Chemical wood pulp — 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
213
Highest
25.58 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
4,639 t
Years covered
57
1968–2024
Data points
9,478
What the numbers show
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 25.58 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,639 t, and the mean is 428,508 t.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 96,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Bahamas (down 100.0%).
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 25.58 million t | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 24.94 million t | 2024 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 5.80 million t | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 4.16 million t | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 3.22 million t | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.95 million t | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 1.74 million t | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Turkey | 1.57 million t | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Türkiye | 1.57 million t | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 10 | France | 1.46 million t | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 1.20 million t | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 1.14 million t | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Japan | 1.06 million t | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.01 million t | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 15 | India | 970,118 t | 2024 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 719,000 t | 1999 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 698,935 t | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 697,000 t | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 697,000 t | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 20 | China, Taiwan Province of | 639,623 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 618,081 t | 2024 | up 386.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 590,281 t | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 23 | Canada | 513,361 t | 2024 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Thailand | 429,870 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Austria | 390,803 t | 2024 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 26 | Vietnam | 390,595 t | 2024 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 390,595 t | 2024 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Sweden | 370,531 t | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Australia and New Zealand | 292,038 t | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 281,271 t | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 281,032 t | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Singapore | 246,214 t | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Australia | 240,801 t | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 34 | Colombia | 228,050 t | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovenia | 226,361 t | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 36 | Egypt | 213,643 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Algeria | 207,102 t | 2024 | up 293.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 204,800 t | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 201,630 t | 2024 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 197,931 t | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Romania | 189,041 t | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Malaysia | 175,833 t | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Pakistan | 173,745 t | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 44 | South Africa | 172,842 t | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Israel | 171,700 t | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 158,481 t | 2024 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Portugal | 155,085 t | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovakia | 154,871 t | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Brazil | 154,199 t | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 50 | USSR | 150,000 t | 1991 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 51 | Tunisia | 143,396 t | 2024 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Jordan | 143,355 t | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Hungary | 134,615 t | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 112,842 t | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 107,940 t | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Switzerland | 94,341 t | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 57 | Yugoslav SFR | 93,800 t | 1991 | down 49.4% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 86,000 t | 2024 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Philippines | 82,896 t | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 60 | Norway | 78,367 t | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Estonia | 69,266 t | 2024 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Ukraine | 60,505 t | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 63 | El Salvador | 54,593 t | 2024 | up 1,994.9% | volatile |
| 64 | New Zealand | 51,232 t | 2024 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Nigeria | 51,119 t | 2024 | up 297.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Guatemala | 49,567 t | 2024 | up 645.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Morocco | 48,370 t | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 47,996 t | 2024 | up 840.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Denmark | 47,496 t | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 44,968 t | 2024 | up 1,735.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38,268 t | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 35,994 t | 2024 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 73 | Lithuania | 34,580 t | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Russia | 33,893 t | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Russian Federation | 33,893 t | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Kuwait | 25,329 t | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 77 | Ghana | 24,478 t | 2024 | up 4,690.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Chile | 23,003 t | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Lebanon | 21,943 t | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 80 | Kenya | 21,359 t | 2024 | up 2,603.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Syria | 20,653 t | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20,653 t | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Angola | 20,575 t | 2024 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Iraq | 20,311 t | 2024 | up 12,284.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Ecuador | 19,548 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Bahrain | 18,501 t | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 16,942 t | 2024 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Latvia | 16,564 t | 2024 | up 9,759.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Laos | 15,016 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15,016 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Czechoslovakia | 14,800 t | 1992 | down 82.4% | falling |
| 92 | Belarus | 13,940 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 93 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12,719 t | 2024 | up 811.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12,719 t | 2024 | up 811.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 11,410 t | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Serbia and Montenegro | 11,000 t | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 97 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8,240 t | 2024 | up 7,823.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Djibouti | 7,984 t | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Cambodia | 7,897 t | 2024 | up 15,086.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Senegal | 6,547 t | 2024 | up 1,831.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Qatar | 5,667 t | 2024 | up 2,281.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Cameroon | 5,569 t | 2024 | up 2,331.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 5,535 t | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Oman | 5,501 t | 2024 | up 6,776.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Uganda | 4,975 t | 2024 | up 4,080.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Belize | 4,880 t | 2024 | up 1,444.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Caribbean | 4,639 t | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Afghanistan | 4,589 t | 2024 | up 1,985.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Mali | 4,124 t | 2024 | up 18,645.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Ethiopia PDR | 4,086 t | 1992 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 111 | Uruguay | 4,000 t | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Libya | 3,882 t | 2024 | up 219.8% | rising |
| 113 | Paraguay | 2,952 t | 2024 | up 750.7% | volatile |
| 114 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2,940 t | 2024 | up 1,230.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Guinea | 2,906 t | 2024 | up 32,188.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Ethiopia | 2,756 t | 2024 | down 50.5% | rising |
| 117 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2,741 t | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 2,650 t | 2024 | up 1,294.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 2,345 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Madagascar | 2,327 t | 2024 | up 1,013.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Mongolia | 2,226 t | 2024 | up 182.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Cuba | 2,055 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 2,020 t | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Mozambique | 1,855 t | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Dominican Republic | 1,805 t | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Nepal | 1,687 t | 2024 | up 1,305.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritania | 1,610 t | 2024 | up 80,400.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Zambia | 1,572 t | 2024 | up 1,279.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Ireland | 1,525 t | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 1,484 t | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 131 | Benin | 1,388 t | 2024 | up 222.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Myanmar | 1,347 t | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Botswana | 963 t | 2024 | up 96,200.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Yemen | 935 t | 2024 | up 1,808.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Central African Republic | 826 t | 2024 | up 244.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Palestine | 816 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 136 | Palestine | 816 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 698 t | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Croatia | 653 t | 2024 | up 477.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Melanesia | 560 t | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | 536 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 500 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Andorra | 449 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Azerbaijan | 414 t | 2024 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Polynesia | 385 t | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 146 | Zimbabwe | 309 t | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 306 t | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Niger | 271 t | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Niue | 259 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Eritrea | 193 t | 2024 | up 121.8% | rising |
| 151 | Cyprus | 168 t | 2024 | up 409.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Georgia | 135 t | 2024 | up 110.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Honduras | 130 t | 2024 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | 119 t | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 155 | French Polynesia | 110 t | 2024 | up 1,275.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Nicaragua | 107 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 102 t | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Armenia | 84 t | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Sudan | 80 t | 2024 | up 1,233.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Panama | 76 t | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Malawi | 64 t | 2024 | up 178.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 60 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 59 t | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Rwanda | 52 t | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Togo | 52 t | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Aruba | 44 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 167 | East Timor | 35 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 167 | Timor-Leste | 35 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Albania | 34 t | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Liberia | 29 t | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Burundi | 28 t | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Seychelles | 28 t | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Malta | 27 t | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Iceland | 26 t | 2024 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Reunion | 26 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Réunion | 26 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | Mauritius | 24 t | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Moldova | 23 t | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Republic of Moldova | 23 t | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Barbados | 19 t | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 18 t | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 182 | Bhutan | 17 t | 2024 | down 96.6% | falling |
| 183 | Gambia | 16 t | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Samoa | 16 t | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 15 t | 2010 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Haiti | 12 t | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Gabon | 11 t | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Sudan (former) | 6 t | 2011 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Cabo Verde | 6 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 191 | Congo | 4 t | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Brunei | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | Comoros | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Brunei Darussalam | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 196 | Bahamas | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Dominica | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Faroe Islands | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 196 | Greenland | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Guyana | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Somalia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Chad | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Martinique | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | China, Macao SAR | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 61.66 million t
- Asia 34.77 million t
- Eastern Asia 28.38 million t
- Europe 17.30 million t
- Western Europe 8.64 million t
- Americas 8.32 million t
- Northern America 6.32 million t
- United States of America 5.80 million t
- Southern Europe 5.13 million t
- Western Asia 2.73 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 2.05 million t
- Eastern Europe 1.93 million t
- Northern Europe 1.60 million t
- Southern Asia 1.54 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.40 million t
- Central America 1.13 million t
- Africa 976,248 t
- South America 872,154 t
- Northern Africa 616,473 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 382,930 t
- Oceania 293,046 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 256,835 t
- Southern Africa 173,805 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 158,606 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 146,368 t
- Western Africa 106,886 t
- Central Asia 67,441 t
- Eastern Africa 51,793 t
- Middle Africa 27,291 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