Wood chips and particles — Export quantity 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
168
Highest
20.95 million m3
Vietnam
Lowest
0 m3
Brunei Darussalam
Median
137 m3
Years covered
61
1964–2024
Data points
5,885
What the numbers show
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 20.95 million m3 in Vietnam; the lowest is 0 m3 in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 137 m3, and the mean is 578,765 m3.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 615,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 20.95 million m3 | 2024 | up 161.8% | volatile |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 20.95 million m3 | 2024 | up 161.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Australia and New Zealand | 10.20 million m3 | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 9.95 million m3 | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 7.11 million m3 | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 6 | Thailand | 4.64 million m3 | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Latvia | 3.06 million m3 | 2024 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Chile | 2.62 million m3 | 2024 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 2.29 million m3 | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 1.89 million m3 | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 11 | South Africa | 1.63 million m3 | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Brazil | 1.62 million m3 | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 1.13 million m3 | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Slovenia | 760,953 m3 | 2024 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Norway | 639,692 m3 | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Italy | 560,266 m3 | 2024 | up 799.9% | volatile |
| 17 | USSR | 501,000 m3 | 1991 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 486,627 m3 | 2024 | up 184.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Malaysia | 418,908 m3 | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Lithuania | 378,245 m3 | 2024 | up 227.8% | volatile |
| 21 | France | 357,177 m3 | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 343,000 m3 | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 343,000 m3 | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium | 327,360 m3 | 2024 | up 214.4% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 289,470 m3 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovakia | 281,766 m3 | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 268,000 m3 | 1999 | up 252.6% | volatile |
| 28 | New Zealand | 255,000 m3 | 2024 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 251,824 m3 | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Russia | 248,281 m3 | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Russian Federation | 248,281 m3 | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Uruguay | 247,000 m3 | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 195,127 m3 | 2024 | up 172.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Austria | 181,522 m3 | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Melanesia | 177,065 m3 | 2024 | down 68.1% | rising |
| 36 | Fiji | 172,223 m3 | 2024 | down 68.3% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 154,501 m3 | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 134,000 m3 | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Ireland | 128,699 m3 | 2024 | up 1,833.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Sweden | 116,410 m3 | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Finland | 107,889 m3 | 2024 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 42 | Poland | 73,946 m3 | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 72,200 m3 | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 70,329 m3 | 2024 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Switzerland | 65,354 m3 | 2024 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60,261 m3 | 2024 | up 330.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Canada | 55,584 m3 | 2024 | down 93.8% | falling |
| 48 | Denmark | 50,569 m3 | 2024 | up 180.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Czechoslovakia | 25,600 m3 | 1984 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 50 | India | 22,874 m3 | 2024 | up 11,511.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Eswatini | 18,282 m3 | 2024 | up 382.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Cambodia | 15,341 m3 | 2024 | up 283.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 15,002 m3 | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Singapore | 13,000 m3 | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Laos | 6,277 m3 | 2024 | up 14,845.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6,277 m3 | 2024 | up 14,845.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Mexico | 6,156 m3 | 2024 | up 615,500.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | 6,043 m3 | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Gabon | 5,181 m3 | 2024 | up 172,600.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Solomon Islands | 4,835 m3 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 61 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4,394 m3 | 2024 | up 1,068.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Iceland | 3,164 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Caribbean | 2,221 m3 | 2024 | up 15,764.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Senegal | 1,971 m3 | 2024 | up 65,600.0% | volatile |
| 65 | China | 1,957 m3 | 2024 | up 2,316.1% | volatile |
| 66 | China, mainland | 1,937 m3 | 2024 | up 2,748.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Serbia | 1,700 m3 | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Egypt | 1,164 m3 | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Greece | 1,035 m3 | 2024 | up 7,292.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 1,029 m3 | 2024 | up 34,200.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,000 m3 | 2005 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Turkey | 964 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Türkiye | 964 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Seychelles | 575 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 75 | Paraguay | 525 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Argentina | 285 m3 | 2024 | up 1,139.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 273 m3 | 2024 | up 9,000.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Lebanon | 207 m3 | 2024 | up 2,487.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Cameroon | 186 m3 | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 161 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Algeria | 155 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Philippines | 149 m3 | 2024 | up 338.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Japan | 139 m3 | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Cote d'Ivoire | 137 m3 | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Côte d'Ivoire | 137 m3 | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Jordan | 132 m3 | 2024 | up 633.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Benin | 100 m3 | 2024 | up 733.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Cuba | 89 m3 | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 89 | Ecuador | 85 m3 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Qatar | 67 m3 | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 62 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Syria | 60 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Syrian Arab Republic | 60 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Djibouti | 51 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Palau | 46 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Zambia | 46 m3 | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Micronesia | 46 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Morocco | 40 m3 | 2024 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Oman | 37 m3 | 2024 | up 270.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Burundi | 35 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Liberia | 33 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Madagascar | 33 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Bahrain | 29 m3 | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Ghana | 29 m3 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Israel | 29 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Mali | 23 m3 | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Honduras | 21 m3 | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 19 m3 | 2023 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Nepal | 13 m3 | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 110 | Georgia | 11 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | China, Taiwan Province of | 10 m3 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Jamaica | 9 m3 | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 112 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 9 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Armenia | 7 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Moldova | 7 m3 | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Republic of Moldova | 7 m3 | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Myanmar | 6 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Vanuatu | 6 m3 | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Cyprus | 5 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Libya | 5 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Sudan (former) | 5 m3 | 2010 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 122 | United Arab Emirates | 4 m3 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Malawi | 4 m3 | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Guatemala | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Kazakhstan | 2 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Kenya | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 124 | North Macedonia | 2 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Saudi Arabia | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Sierra Leone | 2 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Yemen | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Republic of Korea | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Namibia | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Nigeria | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Uganda | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 132 | China, Macao SAR | 1 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Afghanistan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Albania | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Bangladesh | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Belarus | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Brunei | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Botswana | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Congo | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Colombia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Costa Rica | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Dominican Republic | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Gambia | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Guyana | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Haiti | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Kuwait | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Malta | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Montenegro | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Mozambique | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Mauritius | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Pakistan | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Peru | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | El Salvador | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Suriname | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Togo | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 139 | Tunisia | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Uzbekistan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Brunei Darussalam | 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 64.51 million m3
- Asia 27.95 million m3
- South-Eastern Asia 27.93 million m3
- Europe 12.83 million m3
- Americas 11.68 million m3
- Oceania 10.38 million m3
- Northern America 7.17 million m3
- United States of America 7.11 million m3
- Northern Europe 5.96 million m3
- South America 4.50 million m3
- Western Europe 3.55 million m3
- Southern Europe 2.36 million m3
- Africa 1.67 million m3
- Southern Africa 1.65 million m3
- Eastern Europe 970,806 m3
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 192,907 m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 78,766 m3
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 38,704 m3
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 26,526 m3
- Southern Asia 22,888 m3
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 13,605 m3
- Western Africa 7,831 m3
- Central America 6,198 m3
- Eastern Africa 6,170 m3
- Middle Africa 5,367 m3
- Eastern Asia 2,259 m3
- Western Asia 1,556 m3
- Northern Africa 1,366 m3
- Central Asia 2 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