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
108
Highest
258,888 t
New Zealand
Lowest
1 t
Kazakhstan
Median
451.5 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 108 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 451.5 t, and the mean is 6,886 t.

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