Wood pulp — 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 pulp — Production is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 36.85 million t in United States; the lowest is 0 t in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 208,801 t, and the mean is 2.57 million t.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 538.3%), and the largest decrease in Morocco (down 100.0%).
Wood pulp — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 36.85 million t | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 2 | China | 27.72 million t | 2024 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 27.34 million t | 2024 | up 167.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 26.67 million t | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Canada | 13.48 million t | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 11.36 million t | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 10.99 million t | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Finland | 9.68 million t | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 9 | USSR | 8.66 million t | 1991 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 10 | Russia | 8.63 million t | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 8.63 million t | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 7.32 million t | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 5.94 million t | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Uruguay | 4.16 million t | 2024 | up 117.7% | volatile |
| 15 | India | 3.36 million t | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Portugal | 2.78 million t | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.01 million t | 2024 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 1.88 million t | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 1.79 million t | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 1.76 million t | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 1.65 million t | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 22 | France | 1.47 million t | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 1.25 million t | 2024 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 1.14 million t | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | 1.05 million t | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 26 | New Zealand | 1.04 million t | 2024 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 27 | Australia | 973,000 t | 2024 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 868,000 t | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 29 | Czechoslovakia | 768,000 t | 1992 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 30 | Argentina | 654,036 t | 2024 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 31 | Slovakia | 651,809 t | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 32 | Yugoslav SFR | 559,000 t | 1991 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 33 | Vietnam | 540,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 33 | Viet Nam | 540,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 35 | Republic of Korea | 489,000 t | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 431,000 t | 1999 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 37 | China, Taiwan Province of | 370,201 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Laos | 323,000 t | 2024 | up 104.4% | rising |
| 38 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 323,000 t | 2024 | up 104.4% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 256,773 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 234,000 t | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 220,000 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 42 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 220,000 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 44 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 211,500 t | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Belarus | 210,000 t | 2024 | up 538.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 209,949 t | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 47 | Estonia | 208,801 t | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Italy | 147,990 t | 2024 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 49 | Malaysia | 131,000 t | 2024 | down 44.3% | rising |
| 50 | Pakistan | 82,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77,700 t | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 75,000 t | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 53 | Turkey | 70,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 53 | Türkiye | 70,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 55 | Switzerland | 68,579 t | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 56 | United Republic of Tanzania | 56,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 56,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 58 | Slovenia | 49,000 t | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 47,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 60 | Croatia | 41,692 t | 2024 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 61 | Egypt | 41,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 37,000 t | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 63 | Serbia and Montenegro | 24,000 t | 2005 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 23,725 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Nigeria | 23,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Latvia | 18,340 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 17,928 t | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 68 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 15,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Denmark | 4,830 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 2,800 t | 2016 | unchanged | falling |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 2,600 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 2,000 t | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Myanmar | 1,200 t | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 1,000 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 874 t | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Madagascar | 700 t | 2016 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Angola | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Greece | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Honduras | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Kenya | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Liechtenstein | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Morocco | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Peru | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Philippines | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Romania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Serbia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Eswatini | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Ukraine | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 189.10 million t
- Americas 88.11 million t
- Asia 52.49 million t
- Northern America 50.33 million t
- Europe 44.49 million t
- South America 37.70 million t
- United States of America 36.85 million t
- Eastern Asia 35.59 million t
- European Union (27) 34.24 million t
- Northern Europe 22.54 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 13.13 million t
- Eastern Europe 12.25 million t
- Western Europe 5.36 million t
- Southern Europe 4.35 million t
- Southern Asia 3.70 million t
- Oceania 2.01 million t
- Africa 2.00 million t
- Southern Africa 1.88 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 569,528 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 426,000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 324,874 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 112,874 t
- Central America 75,000 t
- Western Asia 70,000 t
- Eastern Africa 56,000 t
- Northern Africa 41,000 t
- Western Africa 23,000 t
- Central Asia 1,874 t
- Middle Africa 0 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