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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
164
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 164 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 583,597 t.

Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 63 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
1 Viet Nam 170,717 t 2018 up 614.2% volatile
2 Finland 9.71 million t 2018 down 15.9% falling
2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 72,224 t 2018 up 1,556.5% volatile
3 Sweden 8.78 million t 2018 up 0.1% rising
3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 26,991 t 2018 up 2,101.6% volatile
4 China 6.70 million t 2018 up 49.4% rising
4 United Republic of Tanzania 18,424 t 2018 down 31.3% volatile
5 Indonesia 4.69 million t 2018 up 38.3% rising
5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,575 t 2018 up 5,400.0% volatile
6 Canada 4.65 million t 2018 down 9.7% falling
6 Republic of Moldova 2,773 t 2018 down 51.4% falling
7 Austria 3.95 million t 2018 down 2.0% rising
7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 432 t 2018 down 78.0% volatile
8 Italy 3.35 million t 2018 up 0.2% rising
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 310 t 2017 up 101.3% volatile
9 France 3.26 million t 2018 down 22.7% falling
9 Syrian Arab Republic 174 t 2018 down 94.8% volatile
10 Belgium 3.11 million t 2018 up 4.1% rising
10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 94 t 2018 up 30.6% volatile
11 Republic of Korea 2.58 million t 2018 up 23.5% rising
11 Timor-Leste 82 t 2016 up 355.6% volatile
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 South Africa 471,258 t 2018 down 49.0% falling
32 Chile 455,117 t 2018 up 24.2% rising
33 United Arab Emirates 407,365 t 2018 up 505.8% volatile
34 Mexico 391,765 t 2018 down 11.6% rising
35 New Zealand 323,128 t 2018 down 15.1% rising
36 Romania 305,076 t 2018 up 239.7% rising
37 Ukraine 256,500 t 2018 up 33.2% rising
38 Saudi Arabia 235,399 t 2018 up 397.2% volatile
39 Malaysia 232,278 t 2018 down 9.8% rising
40 Croatia 194,275 t 2018 up 57.9% rising
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 Serbia and Montenegro 65,000 t 2005 up 2,608.3% volatile
54 Kuwait 57,735 t 2018 up 451.7% volatile
55 Honduras 57,379 t 2018 up 2,286.8% volatile
56 Paraguay 55,292 t 2018 up 1,035.8% volatile
57 Ecuador 46,486 t 2018 up 5.8% volatile
58 Jordan 40,488 t 2018 down 8.8% rising
59 Pakistan 34,252 t 2018 up 1,612.6% volatile
60 Latvia 32,196 t 2018 down 10.7% rising
61 Philippines 29,605 t 2018 down 26.8% volatile
62 Lebanon 28,720 t 2018 up 114.6% volatile
63 Ireland 26,406 t 2018 down 65.0% falling
64 Costa Rica 25,658 t 2018 up 0.2% volatile
65 Sri Lanka 24,132 t 2018 up 1,688.9% volatile
66 El Salvador 19,994 t 2018 up 83.6% rising
67 Tunisia 18,769 t 2018 down 25.0% volatile
68 Kenya 16,434 t 2018 down 9.7% volatile
69 Morocco 13,503 t 2018 up 195.5% volatile
70 Bangladesh 13,312 t 2018 up 6,869.6% volatile
71 Guatemala 12,644 t 2018 down 23.7% rising
72 Panama 11,511 t 2018 down 41.7% volatile
73 Kazakhstan 8,451 t 2018 down 11.6% volatile
74 Qatar 6,652 t 2018 down 19.7% volatile
75 Luxembourg 6,026 t 2018 down 84.8% volatile
76 Zimbabwe 5,760 t 2018 down 41.0% volatile
77 Nigeria 4,468 t 2018 up 614.9% volatile
78 Azerbaijan 4,408 t 2018 up 24,388.9% volatile
79 Uganda 4,299 t 2018 up 249.5% volatile
80 Ghana 4,183 t 2018 up 1,490.5% volatile
81 Uruguay 3,039 t 2018 down 91.8% volatile
82 Cameroon 2,805 t 2018 up 9,572.4% volatile
83 Gabon 2,635 t 2018 up 766.8% volatile
84 Algeria 2,313 t 2018 up 4.9% volatile
85 Nicaragua 1,929 t 2018 down 33.1% volatile
86 Uzbekistan 1,916 t 2018 down 65.5% volatile
87 Senegal 1,904 t 2018 down 40.7% rising
88 Mauritius 1,881 t 2018 up 85.3% volatile
89 Oman 1,498 t 2018 down 30.1% volatile
90 Myanmar 1,335 t 2018 up 378.5% volatile
91 Sudan (former) 1,324 t 2010 up 395.9% volatile
92 Dominican Republic 1,286 t 2018 up 16.9% volatile
93 Netherlands Antilles (former) 1,283 t 2010 up 544.7% volatile
94 Georgia 1,204 t 2018 up 120,300.0% volatile
95 Afghanistan 1,129 t 2018 up 417.9% volatile
96 Malawi 1,104 t 2018 up 23.5% volatile
97 Trinidad and Tobago 990 t 2018 up 73.7% volatile
98 Libya 984 t 2017 up 98,300.0% volatile
99 Sierra Leone 977 t 2018 down 17.4% volatile
100 Bhutan 921 t 2018 up 8.0% volatile
101 Bahamas 918 t 2015 up 81.1% volatile
102 Rwanda 777 t 2016 up 226.5% volatile
103 Fiji 751 t 2018 up 39.9% volatile
104 Bahrain 677 t 2018 up 291.3% volatile
105 Barbados 671 t 2018 up 14.1% volatile
106 C�te d'Ivoire 594 t 2018 down 79.9% volatile
107 Kyrgyzstan 527 t 2018 up 302.3% volatile
108 Albania 502 t 2018 down 54.1% volatile
109 Cuba 475 t 2017 up 98.7% volatile
110 Guinea 460 t 2017 up 338.1% volatile
111 Nepal 420 t 2018 down 80.6% volatile
112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 408 t 2018 up 3,609.1% volatile
113 Belize 383 t 2018 down 98.2% volatile
114 Sao Tome and Principe 370 t 2017 up 36.5% volatile
115 Mauritania 327 t 2018 up 808.3% volatile
116 Malta 326 t 2018 up 124.8% volatile
117 Madagascar 312 t 2018 down 19.2% volatile
118 Dominica 271 t 2017 down 13.4% falling
119 Djibouti 270 t 2018 up 100.0% rising
120 Mozambique 268 t 2018 up 70.7% volatile
121 Angola 264 t 2018 down 94.8% volatile
122 Vanuatu 244 t 2013 — volatile
123 Samoa 238 t 2018 up 303.4% volatile
124 Liberia 206 t 2018 up 758.3% volatile
125 Guyana 203 t 2018 up 322.9% volatile
126 Congo 198 t 2018 up 6,500.0% volatile
127 Zambia 192 t 2018 down 43.7% volatile
128 Central African Republic 179 t 2009 — volatile
129 Yemen 173 t 2005 up 652.2% volatile
130 Jamaica 170 t 2018 down 71.8% volatile
130 Brunei Darussalam 170 t 2018 down 65.9% volatile
132 Togo 161 t 2018 down 86.1% volatile
133 Benin 142 t 2017 down 63.0% volatile
134 Cambodia 137 t 2018 down 42.4% volatile
134 Niger 137 t 2018 down 64.1% volatile
136 Burkina Faso 134 t 2018 up 148.1% volatile
137 New Caledonia 108 t 2018 down 96.7% volatile
138 Mali 104 t 2018 down 30.7% volatile
139 Burundi 102 t 2018 down 15.0% volatile
140 Tajikistan 100 t 2011 unchanged flat
141 Eritrea 82 t 2013 up 530.8% volatile
142 Somalia 77 t 2012 down 48.3% falling
143 Gambia 76 t 2018 down 66.2% volatile
143 Tonga 76 t 2018 — volatile
145 Haiti 74 t 2017 — volatile
146 Cyprus 68 t 2018 up 83.8% volatile
147 Ethiopia 43 t 2018 up 65.4% volatile
148 Papua New Guinea 27 t 2018 — volatile
148 Suriname 27 t 2018 — volatile
150 Mongolia 26 t 2018 up 333.3% volatile
151 Armenia 25 t 2018 down 85.5% volatile
151 Iraq 25 t 2018 down 76.4% volatile
153 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/