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Wood pulp: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in wood pulp totaled $40.7 billion (60.9 million tonnes). The top exporters were Brazil (28%), the United States (11%) and Canada (10%); the top importers were China (37%), the United States (10%) and Italy (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 15%.

Summary

World trade
$40.7billion
Tonnes
60.9million tonnes
Price per tonne
$668
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Brazil$11.4 billion · 28.2%
    see destinations
  2. United States$4.5 billion · 11.1%
    see destinations
  3. Canada$3.9 billion · 9.6%
    see destinations
  4. Chile$3 billion · 7.4%
    see destinations
  5. Finland$2.9 billion · 7.2%
    see destinations
  6. Sweden$2.8 billion · 7%
    see destinations
  7. Uruguay$2.8 billion · 6.9%
    see destinations
  8. Indonesia$2.8 billion · 6.9%
    see destinations
  9. Russia$1.2 billion · 2.9%
  10. Portugal$987 million · 2.4%
  11. Spain$673 million · 1.7%
  12. Germany$648 million · 1.6%
  13. Netherlands$453 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  14. France$330 million · 0.81%
  15. New Zealand$287 million · 0.71%
  16. Austria$250 million · 0.62%
  17. Japan$235 million · 0.58%
  18. Belgium$188 million · 0.46%
    re-exports
  19. China$168 million · 0.41%
  20. Argentina$130 million · 0.32%

Top importers

  1. China$15 billion · 37%
    see sources
  2. United States$3.9 billion · 9.6%
    see sources
  3. Italy$2.2 billion · 5.5%
    see sources
  4. Germany$2.1 billion · 5.1%
    see sources
  5. Netherlands$1.9 billion · 4.7%
    re-exports · see sources
  6. South Korea$1.1 billion · 2.8%
  7. Turkey$1.1 billion · 2.7%
  8. France$1 billion · 2.5%
  9. Japan$858 million · 2.1%
  10. Poland$828 million · 2%
  11. Spain$809 million · 2%
  12. India$725 million · 1.8%
  13. Mexico$661 million · 1.6%
  14. Indonesia$542 million · 1.3%
  15. United Kingdom$435 million · 1.1%
  16. Taiwan$382 million · 0.94%
  17. United Arab Emirates$346 million · 0.85%
  18. Austria$336 million · 0.83%
  19. Thailand$311 million · 0.77%
  20. Vietnam$300 million · 0.74%

Trend

Who sells it

Brazil has been the top exporter since 2009

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Brazil 11.4
  • United States 4.5
  • Canada 3.9
  • Chile 3
  • Finland 2.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Brazil1.511.4
United States44.5
Canada6.73.9
Chile1.13
Finland0.92.9

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 11% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $668

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$748
1996$519
1997$479
1998$446
1999$447
2000$591
2001$506
2002$419
2003$459
2004$491
2005$501
2006$545
2007$621
2008$676
2009$512
2010$707
2011$721
2012$629
2013$639
2014$632
2015$613
2016$540
2017$589
2018$715
2019$602
2020$493
2021$634
2022$714
2023$635
2024$668

What it includes

Chemical sulphate (kraft) wood pulp, the most traded kind.

  • 4703 · Chemical wood pulp

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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