flat
18 Italy 88,615 t 2016 down 17.9% falling
19 Australia 88,000 t 2016 down 1.1% falling
20 TΓΌrkiye 70,000 t 2016 β€” volatile
21 Yugoslav SFR 69,000 t 1991 down 15.9% volatile
22 Czechoslovakia 62,000 t 1991 down 31.9% rising
23 Brazil 61,000 t 2016 up 134.6% falling
24 Colombia 47,519 t 2016 down 18.1% rising
25 New Zealand 39,311 t 2016 up 9.2% volatile
26 Pakistan 21,000 t 2016 up 110.0% falling
27 Japan 18,000 t 2016 down 57.1% volatile
28 Slovakia 13,000 t 2016 down 87.1% volatile
29 Nigeria 9,000 t 2016 unchanged volatile
30 Bulgaria 6,000 t 2016 up 20.0% volatile
31 Czechia 3,551 t 2016 β€” volatile
32 Myanmar 1,200 t 2016 unchanged rising
33 Madagascar 300 t 2016 unchanged volatile
34 Albania 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Armenia 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Austria 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
34 Azerbaijan 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Belgium 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Bangladesh 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 t 2016 down 100.0% volatile
34 Belarus 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Switzerland 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Chile 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Cyprus 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Germany 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
34 Denmark 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
34 Spain 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
34 France 0 t 2016 down 100.0% falling
34 Georgia 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Greece 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Croatia 0 t 2016 down 100.0% volatile
34 Hungary 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
34 Ireland 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Iceland 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Israel 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Kazakhstan 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Kyrgyzstan 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Liechtenstein 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Lithuania 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Luxembourg 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Latvia 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Mexico 0 t 2016 down 100.0% volatile
34 North Macedonia 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Malta 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Montenegro 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Mauritius 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Malaysia 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
34 Portugal 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Romania 0 t 2016 down 100.0% volatile
34 Serbia 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Slovenia 0 t 2016 β€” volatile
34 Seychelles 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Tajikistan 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Turkmenistan 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Ukraine 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Uruguay 0 t 2016 down 100.0% volatile
34 Uzbekistan 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Zimbabwe 0 t 2016 down 100.0% volatile
34 Serbia and Montenegro 0 t 2005 down 100.0% volatile
34 Republic of Korea 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Republic of Moldova 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t 2016 down 100.0% volatile
34 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 t 2016 β€” flat
34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 t 2016 β€” volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) β€” Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
113 places, 3,801 data points, 1961–2016
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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