Wood residues — 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
94
Highest
104.00 million m3
China
Lowest
0 m3
Republic of Moldova
Median
121,900 m3
Years covered
51
1974–2024
Data points
3,414

What the numbers show

Wood residues — Production is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 104.00 million m3 in China; the lowest is 0 m3 in Republic of Moldova.

The median across all reporting countries is 121,900 m3, and the mean is 3.61 million m3.

Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 4,759.3%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).

Wood residues — Production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 104.00 million m3 2024 up 14.3% volatile
1 China, mainland 104.00 million m3 2024 up 14.3% volatile
3 Brazil 19.11 million m3 2024 up 11.1% rising
4 Poland 10.35 million m3 2024 up 72.5% volatile
5 Russian Federation 10.00 million m3 2024 up 28.2% volatile
6 Canada 8.77 million m3 2024 unchanged rising
7 Australia 8.66 million m3 2024 up 236.0% volatile
7 Australia and New Zealand 8.66 million m3 2024 up 236.0% volatile
9 Thailand 6.00 million m3 2024 up 46.3% rising
10 France 5.78 million m3 2024 down 71.3% rising
11 Germany 5.44 million m3 2024 up 67.6% flat
12 Sweden 5.38 million m3 2024 down 37.4% falling
13 Finland 4.66 million m3 2024 down 18.7% falling
14 Argentina 4.57 million m3 2024 up 36.2% volatile
15 Chile 3.56 million m3 2024 down 0.7% rising
16 Austria 3.31 million m3 2024 up 28.4% rising
17 Romania 3.09 million m3 2024 up 44.1% rising
18 Japan 2.53 million m3 2024 down 63.6% volatile
19 Estonia 2.40 million m3 2024 up 85.0% rising
20 Spain 1.81 million m3 2024 down 9.9% rising
21 Latvia 1.64 million m3 2024 up 146.9% falling
22 Malaysia 1.40 million m3 2024 down 55.7% volatile
23 Türkiye 1.28 million m3 2024 up 50.2% rising
24 Norway 966,922 m3 2024 down 44.4% volatile
25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 832,000 m3 2024 up 3.9% falling
26 Lithuania 826,000 m3 2024 down 0.5% falling
27 Ukraine 815,800 m3 2024 unchanged falling
28 Portugal 729,961 m3 2024 down 73.0% falling
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 665,000 m3 2024 down 22.0% volatile
30 Viet Nam 650,000 m3 2024 up 85.7% rising
31 Mali 643,000 m3 2024 up 43.5% rising
32 Czechia 570,000 m3 2024 down 9.8% falling
33 Serbia 569,000 m3 2024 up 103.9% rising
34 Slovenia 540,000 m3 2024 down 22.9% volatile
35 El Salvador 457,000 m3 2024 unchanged flat
36 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 402,000 m3 2024 unchanged rising
37 Slovakia 400,000 m3 2024 down 33.3% volatile
38 Belarus 396,000 m3 2024 up 51.1% volatile
39 Indonesia 388,000 m3 2024 unchanged flat
40 Republic of Korea 284,000 m3 2024 down 39.7% volatile
41 Belgium 281,660 m3 2024 down 47.7% falling
42 Costa Rica 275,929 m3 2024 up 430.6% volatile
43 Colombia 241,864 m3 2024 down 33.0% volatile
44 Ireland 230,000 m3 2024 up 11.8% volatile
45 Honduras 208,000 m3 2024 unchanged rising
46 Ecuador 158,000 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
47 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 123,000 m3 2024 unchanged rising
48 Georgia 120,800 m3 2024 unchanged falling
49 Sudan 106,000 m3 2024 unchanged rising
50 Luxembourg 98,500 m3 2024 unchanged flat
51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 81,000 m3 2024 down 1.2% volatile
52 Côte d'Ivoire 69,200 m3 2024 down 13.7% falling
53 Zambia 67,000 m3 2024 unchanged rising
54 Greece 64,104 m3 2024 up 1,324.5% volatile
55 Ethiopia 48,593 m3 2024 up 4,759.3% volatile
56 Suriname 40,400 m3 2024 unchanged flat
57 Kenya 34,000 m3 2024 down 5.6% rising
58 Croatia 20,000 m3 2024 down 96.2% volatile
58 Hungary 20,000 m3 2024 down 84.6% volatile
60 Guatemala 19,266 m3 2024 down 79.2% volatile
61 Cameroon 16,000 m3 2024 unchanged rising
62 Tunisia 15,000 m3 2024 unchanged flat
63 Montenegro 13,851 m3 2024 volatile
64 Israel 10,000 m3 2024 unchanged flat
64 Sri Lanka 10,000 m3 2024 up 233.3% volatile
66 Albania 7,376 m3 2024 up 145.9% volatile
67 Nicaragua 7,177 m3 2023 down 91.0% volatile
68 Malawi 6,500 m3 2024 unchanged flat
69 Cyprus 4,688 m3 2024 up 48.4% rising
70 Serbia and Montenegro 4,500 m3 2005 down 10.0% falling
71 Madagascar 3,765 m3 2024 up 226.8% volatile
72 Panama 2,000 m3 2024 unchanged flat
73 Cuba 600 m3 2024 unchanged falling
73 Caribbean 600 m3 2024 unchanged falling
75 Bhutan 300 m3 2024 up 5.3% volatile
76 Mauritius 200 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
77 Azerbaijan 100 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
78 Armenia 0 m3 2024 flat
78 Bulgaria 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Switzerland 0 m3 2024 volatile
78 Denmark 0 m3 2024 volatile
78 Iceland 0 m3 2024 flat
78 Italy 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Kazakhstan 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Kyrgyzstan 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Liechtenstein 0 m3 2024 flat
78 North Macedonia 0 m3 2024 volatile
78 Malta 0 m3 2024 flat
78 Pakistan 0 m3 2024 volatile
78 Seychelles 0 m3 2024 flat
78 Turkmenistan 0 m3 2024 flat
78 Uruguay 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Uzbekistan 0 m3 2024 flat
78 Republic of Moldova 0 m3 2024 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.

About this data

Indicator
Wood residues — Production
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
125 places, 3,414 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

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