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Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity by country

The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed...

Countries reporting
162
Highest
13.92 million t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
Iceland
Median
4,354 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
3,201

What the numbers show

Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 13.92 million t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 4,354 t, and the mean is 587,892 t.

Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 120,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).

Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 13.92 million t 2018 up 13.7% rising
2 Finland 9.71 million t 2018 down 15.9% falling
3 Sweden 8.78 million t 2018 up 0.1% rising
4 China 6.70 million t 2018 up 49.4% rising
5 Indonesia 4.69 million t 2018 up 38.3% rising
6 Canada 4.65 million t 2018 down 9.7% falling
7 Austria 3.95 million t 2018 down 2.0% rising
8 Italy 3.35 million t 2018 up 0.2% rising
9 France 3.26 million t 2018 down 22.7% falling
10 Belgium 3.11 million t 2018 up 4.1% rising
11 Republic of Korea 2.58 million t 2018 up 23.5% rising
12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.49 million t 2018 up 18.5% falling
13 Poland 2.47 million t 2018 up 68.3% rising
14 Spain 2.30 million t 2018 down 10.1% rising
15 Japan 2.17 million t 2018 up 49.2% rising
16 Russian Federation 2.03 million t 2018 up 56.0% rising
17 Portugal 1.89 million t 2018 up 47.1% rising
18 Brazil 1.82 million t 2018 down 29.8% rising
19 India 1.48 million t 2018 up 303.8% volatile
20 Thailand 1.29 million t 2018 up 27.3% rising
21 Australia 952,934 t 2018 up 39.3% rising
22 Czechia 915,632 t 2018 up 16.7% rising
23 Singapore 903,112 t 2018 up 466.6% volatile
24 T�rkiye 898,227 t 2018 up 212.2% volatile
25 Hungary 728,724 t 2018 up 179.4% rising
26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 725,518 t 2018 down 11.5% falling
27 Slovakia 650,634 t 2018 up 8.8% rising
28 Norway 583,593 t 2018 down 47.2% falling
29 Switzerland 548,665 t 2018 down 0.9% falling
30 Slovenia 509,464 t 2018 up 2.6% rising
31 Chile 455,117 t 2018 up 24.2% rising
32 United Arab Emirates 407,365 t 2018 up 505.8% volatile
33 Mexico 391,765 t 2018 down 11.6% rising
34 New Zealand 323,128 t 2018 down 15.1% rising
35 Romania 305,076 t 2018 up 239.7% rising
36 Ukraine 256,500 t 2018 up 33.2% rising
37 Saudi Arabia 235,399 t 2018 up 397.2% volatile
38 Malaysia 232,278 t 2018 down 9.8% rising
39 Croatia 194,275 t 2018 up 57.9% rising
40 Viet Nam 170,717 t 2018 up 614.2% volatile
41 Egypt 147,364 t 2018 up 173.2% volatile
42 Colombia 140,874 t 2018 down 29.2% rising
43 Bulgaria 138,023 t 2018 up 37.7% volatile
44 Belarus 129,100 t 2018 up 51.2% volatile
45 Argentina 127,760 t 2018 down 15.4% rising
46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 112,780 t 2018 up 172.4% volatile
47 Denmark 109,099 t 2018 down 53.2% falling
48 Israel 103,991 t 2018 up 430.1% volatile
49 Greece 97,783 t 2018 down 17.6% rising
50 Lithuania 92,034 t 2018 down 2.6% rising
51 Estonia 87,545 t 2018 down 9.9% rising
52 Peru 82,356 t 2018 up 443.1% volatile
53 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 72,224 t 2018 up 1,556.5% volatile
54 Serbia and Montenegro 65,000 t 2005 up 2,608.3% volatile
55 Kuwait 57,735 t 2018 up 451.7% volatile
56 Honduras 57,379 t 2018 up 2,286.8% volatile
57 Paraguay 55,292 t 2018 up 1,035.8% volatile
58 Ecuador 46,486 t 2018 up 5.8% volatile
59 Jordan 40,488 t 2018 down 8.8% rising
60 Pakistan 34,252 t 2018 up 1,612.6% volatile
61 Latvia 32,196 t 2018 down 10.7% rising
62 Philippines 29,605 t 2018 down 26.8% volatile
63 Lebanon 28,720 t 2018 up 114.6% volatile
64 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 26,991 t 2018 up 2,101.6% volatile
65 Ireland 26,406 t 2018 down 65.0% falling
66 Costa Rica 25,658 t 2018 up 0.2% volatile
67 Sri Lanka 24,132 t 2018 up 1,688.9% volatile
68 El Salvador 19,994 t 2018 up 83.6% rising
69 Tunisia 18,769 t 2018 down 25.0% volatile
70 United Republic of Tanzania 18,424 t 2018 down 31.3% volatile
71 Kenya 16,434 t 2018 down 9.7% volatile
72 Morocco 13,503 t 2018 up 195.5% volatile
73 Bangladesh 13,312 t 2018 up 6,869.6% volatile
74 Guatemala 12,644 t 2018 down 23.7% rising
75 Panama 11,511 t 2018 down 41.7% volatile
76 Kazakhstan 8,451 t 2018 down 11.6% volatile
77 Qatar 6,652 t 2018 down 19.7% volatile
78 Luxembourg 6,026 t 2018 down 84.8% volatile
79 Zimbabwe 5,760 t 2018 down 41.0% volatile
80 Nigeria 4,468 t 2018 up 614.9% volatile
81 Azerbaijan 4,408 t 2018 up 24,388.9% volatile
82 Uganda 4,299 t 2018 up 249.5% volatile
83 Ghana 4,183 t 2018 up 1,490.5% volatile
84 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,575 t 2018 up 5,400.0% volatile
85 Uruguay 3,039 t 2018 down 91.8% volatile
86 Cameroon 2,805 t 2018 up 9,572.4% volatile
87 Republic of Moldova 2,773 t 2018 down 51.4% falling
88 Gabon 2,635 t 2018 up 766.8% volatile
89 Algeria 2,313 t 2018 up 4.9% volatile
90 Nicaragua 1,929 t 2018 down 33.1% volatile
91 Uzbekistan 1,916 t 2018 down 65.5% volatile
92 Senegal 1,904 t 2018 down 40.7% rising
93 Mauritius 1,881 t 2018 up 85.3% volatile
94 Oman 1,498 t 2018 down 30.1% volatile
95 Myanmar 1,335 t 2018 up 378.5% volatile
96 Sudan (former) 1,324 t 2010 up 395.9% volatile
97 Dominican Republic 1,286 t 2018 up 16.9% volatile
98 Netherlands Antilles (former) 1,283 t 2010 up 544.7% volatile
99 Georgia 1,204 t 2018 up 120,300.0% volatile
100 Afghanistan 1,129 t 2018 up 417.9% volatile
101 Malawi 1,104 t 2018 up 23.5% volatile
102 Trinidad and Tobago 990 t 2018 up 73.7% volatile
103 Libya 984 t 2017 up 98,300.0% volatile
104 Sierra Leone 977 t 2018 down 17.4% volatile
105 Bhutan 921 t 2018 up 8.0% volatile
106 Bahamas 918 t 2015 up 81.1% volatile
107 Rwanda 777 t 2016 up 226.5% volatile
108 Fiji 751 t 2018 up 39.9% volatile
109 Bahrain 677 t 2018 up 291.3% volatile
110 Barbados 671 t 2018 up 14.1% volatile
111 C�te d'Ivoire 594 t 2018 down 79.9% volatile
112 Kyrgyzstan 527 t 2018 up 302.3% volatile
113 Albania 502 t 2018 down 54.1% volatile
114 Cuba 475 t 2017 up 98.7% volatile
115 Guinea 460 t 2017 up 338.1% volatile
116 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 432 t 2018 down 78.0% volatile
117 Nepal 420 t 2018 down 80.6% volatile
118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 408 t 2018 up 3,609.1% volatile
119 Belize 383 t 2018 down 98.2% volatile
120 Sao Tome and Principe 370 t 2017 up 36.5% volatile
121 Mauritania 327 t 2018 up 808.3% volatile
122 Malta 326 t 2018 up 124.8% volatile
123 Madagascar 312 t 2018 down 19.2% volatile
124 Democratic Republic of the Congo 310 t 2017 up 101.3% volatile
125 Dominica 271 t 2017 down 13.4% falling
126 Djibouti 270 t 2018 up 100.0% rising
127 Mozambique 268 t 2018 up 70.7% volatile
128 Angola 264 t 2018 down 94.8% volatile
129 Vanuatu 244 t 2013 — volatile
130 Samoa 238 t 2018 up 303.4% volatile
131 Liberia 206 t 2018 up 758.3% volatile
132 Guyana 203 t 2018 up 322.9% volatile
133 Congo 198 t 2018 up 6,500.0% volatile
134 Zambia 192 t 2018 down 43.7% volatile
135 Syrian Arab Republic 174 t 2018 down 94.8% volatile
136 Yemen 173 t 2005 up 652.2% volatile
137 Jamaica 170 t 2018 down 71.8% volatile
137 Brunei Darussalam 170 t 2018 down 65.9% volatile
139 Togo 161 t 2018 down 86.1% volatile
140 Benin 142 t 2017 down 63.0% volatile
141 Cambodia 137 t 2018 down 42.4% volatile
141 Niger 137 t 2018 down 64.1% volatile
143 Burkina Faso 134 t 2018 up 148.1% volatile
144 New Caledonia 108 t 2018 down 96.7% volatile
145 Mali 104 t 2018 down 30.7% volatile
146 Burundi 102 t 2018 down 15.0% volatile
147 Tajikistan 100 t 2011 unchanged flat
148 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 94 t 2018 up 30.6% volatile
149 Eritrea 82 t 2013 up 530.8% volatile
149 Timor-Leste 82 t 2016 up 355.6% volatile
151 Somalia 77 t 2012 down 48.3% falling
152 Gambia 76 t 2018 down 66.2% volatile
152 Tonga 76 t 2018 — volatile
154 Haiti 74 t 2017 — volatile
155 Cyprus 68 t 2018 up 83.8% volatile
156 Ethiopia 43 t 2018 up 65.4% volatile
157 Papua New Guinea 27 t 2018 — volatile
157 Suriname 27 t 2018 — volatile
159 Mongolia 26 t 2018 up 333.3% volatile
160 Armenia 25 t 2018 down 85.5% volatile
160 Iraq 25 t 2018 down 76.4% volatile
162 Iceland 0 t 2017 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.

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Indicator
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
165 places, 3,201 data points, 1997–2018
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The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/