Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) β 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...
What the numbers show
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) β Export quantity is currently reported for 158 countries. The highest value is 1.81 million m3 in Ukraine; the lowest is 0 m3 in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 108.5 m3, and the mean is 58,443 m3.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Eswatini (up 4,305,160.0%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 100.0%).
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) β Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 1.81 million m3 | 2016 | up 264.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Eswatini | 818,000 m3 | 2016 | up 4,305,160.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 798,280 m3 | 2016 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Croatia | 759,902 m3 | 2016 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 551,505 m3 | 2016 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 446,279 m3 | 2016 | up 207.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Slovenia | 366,014 m3 | 2016 | up 124.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 325,661 m3 | 2016 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Estonia | 293,788 m3 | 2016 | up 480.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Slovakia | 291,722 m3 | 2016 | up 1,844.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Hungary | 272,965 m3 | 2016 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Yugoslav SFR | 224,000 m3 | 1991 | up 140.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Latvia | 216,315 m3 | 2016 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Czechia | 195,130 m3 | 2016 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 166,630 m3 | 2016 | up 6,684.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Lithuania | 164,998 m3 | 2016 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Germany | 137,151 m3 | 2016 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 135,600 m3 | 2016 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 128,139 m3 | 2016 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 111,785 m3 | 2016 | up 1,113.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia | 92,711 m3 | 2016 | up 121,888.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia and New Zealand | 92,711 m3 | 2016 | up 121,888.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Albania | 75,900 m3 | 2016 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 74,730 m3 | 2016 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Romania | 73,128 m3 | 2016 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 73,096 m3 | 2016 | up 773.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Belarus | 65,334 m3 | 2016 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Canada | 63,537 m3 | 2016 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Serbia | 57,000 m3 | 2016 | up 2,750.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Montenegro | 46,943 m3 | 2016 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 39,800 m3 | 2016 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Norway | 37,484 m3 | 2016 | up 622.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Namibia | 27,573 m3 | 2016 | up 177.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Sweden | 26,544 m3 | 2016 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Portugal | 25,930 m3 | 2016 | up 224.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Italy | 23,163 m3 | 2016 | up 916.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 22,000 m3 | 1999 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Mexico | 15,850 m3 | 2016 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Austria | 11,992 m3 | 2016 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Switzerland | 8,898 m3 | 2016 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Guyana | 8,476 m3 | 2016 | up 19,163.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Georgia | 7,061 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 43 | Honduras | 5,617 m3 | 2016 | up 669.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Malaysia | 5,451 m3 | 2016 | up 1,717.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Egypt | 4,158 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 46 | Greece | 3,351 m3 | 2016 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Mali | 2,705 m3 | 2016 | up 1,301.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 2,670 m3 | 2016 | up 11,508.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,112 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 50 | Singapore | 1,769 m3 | 2016 | up 429.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Ghana | 1,300 m3 | 2016 | up 1,313.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Ireland | 1,127 m3 | 2016 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,000 m3 | 2005 | β | volatile |
| 53 | Czechoslovakia | 1,000 m3 | 1981 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 941 m3 | 2016 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Burundi | 922 m3 | 2016 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Indonesia | 893 m3 | 2016 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Sudan | 852 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 59 | Somalia | 813 m3 | 2016 | up 1,984.6% | volatile |
| 60 | TΓΌrkiye | 800 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 61 | Viet Nam | 706 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 62 | Melanesia | 643 m3 | 2016 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 63 | Vanuatu | 596 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Gambia | 591 m3 | 2016 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 536 m3 | 2016 | up 436.0% | volatile |
| 66 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 508 m3 | 2016 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 67 | China | 483 m3 | 2016 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 68 | China, mainland | 412 m3 | 2016 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Japan | 382 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 70 | Nigeria | 371 m3 | 2016 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Caribbean | 314 m3 | 2016 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 237 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 73 | Zambia | 222 m3 | 2016 | up 640.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Morocco | 204 m3 | 2016 | up 1,754.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Malawi | 196 m3 | 2016 | up 1,052.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Pakistan | 186 m3 | 2016 | up 541.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Oman | 159 m3 | 2016 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 125 m3 | 2016 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Brazil | 109 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 80 | Qatar | 108 m3 | 2016 | up 1,250.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Paraguay | 102 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 82 | Jamaica | 85 m3 | 2016 | up 372.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Suriname | 79 m3 | 2016 | up 7,800.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Guatemala | 75 m3 | 2016 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Myanmar | 71 m3 | 2016 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Argentina | 69 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 87 | Togo | 62 m3 | 2016 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 88 | Jordan | 60 m3 | 2016 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Sierra Leone | 57 m3 | 2016 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 90 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 54 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 91 | India | 53 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 92 | Cambodia | 52 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 93 | Kenya | 51 m3 | 2016 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Barbados | 50 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 48 m3 | 2016 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Fiji | 47 m3 | 2016 | up 4,600.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Iceland | 43 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 98 | Thailand | 41 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 98 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 41 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 98 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 41 m3 | 2016 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Andorra | 40 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 36 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 103 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 35 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 104 | Cameroon | 32 m3 | 2016 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 105 | China, Taiwan Province of | 30 m3 | 2016 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Timor-Leste | 28 m3 | 2016 | β | flat |
| 107 | Mongolia | 27 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 108 | Bahamas | 25 m3 | 2016 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Senegal | 25 m3 | 2016 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25 m3 | 2016 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Dominica | 24 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | United Republic of Tanzania | 23 m3 | 2016 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Kuwait | 22 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 114 | Bhutan | 20 m3 | 2016 | β | rising |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 20 m3 | 2016 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Rwanda | 20 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Zimbabwe | 20 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 118 | Sudan (former) | 17 m3 | 2010 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 15 m3 | 2016 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 14 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 120 | Uganda | 14 m3 | 2016 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Benin | 12 m3 | 2016 | β | falling |
| 122 | Brunei Darussalam | 12 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 124 | Colombia | 11 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 125 | Chile | 10 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 126 | Mozambique | 8 m3 | 2016 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Philippines | 6 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 128 | Peru | 5 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 129 | Guinea | 4 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Mauritius | 4 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 131 | Bahrain | 3 m3 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Madagascar | 3 m3 | 2016 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Gabon | 2 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Lebanon | 2 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 135 | Armenia | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | flat |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | flat |
| 135 | Belize | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | flat |
| 135 | Costa Rica | 0 m3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Cyprus | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | flat |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 0 m3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | flat |
| 135 | Israel | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | flat |
| 135 | Kazakhstan | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 135 | Lesotho | 0 m3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 0 m3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Malta | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | flat |
| 135 | New Zealand | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 135 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 m3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | flat |
| 135 | Turkmenistan | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | flat |
| 135 | Uruguay | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 135 | Uzbekistan | 0 m3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Yemen | 0 m3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Republic of Korea | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 135 | Republic of Moldova | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | flat |
| 135 | China, Macao SAR | 0 m3 | 2016 | β | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 9.41 million m3
- Europe 7.82 million m3
- Eastern Europe 3.24 million m3
- Southern Europe 2.29 million m3
- Northern Europe 1.46 million m3
- Africa 1.08 million m3
- Southern Africa 1.07 million m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 870,239 m3
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 827,217 m3
- Western Europe 823,383 m3
- Americas 383,015 m3
- Northern America 352,196 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