Wood residues — 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
166
Highest
1.06 million m3
Germany
Lowest
0 m3
China, Macao SAR
Median
55 m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,053
What the numbers show
Wood residues — Export quantity is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 1.06 million m3 in Germany; the lowest is 0 m3 in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 55 m3, and the mean is 39,471 m3.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 21,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 100.0%).
Wood residues — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 1.06 million m3 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 1.04 million m3 | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Norway | 772,912 m3 | 2024 | up 149.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 572,000 m3 | 1999 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 322,054 m3 | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Belgium | 314,554 m3 | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 7 | USSR | 300,000 m3 | 1991 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Austria | 280,853 m3 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Czechia | 249,000 m3 | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Poland | 202,710 m3 | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 170,000 m3 | 1986 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 123,069 m3 | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Latvia | 113,702 m3 | 2024 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Ukraine | 105,600 m3 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Slovenia | 103,955 m3 | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Sweden | 101,000 m3 | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Lithuania | 73,520 m3 | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Ireland | 68,837 m3 | 2024 | up 315.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Croatia | 65,635 m3 | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Canada | 55,942 m3 | 2024 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 41,594 m3 | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 40,594 m3 | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Switzerland | 27,023 m3 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Estonia | 25,637 m3 | 2024 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovakia | 25,000 m3 | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia and New Zealand | 22,978 m3 | 2024 | up 473.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | 22,102 m3 | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 20,400 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 29 | Australia | 20,338 m3 | 2024 | up 407.8% | volatile |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 20,000 m3 | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Türkiye | 16,629 m3 | 2024 | up 1,247.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Guatemala | 13,028 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Denmark | 12,889 m3 | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11,688 m3 | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 11,296 m3 | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 10,836 m3 | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 10,660 m3 | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Argentina | 10,532 m3 | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 39 | China | 10,301 m3 | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 40 | China, mainland | 10,290 m3 | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Iceland | 9,999 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Mexico | 9,542 m3 | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Indonesia | 9,009 m3 | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 7,050 m3 | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Finland | 6,021 m3 | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Andorra | 4,501 m3 | 2024 | up 3,954.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Honduras | 4,376 m3 | 2024 | up 619.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 2,957 m3 | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Japan | 2,640 m3 | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 49 | New Zealand | 2,640 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Egypt | 2,509 m3 | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Russian Federation | 2,084 m3 | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Belize | 1,099 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 54 | Kuwait | 894 m3 | 2024 | up 2,316.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 871 m3 | 2024 | up 12,342.9% | volatile |
| 56 | United Republic of Tanzania | 843 m3 | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia | 800 m3 | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 686 m3 | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 59 | India | 681 m3 | 2024 | up 144.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Caribbean | 584 m3 | 2024 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Oman | 460 m3 | 2024 | up 1,022.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Eswatini | 443 m3 | 2024 | up 201.4% | volatile |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 287 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Panama | 281 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Nigeria | 250 m3 | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 212 m3 | 2024 | up 21,100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 191 m3 | 2024 | up 9,450.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Myanmar | 157 m3 | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Iraq | 154 m3 | 2024 | up 492.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Namibia | 147 m3 | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Thailand | 144 m3 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Melanesia | 144 m3 | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 73 | New Caledonia | 133 m3 | 2024 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 99 m3 | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Bhutan | 98 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 76 | Dominica | 94 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Tunisia | 94 m3 | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Saudi Arabia | 92 m3 | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 87 m3 | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Georgia | 78 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Niger | 71 m3 | 2024 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Singapore | 64 m3 | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Côte d'Ivoire | 56 m3 | 2024 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 54 m3 | 2023 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Qatar | 47 m3 | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 34 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Lebanon | 32 m3 | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Afghanistan | 30 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Paraguay | 27 m3 | 2024 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Curaçao | 26 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24 m3 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 23 m3 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Brunei Darussalam | 23 m3 | 2024 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Cameroon | 22 m3 | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Burundi | 21 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 95 | Liberia | 21 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Nepal | 21 m3 | 2024 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 98 | Albania | 20 m3 | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Algeria | 20 m3 | 2024 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 19 m3 | 2024 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Gambia | 17 m3 | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Djibouti | 16 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Malaysia | 15 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14 m3 | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Mongolia | 13 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | China, Taiwan Province of | 11 m3 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Burkina Faso | 10 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Bahrain | 10 m3 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Fiji | 9 m3 | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Malawi | 9 m3 | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 111 | Togo | 7 m3 | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Barbados | 5 m3 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 113 | Brazil | 4 m3 | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Mali | 4 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Libya | 2 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Pakistan | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Kenya | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Armenia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 121 | Benin | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Bangladesh | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Belarus | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Botswana | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Chile | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Congo | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Colombia | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Cyprus | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Ghana | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Greenland | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Guyana | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Israel | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Jamaica | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Jordan | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Cambodia | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Morocco | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Madagascar | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Maldives | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Malta | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Montenegro | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Mozambique | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Mauritius | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Peru | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Philippines | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Rwanda | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Senegal | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | El Salvador | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Suriname | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 121 | Uganda | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Uruguay | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Uzbekistan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Zambia | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 m3 | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Republic of Korea | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Republic of Moldova | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | China, Macao SAR | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 5.50 million m3
- Europe 5.28 million m3
- Western Europe 3.08 million m3
- Northern Europe 1.20 million m3
- Eastern Europe 636,970 m3
- Southern Europe 349,943 m3
- Americas 119,298 m3
- Northern America 79,345 m3
- Asia 75,849 m3
- Eastern Asia 33,354 m3
- Central America 28,571 m3
- United States of America 23,403 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