Wood chips, particles and residues — 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
173
Highest
20.96 million m3
Viet Nam
Lowest
0 m3
Martinique
Median
175 m3
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
4,883
What the numbers show
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 20.96 million m3 in Viet Nam; the lowest is 0 m3 in Martinique.
The median across all reporting countries is 175 m3, and the mean is 414,205 m3.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 434,233.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viet Nam | 20.96 million m3 | 2024 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 10.23 million m3 | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 9.97 million m3 | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 4.64 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 3.36 million m3 | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 6 | Latvia | 3.17 million m3 | 2024 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 2.62 million m3 | 2024 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 1.89 million m3 | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 1.62 million m3 | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 1.41 million m3 | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 1.39 million m3 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 1.15 million m3 | 2024 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 864,908 m3 | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium | 641,914 m3 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 609,696 m3 | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Italy | 582,368 m3 | 2024 | up 669.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 573,878 m3 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 462,375 m3 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 19 | Lithuania | 451,765 m3 | 2024 | up 160.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 418,923 m3 | 2024 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 383,000 m3 | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 363,000 m3 | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Croatia | 355,105 m3 | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovakia | 306,766 m3 | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 276,656 m3 | 2024 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 26 | New Zealand | 257,640 m3 | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 250,365 m3 | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Uruguay | 247,000 m3 | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Sweden | 217,410 m3 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 30 | Portugal | 205,963 m3 | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Ireland | 197,536 m3 | 2024 | up 751.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 195,095 m3 | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Ukraine | 177,800 m3 | 2024 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Melanesia | 177,209 m3 | 2024 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 35 | Fiji | 172,232 m3 | 2024 | down 68.3% | rising |
| 36 | Finland | 113,910 m3 | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 111,923 m3 | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Canada | 111,526 m3 | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Switzerland | 92,377 m3 | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 71,949 m3 | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Denmark | 63,458 m3 | 2024 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 42 | India | 23,555 m3 | 2024 | up 4,848.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 20,561 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 44 | Eswatini | 18,725 m3 | 2024 | up 376.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Türkiye | 17,593 m3 | 2024 | up 1,325.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Romania | 17,339 m3 | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Mexico | 15,698 m3 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Cambodia | 15,341 m3 | 2024 | up 280.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 15,002 m3 | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Iceland | 13,163 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Singapore | 13,064 m3 | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Guatemala | 13,030 m3 | 2024 | up 434,233.0% | volatile |
| 53 | China | 12,258 m3 | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 54 | China, mainland | 12,227 m3 | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Argentina | 10,817 m3 | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Greece | 8,085 m3 | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6,376 m3 | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 58 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5,237 m3 | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Gabon | 5,181 m3 | 2024 | up 172,600.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Solomon Islands | 4,835 m3 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 61 | Andorra | 4,501 m3 | 2024 | up 3,954.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Honduras | 4,397 m3 | 2024 | up 341.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt | 3,673 m3 | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 2,958 m3 | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Caribbean | 2,805 m3 | 2024 | up 931.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Japan | 2,779 m3 | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Serbia | 2,500 m3 | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Senegal | 1,971 m3 | 2024 | up 24,537.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Belize | 1,099 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 1,048 m3 | 2024 | up 26,100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,000 m3 | 2005 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Kuwait | 894 m3 | 2024 | up 1,468.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 873 m3 | 2024 | up 12,371.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 748 m3 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Seychelles | 575 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 76 | Paraguay | 552 m3 | 2024 | up 5,420.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Oman | 497 m3 | 2024 | up 874.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 297 m3 | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 296 m3 | 2024 | up 588.4% | volatile |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 289 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Panama | 281 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Nigeria | 251 m3 | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Lebanon | 239 m3 | 2024 | up 753.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Cameroon | 208 m3 | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Côte d'Ivoire | 193 m3 | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 191 m3 | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Algeria | 175 m3 | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Myanmar | 163 m3 | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Iraq | 154 m3 | 2024 | up 492.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Philippines | 149 m3 | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Namibia | 148 m3 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 92 | New Caledonia | 133 m3 | 2024 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Jordan | 132 m3 | 2024 | up 560.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Qatar | 114 m3 | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Benin | 100 m3 | 2024 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 96 | Bhutan | 98 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Dominica | 94 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 94 m3 | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Tunisia | 94 m3 | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 94 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 91 m3 | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Cuba | 89 m3 | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 102 | Georgia | 89 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 73 m3 | 2023 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Niger | 71 m3 | 2024 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Djibouti | 67 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Burundi | 56 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Liberia | 54 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Palau | 46 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Zambia | 46 m3 | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Micronesia | 46 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Morocco | 40 m3 | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Bahrain | 39 m3 | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Nepal | 34 m3 | 2024 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 115 | Madagascar | 33 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 30 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 117 | Ghana | 29 m3 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Israel | 29 m3 | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Mali | 27 m3 | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Curaçao | 26 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24 m3 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Brunei Darussalam | 23 m3 | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 123 | China, Taiwan Province of | 21 m3 | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Albania | 20 m3 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Yemen | 18 m3 | 2024 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Gambia | 17 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14 m3 | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Mongolia | 13 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Malawi | 13 m3 | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Burkina Faso | 10 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Jamaica | 9 m3 | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 131 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 9 m3 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 8 m3 | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Armenia | 7 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Libya | 7 m3 | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Togo | 7 m3 | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Republic of Moldova | 7 m3 | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Barbados | 5 m3 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 138 | Cyprus | 5 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Sudan (former) | 5 m3 | 2010 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Kenya | 3 m3 | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Kazakhstan | 2 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Pakistan | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Republic of Korea | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Uganda | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 147 | China, Macao SAR | 1 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Belarus | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Botswana | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Congo | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Colombia | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Dominican Republic | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Greenland | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Guyana | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Maldives | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Malta | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Montenegro | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Mozambique | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Mauritius | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Peru | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Rwanda | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | El Salvador | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Suriname | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 150 | Turkmenistan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 150 | Uzbekistan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Martinique | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 70.01 million m3
- Asia 28.03 million m3
- South-eastern Asia 27.95 million m3
- Europe 18.11 million m3
- Americas 11.80 million m3
- Oceania 10.40 million m3
- Northern America 7.25 million m3
- Northern Europe 7.16 million m3
- United States of America 7.13 million m3
- Western Europe 6.63 million m3
- South America 4.51 million m3
- Southern Europe 2.71 million 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