Forest products trade

Major exporters of forest products

Percentage of global exports (2020)

  • Wood fuel: Eswatini (9%); Bosnia and Herzegovina (9%); France (9%); Croatia (8%); Latvia (8%); Spain (7%); Netherlands (5%); Lithuania (5%); South Africa (5%).
  • Industrial roundwood: New Zealand (16%); Czechia (14%); Russian Federation (12%); Germany (9%); United States of America (5%); Canada (4%); Australia (4%); Poland (3%); Norway (3%).
  • Wood charcoal: Indonesia (16%); Myanmar (9%); Namibia (7%); Poland (6%); Ukraine (5%); Mexico (4%); Nigeria (4%); Viet Nam (4%); India (4%); Cuba (4%); Paraguay (3%); Philippines (3%); Belgium (3%).
  • Wood pellets and other agglomerates: United States of America (23%); Viet Nam (11%); Canada (10%); Russian Federation (8%); Latvia (8%); Denmark (3%); Estonia (3%); Austria (3%); Germany (3%).
  • Sawnwood: Russian Federation (21%); Canada (17%); Sweden (9%); Germany (7%); Finland (5%); Austria (4%); United States of America (4%); Belarus (3%).
  • Veneer sheets: Viet Nam (19%); Russian Federation (12%); Canada (11%); China (9%); Gabon (5%); United States of America (4%); Brazil (4%); Ukraine (3%); Thailand (3%).
  • Wood-based panels: China (14%); Canada (8%); Russian Federation (7%); Germany (7%); Thailand (7%); Brazil (4%); Belarus (4%); Poland (4%); Indonesia (4%); Austria (3%); France (3%); Romania (3%); Belgium (3%); Turkey (3%).
  • Pulp for paper: Brazil (25%); Canada (14%); United States of America (11%); Indonesia (8%); Chile (7%); Finland (6%); Sweden (6%); Uruguay (4%); Russian Federation (4%).
  • Recovered paper: United States of America (32%); United Kingdom (9%); Japan (7%); France (5%); Netherlands (5%); Germany (5%); Italy (4%); Canada (3%); Belgium (3%).
  • Paper and paperboard: Germany (12%); United States of America (9%); Sweden (8%); Finland (7%); Canada (5%); Indonesia (5%); China (4%); Austria (3%); Russian Federation (3%); Belgium (3%); France (3%); Italy (3%).

Major importers of forest products

Percentage of global imports (2020)

  • Wood fuel: South Africa (15%); Italy (15%); Eswatini (7%); United Kingdom (6%); Germany (6%); France (5%); Austria (5%); Finland (4%).
  • Industrial roundwood: China (44%); Austria (9%); Sweden (5%); Finland (5%); Germany (4%); Belgium (4%); Canada (3%); Republic of Korea (3%).
  • Wood charcoal: China (10%); Germany (6%); United States of America (6%); Poland (5%); Japan (5%); Saudi Arabia (4%); France (4%); Republic of Korea (4%); South Africa (4%); United Kingdom (4%).
  • Wood pellets and other agglomerates: United Kingdom (33%); Republic of Korea (13%); Denmark (12%); Netherlands (8%); Japan (7%); Italy (7%); Belgium (5%).
  • Sawnwood: China (23%); United States of America (18%); United Kingdom (5%); Germany (4%); Japan (3%); Egypt (3%); Italy (3%); Belgium (3%).
  • Veneer sheets: China (24%); United States of America (12%); India (5%).
  • Wood-based panels: United States of America (17%); Germany (7%); United Kingdom (4%); Japan (3%); Republic of Korea (3%); Canada (3%); Italy (3%); Poland (3%); Belgium (3%).
  • Pulp for paper: China (40%); United States of America (9%); Germany (6%); Italy (5%); Republic of Korea (3%); Netherlands (3%); France (3%).
  • Recovered paper: China (15%); India (13%); Germany (10%); Viet Nam (8%); Indonesia (7%); Netherlands (5%); Mexico (4%); Thailand (4%).
  • Paper and paperboard: China (11%); Germany (9%); United States of America (7%); Italy (4%); United Kingdom (4%); Poland (4%); France (4%); Belgium (4%); Mexico (3%).

Source: FAOSTAT-Forestry database

last updated:  Wednesday, December 29, 2021