Australia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity by country

The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed...

Countries reporting
109
Highest
258,888 t
New Zealand
Lowest
1 t
Kazakhstan
Median
461 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
1,680

What the numbers show

Australia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 258,888 t in New Zealand; the lowest is 1 t in Kazakhstan.

The median across all reporting countries is 461 t, and the mean is 7,111 t.

Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Tunisia (up 97,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 99.9%).

Australia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 New Zealand 258,888 t 2018 up 21.8% rising
1 Viet Nam 1,680 t 2018 down 49.9% volatile
2 China 143,179 t 2018 up 72.3% falling
2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,264 t 2017 up 5,166.7% volatile
3 Bangladesh 49,468 t 2018 up 363.2% volatile
3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 493 t 2015 down 9.2% volatile
4 Philippines 36,916 t 2018 up 2.4% volatile
4 Syrian Arab Republic 238 t 2014 up 197.5% volatile
5 South Africa 31,354 t 2018 up 4.3% volatile
5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 22 t 2015 up 633.3% volatile
6 Malaysia 26,471 t 2018 down 79.0% volatile
6 Timor-Leste 10 t 2018 up 66.7% volatile
7 Singapore 25,626 t 2018 down 11.7% falling
7 Republic of Moldova 4 t 2018 unchanged volatile
8 Fiji 20,781 t 2018 up 240.6% volatile
8 United Republic of Tanzania 2 t 2018 down 95.2% volatile
9 Egypt 19,237 t 2018 up 2,471.8% volatile
10 Sri Lanka 17,370 t 2018 up 219.8% volatile
11 Pakistan 16,872 t 2018 down 23.2% volatile
12 Papua New Guinea 14,013 t 2018 up 12.1% rising
13 India 12,803 t 2018 up 84.5% volatile
14 Indonesia 10,343 t 2018 down 20.5% volatile
15 United Arab Emirates 8,927 t 2018 up 225.4% volatile
16 Thailand 8,279 t 2018 down 73.9% volatile
17 Republic of Korea 7,094 t 2018 up 14.8% volatile
18 Ecuador 6,177 t 2018 up 4,376.1% volatile
19 Nigeria 5,024 t 2018 down 56.0% volatile
20 Saudi Arabia 4,874 t 2018 up 358.9% volatile
21 Peru 4,702 t 2018 up 550.3% volatile
22 Mexico 4,475 t 2018 up 1,021.5% volatile
23 T�rkiye 3,241 t 2018 up 8,002.5% volatile
24 Chile 2,370 t 2018 up 2,476.1% volatile
25 Japan 1,965 t 2018 down 8.4% volatile
26 Italy 1,800 t 2018 down 86.9% volatile
27 Poland 1,706 t 2018 up 85,200.0% volatile
28 Ukraine 1,517 t 2018 up 2,934.0% volatile
29 France 1,391 t 2018 up 95.6% volatile
30 Dominican Republic 1,340 t 2018 up 103.0% volatile
30 Cambodia 1,340 t 2018 up 151.9% volatile
32 Jordan 1,309 t 2018 down 23.0% volatile
33 Spain 1,289 t 2018 down 91.4% volatile
34 Costa Rica 1,171 t 2018 up 56.3% volatile
35 Tunisia 979 t 2014 up 97,800.0% volatile
36 Kenya 973 t 2018 up 31.5% volatile
37 Portugal 963 t 2018 up 367.5% volatile
38 Colombia 933 t 2018 up 63.1% volatile
39 Bahrain 878 t 2018 up 455.7% volatile
40 Senegal 872 t 2018 up 227.8% volatile
41 Slovenia 690 t 2018 up 978.1% volatile
42 Romania 665 t 2018 up 1,314.9% volatile
43 Myanmar 639 t 2018 — volatile
44 Oman 629 t 2017 down 38.0% volatile
45 Nicaragua 626 t 2018 up 807.2% volatile
46 Israel 611 t 2018 up 571.4% volatile
47 Sweden 602 t 2018 up 1,724.2% volatile
48 Austria 559 t 2018 down 60.2% volatile
49 El Salvador 540 t 2018 up 23.9% volatile
50 Lebanon 538 t 2018 up 2,141.7% volatile
51 Germany 488 t 2018 down 96.5% volatile
52 Kuwait 461 t 2018 down 58.5% volatile
53 Mauritius 442 t 2018 down 77.2% volatile
54 Cyprus 407 t 2018 up 13,466.7% volatile
55 Morocco 375 t 2014 up 400.0% volatile
56 Brazil 359 t 2018 down 76.8% volatile
57 Croatia 355 t 2016 up 11,733.3% volatile
58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 340 t 2018 down 91.9% volatile
59 Honduras 335 t 2018 down 56.3% volatile
60 Panama 298 t 2017 down 53.4% volatile
61 Argentina 274 t 2017 up 158.5% volatile
62 Canada 214 t 2018 down 56.6% volatile
63 Uruguay 158 t 2017 up 236.2% volatile
64 New Caledonia 150 t 2018 down 0.7% volatile
65 Russian Federation 131 t 2015 up 2,083.3% volatile
66 Uganda 112 t 2018 down 70.8% volatile
67 Belgium 106 t 2018 down 87.1% volatile
68 C�te d'Ivoire 102 t 2018 down 19.7% volatile
69 Algeria 99 t 2016 down 65.5% volatile
69 Tonga 99 t 2018 up 41.4% volatile
71 Sudan (former) 98 t 2011 down 65.7% volatile
72 Greece 94 t 2018 down 71.4% volatile
73 Czechia 73 t 2018 up 2,333.3% volatile
74 Solomon Islands 72 t 2018 up 22.0% volatile
75 Lithuania 68 t 2018 up 195.7% volatile
76 Qatar 66 t 2018 down 64.7% volatile
77 Suriname 55 t 2017 up 120.0% volatile
78 Finland 53 t 2015 down 77.0% volatile
79 Nepal 50 t 2018 up 108.3% volatile
80 Cameroon 49 t 2011 up 122.7% rising
81 Bulgaria 46 t 2017 up 475.0% volatile
81 Samoa 46 t 2018 down 80.9% volatile
81 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 46 t 2018 down 56.2% volatile
84 Norway 32 t 2018 down 56.8% volatile
85 Paraguay 24 t 2017 unchanged volatile
86 Ethiopia 23 t 2016 up 666.7% volatile
87 Trinidad and Tobago 20 t 2016 down 54.5% volatile
88 Guatemala 19 t 2018 down 88.4% volatile
88 Iceland 19 t 2010 up 90.0% volatile
90 Madagascar 18 t 2018 down 25.0% volatile
91 Brunei Darussalam 15 t 2014 up 400.0% volatile
92 French Polynesia 14 t 2018 unchanged volatile
93 Vanuatu 12 t 2018 up 140.0% volatile
94 Switzerland 9 t 2018 down 86.2% volatile
95 Malawi 5 t 2015 up 400.0% volatile
96 Ghana 3 t 2017 down 88.0% volatile
97 Ireland 2 t 2018 down 99.9% volatile
97 Slovakia 2 t 2017 down 98.9% volatile
99 Denmark 1 t 2017 unchanged volatile
99 Estonia 1 t 2017 unchanged volatile
99 Kazakhstan 1 t 2018 down 50.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Australia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
110 places, 1,680 data points, 1997–2018
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The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/