Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 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
14.30 million 1000 USD
Germany
Lowest
0 1000 USD
Iceland
Median
3,858 1000 USD
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
3,201

What the numbers show

Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 14.30 million 1000 USD in Germany; the lowest is 0 1000 USD in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 3,858 1000 USD, and the mean is 545,616 1000 USD.

Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 42,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 14.30 million 1000 USD 2018 up 4.4% rising
1 Viet Nam 157,145 1000 USD 2018 up 532.1% volatile
2 Finland 8.35 million 1000 USD 2018 down 20.9% rising
2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 38,308 1000 USD 2018 up 2,323.0% volatile
3 Sweden 7.57 million 1000 USD 2018 down 17.5% rising
3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20,053 1000 USD 2018 up 975.8% volatile
4 China 6.83 million 1000 USD 2018 up 91.0% volatile
4 United Republic of Tanzania 16,675 1000 USD 2018 down 20.8% volatile
5 Canada 3.99 million 1000 USD 2018 down 16.8% falling
5 Republic of Moldova 1,657 1000 USD 2018 down 85.9% volatile
6 Indonesia 3.91 million 1000 USD 2018 up 25.9% rising
6 Timor-Leste 1,102 1000 USD 2016 up 9,918.2% volatile
7 France 3.61 million 1000 USD 2018 down 27.7% rising
7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 444 1000 USD 2018 down 81.8% volatile
8 Italy 3.59 million 1000 USD 2018 down 20.4% rising
8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 413 1000 USD 2018 up 473.6% volatile
9 Austria 3.21 million 1000 USD 2018 down 18.6% rising
9 Syrian Arab Republic 178 1000 USD 2018 down 97.5% volatile
10 Belgium 2.56 million 1000 USD 2018 down 13.3% rising
10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 169 1000 USD 2017 up 19.9% volatile
11 Spain 2.43 million 1000 USD 2018 down 17.9% rising
11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 154 1000 USD 2018 up 381.2% volatile
12 Poland 2.38 million 1000 USD 2018 up 52.9% volatile
13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.37 million 1000 USD 2018 down 9.9% rising
14 Republic of Korea 2.30 million 1000 USD 2018 up 35.7% rising
15 Japan 2.19 million 1000 USD 2018 up 12.3% rising
16 Portugal 1.80 million 1000 USD 2018 up 36.0% rising
17 Brazil 1.69 million 1000 USD 2018 down 28.3% volatile
18 Russian Federation 1.62 million 1000 USD 2018 up 61.6% rising
19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.19 million 1000 USD 2018 down 35.8% falling
20 Singapore 1.19 million 1000 USD 2018 up 399.2% volatile
21 Czechia 1.09 million 1000 USD 2018 up 24.1% rising
22 Thailand 1.09 million 1000 USD 2018 up 35.2% volatile
23 India 1.05 million 1000 USD 2018 up 235.8% volatile
24 T�rkiye 793,504 1000 USD 2018 up 220.8% volatile
25 Slovakia 613,220 1000 USD 2018 down 21.7% volatile
26 Australia 604,792 1000 USD 2018 up 46.4% rising
27 Switzerland 529,958 1000 USD 2018 down 20.4% falling
28 Hungary 519,625 1000 USD 2018 up 3.6% rising
29 Mexico 489,335 1000 USD 2018 up 54.6% rising
30 Slovenia 464,271 1000 USD 2018 down 5.9% rising
31 United Arab Emirates 439,767 1000 USD 2018 up 559.0% volatile
32 Chile 415,746 1000 USD 2018 up 29.4% rising
33 South Africa 403,901 1000 USD 2018 down 36.4% rising
34 Norway 379,663 1000 USD 2018 down 57.7% falling
35 Saudi Arabia 272,110 1000 USD 2018 up 1,196.3% volatile
36 New Zealand 250,174 1000 USD 2018 up 1.1% rising
37 Romania 237,041 1000 USD 2018 up 195.3% volatile
38 Malaysia 206,522 1000 USD 2018 down 23.0% rising
39 Ukraine 197,183 1000 USD 2018 down 31.8% volatile
40 Egypt 169,046 1000 USD 2018 up 153.4% volatile
41 Argentina 163,891 1000 USD 2018 down 9.5% rising
42 Bulgaria 138,375 1000 USD 2018 up 45.0% volatile
43 Colombia 127,687 1000 USD 2018 down 46.1% rising
44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 109,919 1000 USD 2018 up 383.2% volatile
45 Lithuania 107,323 1000 USD 2018 up 55.5% volatile
46 Croatia 100,555 1000 USD 2018 up 7.1% rising
47 Denmark 98,916 1000 USD 2018 down 70.5% falling
48 Greece 80,806 1000 USD 2018 up 40.8% rising
49 Pakistan 79,004 1000 USD 2018 up 1,739.9% volatile
50 Estonia 73,386 1000 USD 2018 down 28.4% rising
51 Serbia and Montenegro 73,237 1000 USD 2005 up 2,783.3% volatile
52 Israel 73,152 1000 USD 2018 up 235.3% volatile
53 Belarus 69,926 1000 USD 2018 up 130.8% volatile
54 Philippines 64,334 1000 USD 2018 up 94.7% volatile
55 Peru 63,608 1000 USD 2018 up 271.8% volatile
56 Jordan 47,456 1000 USD 2018 down 21.3% volatile
57 Honduras 39,594 1000 USD 2018 up 2,698.2% volatile
58 Ireland 35,491 1000 USD 2018 down 64.8% falling
59 Latvia 34,088 1000 USD 2018 down 4.6% rising
60 Paraguay 33,732 1000 USD 2018 up 1,337.8% volatile
61 El Salvador 30,561 1000 USD 2018 up 66.4% volatile
62 Kuwait 30,034 1000 USD 2018 up 288.7% volatile
63 Ecuador 29,994 1000 USD 2018 up 46.8% rising
64 Kenya 23,273 1000 USD 2018 up 18.2% volatile
65 Tunisia 21,330 1000 USD 2018 down 34.8% volatile
66 Lebanon 19,995 1000 USD 2018 up 76.7% volatile
67 Costa Rica 19,481 1000 USD 2018 up 9.4% volatile
68 Morocco 16,403 1000 USD 2018 up 289.1% volatile
69 Bangladesh 13,901 1000 USD 2018 up 4,533.7% volatile
70 Sri Lanka 13,676 1000 USD 2018 up 773.9% volatile
71 Luxembourg 12,120 1000 USD 2018 down 88.9% volatile
72 Guatemala 10,269 1000 USD 2018 down 34.7% rising
73 Panama 8,057 1000 USD 2018 down 25.2% volatile
74 Kazakhstan 7,388 1000 USD 2018 up 17.2% volatile
75 Zimbabwe 6,096 1000 USD 2018 up 2.6% volatile
76 Dominican Republic 4,976 1000 USD 2018 up 289.4% volatile
77 Ghana 4,574 1000 USD 2018 up 4,520.2% volatile
78 Qatar 3,946 1000 USD 2018 up 1.7% volatile
79 Nigeria 3,770 1000 USD 2018 down 12.3% volatile
80 Uganda 3,581 1000 USD 2018 up 186.7% volatile
81 Afghanistan 3,454 1000 USD 2018 up 1,309.8% volatile
82 Cameroon 3,452 1000 USD 2018 up 13,708.0% volatile
83 Uruguay 3,365 1000 USD 2018 down 91.6% falling
84 Algeria 3,179 1000 USD 2018 up 32.7% volatile
85 Oman 2,221 1000 USD 2018 up 60.6% volatile
86 Uzbekistan 2,105 1000 USD 2018 down 24.6% volatile
87 Mozambique 2,087 1000 USD 2018 up 987.0% volatile
88 Nicaragua 1,999 1000 USD 2018 up 10.8% volatile
89 Mauritius 1,960 1000 USD 2018 up 34.9% volatile
90 Gabon 1,919 1000 USD 2018 up 433.1% volatile
91 Djibouti 1,717 1000 USD 2018 up 1,144.2% volatile
92 Netherlands Antilles (former) 1,575 1000 USD 2010 up 1,102.3% volatile
93 Senegal 1,474 1000 USD 2018 down 71.2% volatile
94 Azerbaijan 1,416 1000 USD 2018 up 6,336.4% volatile
95 Nepal 1,344 1000 USD 2018 down 47.4% volatile
96 Rwanda 1,307 1000 USD 2016 up 638.4% volatile
97 Trinidad and Tobago 1,302 1000 USD 2018 up 60.1% volatile
98 Sierra Leone 1,014 1000 USD 2018 down 28.9% volatile
99 Bahrain 980 1000 USD 2018 up 493.9% volatile
100 Bhutan 911 1000 USD 2018 up 5.4% volatile
101 Georgia 878 1000 USD 2018 up 29,166.7% volatile
102 Myanmar 800 1000 USD 2018 up 572.3% volatile
103 Bahamas 697 1000 USD 2015 up 63.6% volatile
104 Fiji 681 1000 USD 2018 down 21.9% volatile
105 Barbados 616 1000 USD 2018 up 15.1% volatile
106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 554 1000 USD 2018 up 3,362.5% volatile
107 Madagascar 546 1000 USD 2018 up 1.5% volatile
108 Malta 545 1000 USD 2018 down 86.3% volatile
109 C�te d'Ivoire 541 1000 USD 2018 down 85.4% volatile
110 Albania 520 1000 USD 2018 down 33.1% volatile
111 Guyana 456 1000 USD 2018 up 57.2% volatile
112 Belize 455 1000 USD 2018 down 97.7% volatile
113 Sudan (former) 438 1000 USD 2010 up 70.4% rising
114 Libya 425 1000 USD 2017 up 42,400.0% volatile
115 Malawi 422 1000 USD 2018 up 138.4% volatile
116 Cuba 363 1000 USD 2017 up 12.0% volatile
117 Dominica 283 1000 USD 2017 down 12.4% rising
118 Guinea 281 1000 USD 2017 up 346.0% volatile
119 Kyrgyzstan 276 1000 USD 2018 up 131.9% volatile
120 Liberia 261 1000 USD 2018 up 903.8% volatile
121 Samoa 252 1000 USD 2018 up 712.9% volatile
122 Angola 250 1000 USD 2018 down 94.4% volatile
123 Sao Tome and Principe 228 1000 USD 2017 up 18.1% volatile
124 Cambodia 209 1000 USD 2018 down 23.4% volatile
125 Brunei Darussalam 206 1000 USD 2018 up 110.2% volatile
126 Togo 202 1000 USD 2018 down 11.4% volatile
127 Zambia 200 1000 USD 2018 down 29.6% volatile
128 Mauritania 192 1000 USD 2018 up 405.3% volatile
129 Jamaica 183 1000 USD 2018 up 21.2% volatile
130 Congo 155 1000 USD 2018 up 5,066.7% volatile
131 Burundi 154 1000 USD 2018 up 62.1% volatile
132 Burkina Faso 147 1000 USD 2018 up 145.0% volatile
132 Mali 147 1000 USD 2018 down 26.1% volatile
134 Somalia 130 1000 USD 2012 up 38.3% rising
134 Tonga 130 1000 USD 2018 — volatile
136 Benin 129 1000 USD 2017 down 42.2% volatile
136 Central African Republic 129 1000 USD 2009 — volatile
138 Papua New Guinea 128 1000 USD 2018 — volatile
139 Niger 123 1000 USD 2018 down 78.8% volatile
140 New Caledonia 118 1000 USD 2018 down 95.0% volatile
141 Yemen 109 1000 USD 2005 up 1,111.1% volatile
142 Gambia 90 1000 USD 2018 down 43.0% volatile
143 Eritrea 80 1000 USD 2013 up 166.7% volatile
144 Tajikistan 72 1000 USD 2011 unchanged flat
145 Vanuatu 70 1000 USD 2013 — volatile
146 Haiti 66 1000 USD 2017 — volatile
147 Ethiopia 58 1000 USD 2018 down 10.8% volatile
148 Cyprus 41 1000 USD 2018 down 86.6% volatile
149 Mongolia 39 1000 USD 2018 up 875.0% volatile
150 Iraq 38 1000 USD 2018 down 61.6% volatile
151 Suriname 36 1000 USD 2018 — volatile
152 Armenia 23 1000 USD 2018 down 95.2% volatile
153 Iceland 0 1000 USD 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 Value
Unit
1000 USD
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/