Wood pulp — 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
170
Highest
19.69 million t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
306.5 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
7,617
What the numbers show
Wood pulp — Export quantity is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 19.69 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 306.5 t, and the mean is 458,642 t.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 334,357.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Wood pulp — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 19.69 million t | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Canada | 8.02 million t | 2024 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 6.91 million t | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 6.38 million t | 2024 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Chile | 5.21 million t | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Uruguay | 4.14 million t | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Finland | 3.97 million t | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Sweden | 3.62 million t | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 2.37 million t | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 2.37 million t | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.64 million t | 2024 | up 159.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Portugal | 1.39 million t | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 1.38 million t | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 14 | South Africa | 1.23 million t | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 971,883 t | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia and New Zealand | 677,503 t | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 17 | New Zealand | 677,124 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 18 | USSR | 600,000 t | 1991 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 19 | Singapore | 533,985 t | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Japan | 514,306 t | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 485,978 t | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 22 | France | 461,148 t | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 459,920 t | 1999 | up 132.5% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 452,579 t | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Norway | 374,685 t | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 26 | Czechia | 352,200 t | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 27 | Laos | 334,457 t | 2024 | up 334,357.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 334,457 t | 2024 | up 334,357.0% | volatile |
| 29 | China | 285,883 t | 2024 | up 499.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechoslovakia | 206,300 t | 1992 | up 222.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Estonia | 193,612 t | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Poland | 179,083 t | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 33 | China, mainland | 169,480 t | 2024 | up 821.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 153,322 t | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Italy | 149,432 t | 2024 | up 328.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Argentina | 123,165 t | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 37 | China, Taiwan Province of | 114,706 t | 2024 | up 297.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Turkey | 109,645 t | 2024 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Türkiye | 109,645 t | 2024 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Belarus | 101,153 t | 2024 | up 46,088.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 96,280 t | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 82,765 t | 2024 | up 35,119.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Republic of Korea | 76,732 t | 2024 | up 2,131.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Yugoslav SFR | 75,500 t | 1991 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovakia | 53,305 t | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Croatia | 42,347 t | 2024 | up 31.3% | flat |
| 47 | Latvia | 34,643 t | 2024 | up 31,976.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Romania | 10,261 t | 2024 | up 525.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Greece | 7,396 t | 2024 | up 128.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Slovenia | 6,434 t | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 4,523 t | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 51 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,523 t | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Lithuania | 4,397 t | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Denmark | 3,956 t | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Oman | 3,171 t | 2024 | up 13,112.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Malaysia | 3,079 t | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Tunisia | 2,631 t | 2024 | up 658.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 2,045 t | 2024 | up 355.5% | volatile |
| 59 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,697 t | 2024 | up 280.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Hungary | 1,677 t | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Jordan | 1,618 t | 2024 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Algeria | 1,402 t | 2024 | up 5,741.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,000 t | 2005 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Colombia | 990 t | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Pakistan | 732 t | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Ireland | 723 t | 2024 | up 72,200.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Angola | 706 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 69 | Guatemala | 699 t | 2024 | up 1,045.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Vietnam | 681 t | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Viet Nam | 681 t | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 536 t | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Sudan (former) | 525 t | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Eswatini | 514 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 514 t | 2024 | up 1,956.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 508 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Bahrain | 482 t | 2024 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 78 | Seychelles | 444 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Cambodia | 432 t | 2024 | up 1,628.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Honduras | 429 t | 2024 | up 2,760.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Peru | 347 t | 2024 | up 204.4% | volatile |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 341 t | 2024 | up 1,036.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Egypt | 339 t | 2024 | up 927.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Melanesia | 319 t | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Kenya | 308 t | 2024 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Papua New Guinea | 305 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 299 t | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Australia | 281 t | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 271 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Caribbean | 241 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Mozambique | 215 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 92 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 207 t | 2024 | up 239.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Iraq | 206 t | 2024 | up 610.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Saudi Arabia | 202 t | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Ukraine | 200 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Bahamas | 199 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Nepal | 194 t | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | 193 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Ecuador | 186 t | 2024 | up 18,500.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Switzerland | 181 t | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Paraguay | 178 t | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Lebanon | 166 t | 2024 | up 232.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 160 t | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Mongolia | 159 t | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Eritrea | 157 t | 2024 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 106 | Namibia | 153 t | 2024 | up 2,450.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Nigeria | 144 t | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Norfolk Island | 98 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 109 | Belize | 91 t | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Burundi | 86 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Zambia | 73 t | 2024 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Senegal | 66 t | 2024 | up 3,200.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Morocco | 50 t | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Burkina Faso | 49 t | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 115 | Qatar | 45 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 41 t | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritius | 36 t | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Kuwait | 35 t | 2024 | down 96.6% | falling |
| 119 | Barbados | 34 t | 2024 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Georgia | 32 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 31 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | United Republic of Tanzania | 31 t | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Malta | 26 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | 25 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Bhutan | 24 t | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Gabon | 24 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | India | 22 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Somalia | 20 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 19 t | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Afghanistan | 16 t | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 131 | New Caledonia | 14 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Myanmar | 8 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Syria | 8 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 7 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 136 | Bangladesh | 6 t | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Panama | 4 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Libya | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Moldova | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Republic of Moldova | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Israel | 2 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Dominica | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 143 | Mexico | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 143 | East Timor | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Timor-Leste | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Benin | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Brunei | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Djibouti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Mali | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Malawi | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Chad | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Uganda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | British Virgin Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | China, Macao SAR | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 72.85 million t
- Americas 44.09 million t
- South America 29.16 million t
- Europe 18.35 million t
- Northern America 14.93 million t
- Asia 8.49 million t
- Northern Europe 8.20 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 7.41 million t
- United States of America 6.91 million t
- Western Europe 4.41 million t
- Eastern Europe 3.16 million t
- Southern Europe 2.57 million t
- Africa 1.24 million t
- Southern Africa 1.23 million t
- Eastern Asia 877,616 t
- Oceania 677,822 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 535,310 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 345,286 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 337,221 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 336,497 t
- Western Asia 198,377 t
- Northern Africa 4,425 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2,434 t
- Central America 1,542 t
- Eastern Africa 1,398 t
- Southern Asia 1,242 t
- Western Africa 984 t
- Middle Africa 730 t
- Central Asia 271 t
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