Belgium — 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
147
Highest
416,793 t
France
Lowest
1 t
Central African Republic
Median
1,041 t
Years covered
18
2001–2018
Data points
2,388
What the numbers show
Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 416,793 t in France; the lowest is 1 t in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,041 t, and the mean is 14,025 t.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 29,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 99.4%).
Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 416,793 t | 2018 | down 39.9% | rising |
| 1 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20,545 t | 2018 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Germany | 321,976 t | 2018 | down 49.5% | rising |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6,151 t | 2018 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 240,641 t | 2018 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 2,001 t | 2018 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Italy | 136,884 t | 2018 | up 191.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,299 t | 2018 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 120,309 t | 2018 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,075 t | 2018 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Poland | 77,062 t | 2018 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 776 t | 2018 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Spain | 75,618 t | 2018 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 182 t | 2018 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Algeria | 67,719 t | 2018 | up 477.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 2 t | 2018 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 64,322 t | 2018 | up 145.1% | rising |
| 10 | India | 39,614 t | 2018 | up 1,092.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 39,379 t | 2018 | up 293.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 32,008 t | 2018 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 28,160 t | 2018 | up 604.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Hungary | 25,269 t | 2018 | up 415.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Czechia | 19,784 t | 2018 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 16 | Nigeria | 17,783 t | 2018 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 15,832 t | 2018 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Ghana | 15,495 t | 2018 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Tunisia | 14,507 t | 2018 | up 846.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Egypt | 13,619 t | 2018 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Austria | 13,410 t | 2018 | down 44.1% | flat |
| 22 | T�rkiye | 12,506 t | 2018 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Latvia | 11,704 t | 2018 | up 5,010.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | 11,376 t | 2018 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 25 | Switzerland | 11,062 t | 2018 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 26 | China | 10,578 t | 2018 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Greece | 8,586 t | 2018 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Portugal | 8,401 t | 2018 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 7,577 t | 2018 | up 481.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Canada | 7,557 t | 2018 | up 655.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Israel | 6,987 t | 2018 | down 71.4% | rising |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 6,553 t | 2018 | up 298.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Sudan (former) | 6,534 t | 2011 | up 890.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 6,521 t | 2018 | up 2,140.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Cameroon | 6,212 t | 2018 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 5,649 t | 2018 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 37 | Lithuania | 4,995 t | 2018 | up 523.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Ireland | 4,877 t | 2018 | up 123.6% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 4,741 t | 2018 | up 827.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 4,567 t | 2018 | up 322.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 4,023 t | 2018 | up 249.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Argentina | 3,959 t | 2018 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 3,456 t | 2018 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,267 t | 2018 | up 3,071.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovakia | 3,110 t | 2018 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 2,797 t | 2018 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 2,759 t | 2018 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 48 | South Africa | 2,620 t | 2018 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Philippines | 2,604 t | 2018 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Cuba | 2,556 t | 2018 | up 1,978.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 2,476 t | 2018 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Kuwait | 2,444 t | 2018 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 2,358 t | 2018 | down 64.8% | rising |
| 54 | Malta | 2,354 t | 2018 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Senegal | 2,310 t | 2018 | up 362.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Cyprus | 2,229 t | 2018 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Oman | 2,190 t | 2018 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 58 | C�te d'Ivoire | 2,181 t | 2018 | up 156.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Estonia | 1,956 t | 2018 | up 1,557.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Pakistan | 1,794 t | 2018 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Norway | 1,462 t | 2018 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | 1,458 t | 2018 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Finland | 1,266 t | 2018 | down 82.1% | falling |
| 64 | Mauritius | 1,245 t | 2018 | up 12,350.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Albania | 1,231 t | 2018 | up 3,056.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Kenya | 1,189 t | 2018 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Malaysia | 1,064 t | 2018 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 1,045 t | 2018 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Russian Federation | 1,041 t | 2018 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Congo | 1,018 t | 2018 | up 422.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Georgia | 988 t | 2018 | up 759.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Angola | 920 t | 2018 | up 178.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Bahrain | 913 t | 2018 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Ukraine | 852 t | 2018 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Singapore | 845 t | 2018 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Iceland | 843 t | 2018 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 77 | Croatia | 785 t | 2018 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Madagascar | 770 t | 2018 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 79 | New Zealand | 760 t | 2018 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Bangladesh | 714 t | 2018 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Togo | 697 t | 2018 | up 312.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Jamaica | 676 t | 2018 | up 376.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Honduras | 673 t | 2018 | up 387.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Uruguay | 650 t | 2018 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | 645 t | 2018 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Uganda | 576 t | 2018 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Guinea | 521 t | 2018 | up 316.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Djibouti | 508 t | 2018 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 88 | El Salvador | 508 t | 2018 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 471 t | 2018 | up 1,862.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Cambodia | 453 t | 2018 | up 452.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Qatar | 448 t | 2018 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Lebanon | 413 t | 2018 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Iraq | 392 t | 2018 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Barbados | 385 t | 2018 | up 210.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Serbia and Montenegro | 337 t | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Armenia | 329 t | 2018 | up 1,545.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Slovenia | 328 t | 2018 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Thailand | 308 t | 2018 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Mali | 299 t | 2018 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 295 t | 2018 | up 29,400.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Panama | 279 t | 2018 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Bahamas | 243 t | 2013 | up 143.0% | volatile |
| 104 | New Caledonia | 216 t | 2018 | up 195.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 207 t | 2018 | up 1,781.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Benin | 203 t | 2018 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 202 t | 2018 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Paraguay | 162 t | 2018 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Indonesia | 146 t | 2018 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Rwanda | 124 t | 2018 | up 226.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritania | 101 t | 2016 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Japan | 92 t | 2018 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 113 | French Polynesia | 87 t | 2018 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Belarus | 86 t | 2018 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 71 t | 2018 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Malawi | 69 t | 2018 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Sierra Leone | 64 t | 2018 | up 814.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Suriname | 61 t | 2018 | up 6,000.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48 t | 2018 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Kazakhstan | 43 t | 2018 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Uzbekistan | 35 t | 2018 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Turkmenistan | 26 t | 2006 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Guyana | 25 t | 2018 | up 2,400.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Libya | 25 t | 2017 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Niger | 25 t | 2017 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Fiji | 24 t | 2012 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 126 | Mozambique | 24 t | 2018 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 22 t | 2018 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Chad | 17 t | 2014 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Equatorial Guinea | 12 t | 2018 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Gabon | 10 t | 2018 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 10 t | 2018 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Gambia | 9 t | 2018 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 t | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Nepal | 3 t | 2010 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 t | 2012 | unchanged | volatile |
| 136 | Zambia | 2 t | 2015 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Burundi | 1 t | 2018 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 1 t | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 20,496 t
About this data
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/