Forest products statistics

Forest product consumption and production

Major consumers of forest products

Percentage of global consumption (2011)

• Industrial roundwood: USA (17 percent); China (9 percent); Canada (9 percent); Brazil (9 percent); Russian Federation (7 percent); Sweden (5 percent), Indonesia (4 percent).
• Sawnwood: USA (18 percent); China (17 percent); Brazil (6 percent); Germany (5 percent); Japan (4 percent); Canada (4 percent); India (4 percent); Russian Federation (3 percent); France (3 percent).
• Wood-based panels: China (35 percent); USA (13 percent); Germany (4 percent); Russian Federation (4 percent); Japan (3 percent); Canada (3 percent); Brazil (3 percent); Poland (3 percent); Turkey (3 percent).
• Pulp for paper: USA (26 percent); China (19 percent); Japan (6 percent); Canada (5 percent); Sweden (5 percent); Finland (5 percent); Germany (3 percent); Brazil (3 percent); Russian Federation (3 percent); India (3 percent).
• Recovered paper: China (36 percent); USA (13 percent); Japan (8 percent); Germany (8 percent); Republic of Korea (5 percent); Indonesia (3 percent).
• Paper and paperboard: China (26 percent); USA (18 percent); Japan (7 percent); Germany (5 percent); India (3 percent); Italy (3 percent); UK (3 percent).

Major producers of forest products

Percentage of global production (2011)

• Woodfuel: India (16 percent); China (10 percent); Brazil (8 percent); Ethiopia (5 percent); Democratic Republic of Congo (4 percent).
• Industrial roundwood: USA (18 percent); Russian Federation (10 percent); Canada (9 percent); Brazil (9 percent); China (7 percent).
• Sawnwood: USA (15 percent); China (11 percent); Canada (10 percent); Russian Federation (8 percent); Brazil (6 percent); Germany (6 percent); Sweden (4 percent).
• Wood-based panels: China (38 percent); USA (11 percent); Germany (5 percent); Russian Federation (4 percent); Canada (4 percent); Brazil (3 percent); Poland (3 percent); Turkey (3 percent).
• Pulp for paper: USA (27 percent); China (11 percent); Canada (10 percent); Brazil (7 percent); Sweden (6 percent); Finland (6 percent); Japan (5 percent); Russian Federation (3 percent); Indonesia (3 percent).
• Recovered paper: China (23 percent); USA (22 percent); Japan (10 percent); Germany (7 percent); Republic of Korea (4 percent); UK (4 percent).
• Paper and paperboard: China (26 percent); USA (19 percent); Japan (7 percent); Germany (6 percent); Canada (3 percent); Indonesia (3 percent); Republic of Korea (3 percent), Finland (3 percent); Sweden (3 percent); India (3 percent); Brazil (3 percent).