Wood chips, particles and residues — Production 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...
What the numbers show
Wood chips, particles and residues — Production is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 148.38 million m3 in China; the lowest is 0 m3 in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 489,000 m3, and the mean is 6.70 million m3.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 1,605.4%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 100.0%).
Wood chips, particles and residues — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 148.38 million m3 | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 1 | China, mainland | 148.38 million m3 | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 45.63 million m3 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 4 | Brazil | 32.73 million m3 | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 22.47 million m3 | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 6 | Russia | 21.82 million m3 | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 21.82 million m3 | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 8 | Vietnam | 21.65 million m3 | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 21.65 million m3 | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Sweden | 16.44 million m3 | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 15.81 million m3 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 13.55 million m3 | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Finland | 13.26 million m3 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 13.10 million m3 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 15 | France | 12.62 million m3 | 2024 | down 51.7% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 11.93 million m3 | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 11.86 million m3 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 18 | Thailand | 11.00 million m3 | 2024 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 19 | Belarus | 9.25 million m3 | 2024 | up 396.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Argentina | 7.05 million m3 | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Austria | 6.97 million m3 | 2024 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 22 | Japan | 6.63 million m3 | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 23 | Latvia | 6.53 million m3 | 2024 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 24 | Turkey | 4.32 million m3 | 2024 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Türkiye | 4.32 million m3 | 2024 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Estonia | 4.10 million m3 | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 4.09 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 3.25 million m3 | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 2.76 million m3 | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 2.66 million m3 | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.66 million m3 | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 2.65 million m3 | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 2.62 million m3 | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 34 | Indonesia | 2.18 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Malaysia | 2.08 million m3 | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Lithuania | 2.06 million m3 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 2.00 million m3 | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 1.46 million m3 | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 39 | Ukraine | 1.44 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 40 | Slovenia | 1.43 million m3 | 2024 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Republic of Korea | 1.29 million m3 | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 42 | New Zealand | 1.24 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 43 | Slovakia | 1.18 million m3 | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 1.10 million m3 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 45 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 932,000 m3 | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 46 | Ireland | 885,000 m3 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 47 | Switzerland | 806,551 m3 | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 48 | Serbia | 763,000 m3 | 2024 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 49 | Hungary | 731,294 m3 | 2024 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Mali | 643,000 m3 | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 51 | Mexico | 582,000 m3 | 2024 | up 129.1% | rising |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 520,960 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 53 | Sudan | 489,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 54 | El Salvador | 457,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 402,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Fiji | 400,400 m3 | 2024 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 56 | Melanesia | 400,400 m3 | 2024 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 383,732 m3 | 2024 | up 637.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 338,000 m3 | 2024 | down 53.3% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 337,000 m3 | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Colombia | 306,864 m3 | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Croatia | 269,918 m3 | 2024 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Ecuador | 229,932 m3 | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 64 | Honduras | 208,000 m3 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 65 | Zambia | 201,000 m3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Denmark | 168,030 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 128,304 m3 | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Georgia | 120,800 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 98,658 m3 | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 94,310 m3 | 2024 | up 1,605.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Ethiopia | 71,093 m3 | 2024 | up 202.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Cote d'Ivoire | 69,200 m3 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 72 | Côte d'Ivoire | 69,200 m3 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 74 | Greece | 66,604 m3 | 2024 | up 851.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Montenegro | 56,166 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Guatemala | 46,411 m3 | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Suriname | 40,400 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Kenya | 34,000 m3 | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 79 | Paraguay | 31,600 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Albania | 18,560 m3 | 2024 | up 271.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Guyana | 16,100 m3 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 82 | Cameroon | 16,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Tunisia | 15,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Israel | 10,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 10,000 m3 | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 7,177 m3 | 2023 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Egypt | 6,750 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Cyprus | 6,697 m3 | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 89 | Malawi | 6,500 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Serbia and Montenegro | 6,500 m3 | 2005 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 91 | Panama | 6,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Madagascar | 5,531 m3 | 2024 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 93 | Bhutan | 3,421 m3 | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Cuba | 1,100 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 94 | Caribbean | 1,100 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 96 | Mauritius | 520 m3 | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Yemen | 350 m3 | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 200 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Moldova | 84 m3 | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Republic of Moldova | 84 m3 | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 36 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Liechtenstein | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | North Macedonia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Pakistan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 490.61 million m3
- Asia 197.78 million m3
- Eastern Asia 156.31 million m3
- Europe 151.86 million m3
- Americas 123.22 million m3
- European Union (27) 112.16 million m3
- Northern America 68.11 million m3
- South America 53.42 million m3
- Eastern Europe 52.78 million m3
- Northern Europe 48.88 million m3
- United States of America 45.63 million m3
- Western Europe 38.76 million m3
- South-Eastern Asia 36.91 million m3
- Oceania 13.50 million m3
- Southern Europe 11.44 million m3
- Western Asia 4.46 million m3
- Africa 4.24 million m3
- Southern Africa 2.65 million m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.56 million m3
- Central America 1.69 million m3
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.48 million m3
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.42 million m3
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.30 million m3
- Western Africa 712,200 m3
- Northern Africa 510,750 m3
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 458,520 m3
- Eastern Africa 348,234 m3
- Central Asia 94,346 m3
- Middle Africa 16,000 m3
- Southern Asia 13,421 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