Wood fuel — 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...
Countries reporting
215
Highest
296.80 million m3
India
Lowest
0 m3
Malta
Median
2.06 million m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,046
What the numbers show
Wood fuel — Production is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 296.80 million m3 in India; the lowest is 0 m3 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.06 million m3, and the mean is 10.30 million m3.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Japan (up 566.7%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 85.2%).
Wood fuel — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 296.80 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 145.74 million m3 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 3 | China, mainland | 145.66 million m3 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 4 | Brazil | 132.21 million m3 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 119.73 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 92.46 million m3 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 7 | USSR | 81.10 million m3 | 1991 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia PDR | 77.37 million m3 | 1992 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 68.38 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 10 | Ghana | 55.47 million m3 | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Uganda | 46.46 million m3 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 12 | Myanmar | 38.29 million m3 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 38.10 million m3 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 32.03 million m3 | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 28.60 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 26.61 million m3 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 25.39 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 24.31 million m3 | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 19 | France | 24.11 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 23.54 million m3 | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Guatemala | 23.11 million m3 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 22 | Zambia | 23.03 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 20.00 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 24 | Sudan (former) | 18.97 million m3 | 2011 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 25 | Somalia | 18.26 million m3 | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 18.12 million m3 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 27 | Egypt | 18.03 million m3 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 28 | Mozambique | 16.72 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Madagascar | 16.26 million m3 | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 15.92 million m3 | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Sudan | 15.58 million m3 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 15.24 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 33 | Niger | 13.07 million m3 | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea | 12.60 million m3 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 12.38 million m3 | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Japan | 12.29 million m3 | 2024 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Nepal | 11.21 million m3 | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 38 | Liberia | 11.11 million m3 | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Cameroon | 11.05 million m3 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 40 | Philippines | 10.88 million m3 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 41 | Italy | 10.84 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Finland | 9.81 million m3 | 2024 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 9.68 million m3 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 44 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.36 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 45 | Belarus | 9.14 million m3 | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Algeria | 9.01 million m3 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 47 | Chad | 8.67 million m3 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 48 | Paraguay | 8.19 million m3 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 49 | Ukraine | 8.11 million m3 | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 50 | Honduras | 7.98 million m3 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 51 | Benin | 6.83 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 6.81 million m3 | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 53 | Cambodia | 6.66 million m3 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 54 | Morocco | 6.50 million m3 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 55 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6.44 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 56 | Malawi | 6.34 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 57 | Sierra Leone | 6.25 million m3 | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 58 | Romania | 6.23 million m3 | 2024 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 6.19 million m3 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 60 | Mali | 6.12 million m3 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 61 | Poland | 6.01 million m3 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 62 | Burundi | 6.00 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 63 | Serbia | 5.97 million m3 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 64 | Melanesia | 5.93 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 65 | Colombia | 5.77 million m3 | 2024 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 66 | Senegal | 5.69 million m3 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 67 | Sweden | 5.60 million m3 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 68 | Austria | 5.58 million m3 | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.55 million m3 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 70 | Papua New Guinea | 5.53 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 71 | Bhutan | 5.48 million m3 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 72 | Angola | 5.41 million m3 | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 5.11 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 74 | Rwanda | 5.00 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Caribbean | 4.96 million m3 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 76 | South Sudan | 4.75 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 77 | Latvia | 4.50 million m3 | 2024 | up 246.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4.45 million m3 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 79 | Togo | 4.42 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 4.16 million m3 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 81 | Estonia | 4.06 million m3 | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 82 | El Salvador | 4.02 million m3 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 83 | Australia and New Zealand | 4.00 million m3 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 84 | Australia | 3.94 million m3 | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 85 | Spain | 3.69 million m3 | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 3.67 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Türkiye | 3.58 million m3 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 88 | Argentina | 3.38 million m3 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 89 | Portugal | 3.34 million m3 | 2024 | up 457.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Czechia | 3.25 million m3 | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 3.20 million m3 | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 92 | Yugoslav SFR | 3.20 million m3 | 1991 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 93 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.10 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 94 | Tunisia | 2.72 million m3 | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 95 | Croatia | 2.62 million m3 | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 96 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.56 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 97 | Hungary | 2.50 million m3 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 98 | Mauritania | 2.43 million m3 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 99 | Norway | 2.42 million m3 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 100 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.28 million m3 | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Malaysia | 2.25 million m3 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 102 | Uruguay | 2.25 million m3 | 2024 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 103 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.23 million m3 | 2024 | up 524.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Haiti | 2.18 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 105 | Lesotho | 2.16 million m3 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 106 | Lithuania | 2.12 million m3 | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 107 | Afghanistan | 2.11 million m3 | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 108 | Denmark | 2.06 million m3 | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Switzerland | 1.92 million m3 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 1.90 million m3 | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 111 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.85 million m3 | 2005 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 112 | Namibia | 1.69 million m3 | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Congo | 1.64 million m3 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 114 | Czechoslovakia | 1.53 million m3 | 1992 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 115 | Slovenia | 1.44 million m3 | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 116 | Eswatini | 1.37 million m3 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 117 | Canada | 1.21 million m3 | 2024 | down 74.0% | falling |
| 118 | Cuba | 1.14 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.12 million m3 | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 120 | Libya | 1.10 million m3 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 121 | Gabon | 1.07 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 1.02 million m3 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 123 | Eritrea | 1.00 million m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 124 | Panama | 924,330 m3 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 125 | Belgium | 892,750 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | Gambia | 819,026 m3 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 127 | Guyana | 803,172 m3 | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 128 | Albania | 766,049 m3 | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Greece | 757,055 m3 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 130 | Mongolia | 736,992 m3 | 2024 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 131 | Armenia | 725,101 m3 | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Botswana | 699,906 m3 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 133 | Yemen | 690,710 m3 | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 568,000 m3 | 1999 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 135 | Jamaica | 478,056 m3 | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 472,000 m3 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 137 | Slovakia | 460,736 m3 | 2024 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 138 | Republic of Moldova | 458,000 m3 | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 447,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Djibouti | 430,823 m3 | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | 422,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Jordan | 421,143 m3 | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Comoros | 364,904 m3 | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Saudi Arabia | 342,939 m3 | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Georgia | 280,000 m3 | 2024 | down 43.7% | rising |
| 146 | Cabo Verde | 236,166 m3 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 147 | Ireland | 236,000 m3 | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Republic of Korea | 228,000 m3 | 2024 | down 76.4% | falling |
| 149 | Kazakhstan | 226,900 m3 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 150 | Montenegro | 192,378 m3 | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Fiji | 191,132 m3 | 2024 | up 416.6% | volatile |
| 152 | French Guiana | 182,100 m3 | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 137,223 m3 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 154 | Belize | 126,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Iraq | 118,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | 117,501 m3 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 157 | Suriname | 88,000 m3 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 158 | Polynesia | 76,831 m3 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 159 | Samoa | 70,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 160 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 68,408 m3 | 2024 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 161 | Timor-Leste | 64,378 m3 | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 162 | Oman | 56,757 m3 | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 55,572 m3 | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 50,636 m3 | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 165 | Lebanon | 50,013 m3 | 2024 | up 166.9% | falling |
| 166 | New Zealand | 50,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 167 | Syrian Arab Republic | 39,655 m3 | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Kyrgyzstan | 36,600 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Bahamas | 34,132 m3 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 170 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 30,000 m3 | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28,811 m3 | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 172 | Mayotte | 26,500 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 173 | Singapore | 26,110 m3 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Martinique | 23,229 m3 | 2024 | up 132.3% | rising |
| 175 | Kuwait | 21,779 m3 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 176 | Maldives | 16,918 m3 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 177 | Guadeloupe | 15,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 13,406 m3 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 179 | Brunei Darussalam | 11,630 m3 | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Uzbekistan | 11,428 m3 | 2024 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 181 | Turkmenistan | 10,000 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 8,716 m3 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 183 | Bahrain | 7,707 m3 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 184 | Dominica | 7,207 m3 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6,901 m3 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 186 | Micronesia | 6,457 m3 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 187 | China, Macao SAR | 6,196 m3 | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 188 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5,831 m3 | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 189 | United Arab Emirates | 5,379 m3 | 2024 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Qatar | 5,093 m3 | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Cyprus | 4,790 m3 | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 192 | French Polynesia | 4,769 m3 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 193 | Barbados | 4,541 m3 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 194 | Mauritius | 4,119 m3 | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Kiribati | 3,640 m3 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 196 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 3,317 m3 | 2010 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 197 | Seychelles | 3,160 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 198 | Aruba | 2,893 m3 | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 199 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2,817 m3 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 200 | Liechtenstein | 2,086 m3 | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Tonga | 2,010 m3 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 202 | Israel | 2,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 203 | British Virgin Islands | 1,824 m3 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 204 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 1,717 m3 | 1990 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,308 m3 | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Iceland | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 207 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 922 m3 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 208 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 600 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 209 | Niue | 52 m3 | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 210 | Norfolk Island | 41 m3 | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 211 | Christmas Island | 16 m3 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 212 | Andorra | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 212 | Faroe Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 212 | Gibraltar | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 212 | Malta | 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 1.95 billion m3
- Africa 741.65 million m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 728.52 million m3
- Asia 682.75 million m3
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 596.25 million m3
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 556.51 million m3
- Southern Asia 372.70 million m3
- Americas 341.57 million m3
- Eastern Africa 326.16 million m3
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 312.17 million m3
- Western Africa 221.11 million m3
- South America 187.71 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