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
173
Highest
19.69 million t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
202 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
7,253
What the numbers show
Wood pulp — Export quantity is currently reported for 173 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 202 t, and the mean is 387,354 t.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (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 | Indonesia | 6.38 million t | 2024 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Chile | 5.21 million t | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Uruguay | 4.14 million t | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Finland | 3.97 million t | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 3.62 million t | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 2.37 million t | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.64 million t | 2024 | up 159.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Portugal | 1.39 million t | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 1.38 million t | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 971,883 t | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia and New Zealand | 677,503 t | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 14 | New Zealand | 677,124 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 15 | USSR | 600,000 t | 1991 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 16 | Singapore | 533,985 t | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Japan | 514,306 t | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium | 485,978 t | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 19 | France | 461,148 t | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 459,920 t | 1999 | up 132.5% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 452,579 t | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Norway | 374,685 t | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 352,200 t | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 334,457 t | 2024 | up 334,357.0% | volatile |
| 25 | China | 285,883 t | 2024 | up 499.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechoslovakia | 206,300 t | 1992 | up 222.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Estonia | 193,612 t | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Poland | 179,083 t | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 29 | China, mainland | 169,480 t | 2024 | up 821.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Thailand | 153,322 t | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 149,432 t | 2024 | up 328.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 123,165 t | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 33 | China, Taiwan Province of | 114,706 t | 2024 | up 297.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Türkiye | 109,645 t | 2024 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Belarus | 101,153 t | 2024 | up 46,088.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 96,280 t | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 82,765 t | 2024 | up 35,119.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Republic of Korea | 76,732 t | 2024 | up 2,131.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Yugoslav SFR | 75,500 t | 1991 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovakia | 53,305 t | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Croatia | 42,347 t | 2024 | up 31.3% | flat |
| 42 | Latvia | 34,643 t | 2024 | up 31,976.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Romania | 10,261 t | 2024 | up 525.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 7,396 t | 2024 | up 128.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovenia | 6,434 t | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,523 t | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 4,397 t | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Denmark | 3,956 t | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Oman | 3,171 t | 2024 | up 13,112.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Malaysia | 3,079 t | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Tunisia | 2,631 t | 2024 | up 658.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Philippines | 2,045 t | 2024 | up 355.5% | volatile |
| 53 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,697 t | 2024 | up 280.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Hungary | 1,677 t | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Jordan | 1,618 t | 2024 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Algeria | 1,402 t | 2024 | up 5,741.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia | 1,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,000 t | 2005 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Colombia | 990 t | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Pakistan | 732 t | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Ireland | 723 t | 2024 | up 72,200.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Angola | 706 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 699 t | 2024 | up 1,045.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Viet Nam | 681 t | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 536 t | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Sudan (former) | 525 t | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Eswatini | 514 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 514 t | 2024 | up 1,956.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 508 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Bahrain | 482 t | 2024 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 71 | Seychelles | 444 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Cambodia | 432 t | 2024 | up 1,628.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Honduras | 429 t | 2024 | up 2,760.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Peru | 347 t | 2024 | up 204.4% | volatile |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 341 t | 2024 | up 1,036.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Egypt | 339 t | 2024 | up 927.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Melanesia | 319 t | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Kenya | 308 t | 2024 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Papua New Guinea | 305 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 299 t | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Australia | 281 t | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 271 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Caribbean | 241 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Mozambique | 215 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 85 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 207 t | 2024 | up 239.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Iraq | 206 t | 2024 | up 610.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 202 t | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Ukraine | 200 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Bahamas | 199 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Nepal | 194 t | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 91 | Guinea-Bissau | 193 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Ecuador | 186 t | 2024 | up 18,500.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Switzerland | 181 t | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 178 t | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Lebanon | 166 t | 2024 | up 232.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 160 t | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Mongolia | 159 t | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Eritrea | 157 t | 2024 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 99 | Namibia | 153 t | 2024 | up 2,450.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Nigeria | 144 t | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Norfolk Island | 98 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 102 | Belize | 91 t | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Burundi | 86 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Zambia | 73 t | 2024 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Senegal | 66 t | 2024 | up 3,200.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Morocco | 50 t | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Burkina Faso | 49 t | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 108 | Qatar | 45 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 41 t | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritius | 36 t | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Kuwait | 35 t | 2024 | down 96.6% | falling |
| 112 | Barbados | 34 t | 2024 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Georgia | 32 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Luxembourg | 31 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | United Republic of Tanzania | 31 t | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Malta | 26 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 25 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Bhutan | 24 t | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Gabon | 24 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 120 | India | 22 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Somalia | 20 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 19 t | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Afghanistan | 16 t | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 124 | New Caledonia | 14 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Myanmar | 8 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Dominican Republic | 7 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 6 t | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Panama | 4 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Libya | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Republic of Moldova | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Israel | 2 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Dominica | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 134 | Mexico | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Timor-Leste | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Benin | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Comoros | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Cayman Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Djibouti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Faroe Islands | 0 t | 2016 | — | flat |
| 137 | Gibraltar | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Greenland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Mali | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Malawi | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Niger | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Chad | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Uganda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Uzbekistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | British Virgin Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Cook Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | 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
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