Case materials — Import quantity by country
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are...
Countries reporting
214
Highest
8.26 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
Median
16,604 t
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
5,793
What the numbers show
Case materials — Import quantity is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 8.26 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha.
The median across all reporting countries is 16,604 t, and the mean is 216,850 t.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Seychelles (up 58,121.4%), and the largest decrease in Kiribati (down 100.0%).
Case materials — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 8.26 million t | 2024 | up 981.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 8.13 million t | 2024 | up 1,123.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 2.57 million t | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 2.26 million t | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Italy | 1.99 million t | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 1.75 million t | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 1.30 million t | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 8 | France | 1.22 million t | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.14 million t | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 1.02 million t | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 980,429 t | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 795,093 t | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 701,000 t | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 569,016 t | 2024 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 15 | Algeria | 531,113 t | 2024 | up 697.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Morocco | 521,900 t | 2024 | up 554.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 500,784 t | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 496,081 t | 2024 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Türkiye | 485,838 t | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 454,747 t | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Portugal | 423,682 t | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 397,696 t | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 355,266 t | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 339,712 t | 2024 | up 234.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Greece | 338,123 t | 2024 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 26 | Thailand | 337,489 t | 2024 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Romania | 306,052 t | 2024 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Australia and New Zealand | 279,489 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 29 | India | 276,154 t | 2024 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 276,103 t | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 268,690 t | 2024 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 240,565 t | 2024 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 239,946 t | 2024 | up 97.4% | rising |
| 34 | Colombia | 226,446 t | 2024 | up 168.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Cambodia | 225,471 t | 2024 | up 405.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Egypt | 225,232 t | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 37 | Sweden | 224,675 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 38 | Caribbean | 194,453 t | 2024 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 39 | Malaysia | 187,793 t | 2024 | down 49.8% | rising |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 182,254 t | 2024 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 181,902 t | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 42 | Slovenia | 172,613 t | 2024 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Israel | 167,596 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 164,091 t | 2024 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 45 | New Zealand | 160,155 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 158,699 t | 2024 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 47 | Serbia | 152,000 t | 2024 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 150,900 t | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 49 | Ireland | 147,454 t | 2024 | up 100.5% | rising |
| 50 | Honduras | 142,021 t | 2024 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Indonesia | 141,905 t | 2024 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Iraq | 139,514 t | 2024 | up 39,875.4% | volatile |
| 53 | China, Taiwan Province of | 132,878 t | 2024 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 54 | Switzerland | 125,919 t | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 55 | Slovakia | 125,091 t | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 56 | Lithuania | 124,119 t | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Croatia | 123,585 t | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Singapore | 121,972 t | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 59 | Norway | 121,202 t | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 119,482 t | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 61 | Australia | 119,334 t | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 62 | El Salvador | 114,398 t | 2024 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Finland | 112,243 t | 2024 | down 46.8% | flat |
| 64 | Ukraine | 103,600 t | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 65 | Tunisia | 87,210 t | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 66 | Jordan | 86,808 t | 2024 | up 380.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Côte d'Ivoire | 80,659 t | 2024 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 68 | Kenya | 74,835 t | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 69 | Oman | 55,084 t | 2024 | up 278.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Ghana | 55,036 t | 2024 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Ecuador | 54,763 t | 2024 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Lebanon | 53,097 t | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 73 | United Republic of Tanzania | 51,943 t | 2024 | up 206.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Yemen | 50,677 t | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 75 | Latvia | 48,092 t | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 76 | Brazil | 43,399 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Senegal | 42,947 t | 2024 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Paraguay | 40,636 t | 2024 | up 503.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Zambia | 37,413 t | 2024 | up 290.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 37,040 t | 2024 | up 437.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Cameroon | 35,925 t | 2024 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 82 | Melanesia | 34,646 t | 2024 | up 377.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Madagascar | 32,937 t | 2024 | up 176.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Uganda | 30,943 t | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Bahrain | 30,074 t | 2024 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 29,751 t | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 29,721 t | 2024 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 28,886 t | 2023 | up 119.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Myanmar | 27,986 t | 2024 | up 160.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 27,529 t | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 26,162 t | 2024 | up 1,038.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Japan | 25,753 t | 2024 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 93 | Nigeria | 23,483 t | 2024 | down 79.8% | rising |
| 94 | Fiji | 22,995 t | 2024 | up 236.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Kuwait | 22,760 t | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 22,521 t | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 97 | Estonia | 22,320 t | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 98 | Russian Federation | 21,669 t | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 21,453 t | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Pakistan | 20,762 t | 2024 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 101 | Namibia | 20,350 t | 2024 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Libya | 19,999 t | 2024 | up 1,918.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19,618 t | 2024 | up 880.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Sudan (former) | 19,347 t | 2011 | up 227.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Uzbekistan | 19,127 t | 2024 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 19,097 t | 2024 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 107 | Uruguay | 17,000 t | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 16,208 t | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Georgia | 16,127 t | 2024 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Eswatini | 15,294 t | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15,091 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 112 | Rwanda | 14,370 t | 2024 | up 2,019.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | 11,583 t | 2024 | up 2,956.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11,331 t | 2024 | up 193.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Mauritius | 10,816 t | 2024 | up 216.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Angola | 10,067 t | 2024 | up 200.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Serbia and Montenegro | 10,000 t | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Republic of Moldova | 8,972 t | 2024 | up 163.9% | rising |
| 119 | Jamaica | 8,885 t | 2024 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Cyprus | 8,782 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 121 | Cuba | 8,260 t | 2024 | up 1,091.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Seychelles | 8,151 t | 2024 | up 58,121.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Belarus | 8,000 t | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Malawi | 7,958 t | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 125 | Palestine | 7,647 t | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 126 | Malta | 5,922 t | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 127 | Botswana | 5,680 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 128 | Mozambique | 5,451 t | 2024 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Afghanistan | 5,042 t | 2024 | up 1,760.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Djibouti | 4,967 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Togo | 4,945 t | 2024 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Armenia | 4,645 t | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Guyana | 3,970 t | 2024 | up 823.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Lesotho | 3,833 t | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 135 | Guinea | 3,694 t | 2024 | up 650.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Ethiopia | 3,583 t | 2024 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,884 t | 2024 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 138 | Benin | 2,572 t | 2024 | up 289.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 2,566 t | 2024 | up 10,591.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Gabon | 2,447 t | 2024 | up 2,322.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Qatar | 2,338 t | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 142 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,942 t | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Congo | 1,728 t | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Nepal | 1,567 t | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1,127 t | 2010 | up 570.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Albania | 1,101 t | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Mongolia | 962 t | 2024 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Mali | 845 t | 2024 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Liberia | 830 t | 2024 | up 2,493.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Panama | 815 t | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Sudan | 696 t | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 693 t | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Belize | 664 t | 2024 | up 233.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 636 t | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Niger | 597 t | 2024 | up 2,196.2% | volatile |
| 156 | South Sudan | 551 t | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Burkina Faso | 399 t | 2024 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 330 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Greenland | 280 t | 2024 | up 9,233.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Tajikistan | 279 t | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Polynesia | 117 t | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Maldives | 91 t | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Samoa | 90 t | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Dominica | 75 t | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Bahamas | 70 t | 2024 | up 337.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Burundi | 67 t | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 44 t | 2024 | up 2,100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | New Caledonia | 41 t | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Gambia | 40 t | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Cayman Islands | 38 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Micronesia | 38 t | 2024 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Andorra | 35 t | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | 30 t | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Haiti | 26 t | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Tonga | 26 t | 2024 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Curaçao | 24 t | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 24 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Somalia | 21 t | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 19 t | 2024 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Iceland | 18 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Timor-Leste | 16 t | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Barbados | 12 t | 2024 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Montenegro | 11 t | 2024 | down 87.8% | falling |
| 184 | Marshall Islands | 9 t | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8 t | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 185 | Suriname | 8 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Vanuatu | 8 t | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Mauritania | 7 t | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Aruba | 6 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Bhutan | 6 t | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Gibraltar | 5 t | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Palau | 5 t | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Grenada | 4 t | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 194 | Sierra Leone | 4 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Turkmenistan | 4 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Faroe Islands | 3 t | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 t | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 197 | China, Macao SAR | 3 t | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Bermuda | 2 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Eritrea | 2 t | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 202 | Saint Martin (French part) | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 202 | French Polynesia | 1 t | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 205 | Guam | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 205 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Chad | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 205 | British Virgin Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Cook Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 205 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Cabo Verde | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 39.12 million t
- Europe 16.86 million t
- Asia 13.50 million t
- Eastern Asia 8.53 million t
- Western Europe 6.41 million t
- Americas 6.31 million t
- Southern Europe 4.28 million t
- Eastern Europe 3.98 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.87 million t
- Central America 2.68 million t
- Northern America 2.38 million t
- Northern Europe 2.18 million t
About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en