Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — 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
198
Highest
24.49 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
4,790 t
Years covered
57
1968–2024
Data points
8,494

What the numbers show

Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 24.49 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.

The median across all reporting countries is 4,790 t, and the mean is 437,042 t.

Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 80,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).

Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 24.49 million t 2024 up 72.0% volatile
2 China, mainland 23.92 million t 2024 up 73.7% volatile
3 United States 5.23 million t 2024 up 7.2% rising
4 Germany 3.94 million t 2024 down 1.0% rising
5 Italy 3.19 million t 2024 down 0.5% rising
6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.93 million t 2024 up 72.3% volatile
7 Republic of Korea 1.55 million t 2024 down 10.8% volatile
8 Turkey 1.53 million t 2024 up 61.4% volatile
8 Türkiye 1.53 million t 2024 up 61.4% volatile
10 France 1.45 million t 2024 down 19.3% rising
11 Spain 1.19 million t 2024 up 27.0% volatile
12 Poland 1.12 million t 2024 up 32.1% volatile
13 Japan 1.04 million t 2024 down 28.8% rising
14 Mexico 1.01 million t 2024 up 24.2% rising
15 India 901,806 t 2024 up 44.7% volatile
16 United Kingdom 687,000 t 2024 down 29.1% falling
16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 687,000 t 2024 down 29.1% falling
18 Indonesia 613,501 t 2024 down 19.9% volatile
19 United Arab Emirates 610,540 t 2024 up 421.9% volatile
20 Belgium-Luxembourg 606,000 t 1999 up 77.3% rising
21 China, Taiwan Province of 566,389 t 2024 up 21.1% volatile
22 Belgium 526,208 t 2024 down 38.6% falling
23 Canada 504,943 t 2024 up 99.1% volatile
24 Austria 378,125 t 2024 down 37.0% volatile
25 Sweden 343,891 t 2024 up 2.3% volatile
26 Vietnam 310,186 t 2024 up 148.2% volatile
26 Viet Nam 310,186 t 2024 up 148.2% volatile
28 Thailand 305,846 t 2024 up 8.9% volatile
29 Bangladesh 279,954 t 2024 down 9.2% volatile
30 Singapore 246,100 t 2024 down 58.2% volatile
31 Finland 241,534 t 2024 down 35.1% volatile
32 Australia and New Zealand 230,204 t 2024 down 12.4% rising
33 Colombia 216,865 t 2024 up 33.9% volatile
34 Slovenia 216,707 t 2024 up 13.6% rising
35 Egypt 211,593 t 2024 down 16.7% volatile
36 Algeria 203,252 t 2024 up 328.3% volatile
37 Greece 198,646 t 2024 up 53.8% volatile
38 Czechia 198,000 t 2024 up 10.4% rising
39 Argentina 196,727 t 2024 up 33.1% volatile
40 Romania 187,342 t 2024 up 65.4% volatile
41 Australia 181,005 t 2024 down 24.2% rising
42 South Africa 169,920 t 2024 up 58.6% volatile
43 Israel 169,765 t 2024 up 45.0% volatile
44 Pakistan 162,231 t 2024 up 63.6% volatile
45 Peru 155,845 t 2024 up 87.8% volatile
46 Brazil 151,580 t 2024 down 61.9% volatile
47 Portugal 145,743 t 2024 up 450.9% volatile
48 Jordan 143,215 t 2024 up 203.0% volatile
49 Hungary 134,288 t 2024 up 7.9% volatile
50 Tunisia 127,543 t 2024 up 117.3% volatile
51 Slovakia 117,610 t 2024 down 23.4% volatile
52 Malaysia 114,391 t 2024 up 11.8% volatile
53 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 106,777 t 2024 up 15.8% volatile
54 Saudi Arabia 92,266 t 2024 down 39.9% volatile
55 Serbia 85,000 t 2024 up 129.7% volatile
56 Norway 77,109 t 2024 up 14.9% falling
57 Philippines 76,173 t 2024 up 43.2% rising
58 Estonia 66,474 t 2024 up 141.1% volatile
59 Switzerland 65,885 t 2024 down 49.5% volatile
60 Yugoslav SFR 65,700 t 1991 up 17.1% volatile
61 El Salvador 54,587 t 2024 up 2,078.2% volatile
62 Guatemala 49,553 t 2024 up 651.4% volatile
63 New Zealand 49,194 t 2024 up 105.1% volatile
64 Ukraine 48,811 t 2024 down 5.0% volatile
65 Morocco 48,230 t 2024 up 0.1% volatile
66 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 47,563 t 2024 up 858.7% volatile
67 Denmark 45,055 t 2024 up 186.4% volatile
68 Uzbekistan 44,580 t 2024 up 1,813.3% volatile
69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 38,252 t 2024 up 9.3% volatile
70 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 34,511 t 2024 down 65.7% volatile
71 Nigeria 34,421 t 2024 up 239.7% volatile
72 Russia 33,835 t 2024 down 77.9% volatile
72 Russian Federation 33,835 t 2024 down 77.9% volatile
74 Lithuania 33,098 t 2024 up 26.6% volatile
75 Ghana 24,351 t 2024 up 11,070.2% volatile
76 Kuwait 22,776 t 2024 up 12.1% rising
77 Kenya 21,270 t 2024 up 2,676.8% volatile
78 Syria 20,576 t 2024 up 26.2% volatile
78 Syrian Arab Republic 20,576 t 2024 up 26.2% volatile
80 Angola 20,414 t 2024 up 129.7% volatile
81 Lebanon 20,332 t 2024 down 20.3% rising
82 Iraq 19,237 t 2024 up 12,391.6% volatile
83 Ecuador 19,057 t 2024 up 2.2% volatile
84 Bahrain 18,501 t 2024 down 47.2% volatile
85 Latvia 16,470 t 2024 up 10,129.8% volatile
86 Kazakhstan 14,764 t 2024 up 131.2% volatile
87 Belarus 13,846 t 2024 down 10.1% volatile
88 Cote d'Ivoire 12,446 t 2024 up 2,307.3% volatile
88 Côte d'Ivoire 12,446 t 2024 up 2,307.3% volatile
90 Chile 11,951 t 2024 down 4.0% volatile
91 Costa Rica 10,497 t 2024 down 13.6% volatile
92 United Republic of Tanzania 8,132 t 2024 up 8,114.1% volatile
93 Serbia and Montenegro 8,000 t 2005 — volatile
94 Djibouti 7,788 t 2024 up 2.8% volatile
95 Cambodia 6,887 t 2024 up 13,144.2% volatile
96 Senegal 6,544 t 2024 up 1,913.5% volatile
97 Qatar 5,580 t 2024 up 7,146.8% volatile
98 Uganda 4,975 t 2024 up 5,082.3% volatile
99 Belize 4,865 t 2024 up 1,516.3% rising
100 Cameroon 4,715 t 2024 up 1,959.0% volatile
101 Oman 4,400 t 2024 up 11,182.1% volatile
102 Afghanistan 4,306 t 2024 up 2,096.9% volatile
103 Sri Lanka 4,041 t 2024 up 13.1% volatile
104 Uruguay 4,000 t 2024 down 85.4% volatile
105 Libya 3,877 t 2024 up 219.4% volatile
106 Caribbean 3,619 t 2024 down 91.0% volatile
107 Paraguay 2,919 t 2024 up 2,180.5% volatile
108 Guinea 2,906 t 2024 up 36,225.0% volatile
109 China, Hong Kong SAR 2,866 t 2024 up 10,514.8% volatile
110 Tajikistan 2,623 t 2024 up 1,280.5% volatile
111 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,617 t 2024 up 60.7% volatile
112 Turkmenistan 2,239 t 2024 — volatile
113 Mongolia 2,219 t 2024 up 181.2% volatile
114 Madagascar 2,180 t 2024 up 1,271.1% volatile
115 Cuba 1,964 t 2024 up 35.4% volatile
116 Ethiopia 1,831 t 2024 down 60.7% rising
117 Mozambique 1,798 t 2024 down 75.5% volatile
118 Bulgaria 1,787 t 2024 down 92.4% volatile
119 Nepal 1,687 t 2024 up 1,317.7% volatile
120 Mauritania 1,610 t 2024 up 80,400.0% volatile
121 Zambia 1,572 t 2024 up 1,342.2% volatile
122 Sierra Leone 1,484 t 2024 unchanged rising
123 Dominican Republic 1,448 t 2024 down 89.1% volatile
124 Benin 1,388 t 2024 up 222.0% volatile
125 Yemen 935 t 2024 up 1,808.2% volatile
126 Myanmar 855 t 2024 down 3.6% volatile
127 Central African Republic 826 t 2024 up 244.2% volatile
128 Botswana 745 t 2024 — volatile
129 Ireland 636 t 2024 down 73.2% volatile
130 Croatia 580 t 2024 up 1,188.9% volatile
131 Melanesia 560 t 2024 up 12.0% volatile
132 Kyrgyzstan 516 t 2024 — volatile
133 Vanuatu 500 t 2024 unchanged flat
134 Andorra 449 t 2024 unchanged flat
135 Azerbaijan 413 t 2024 up 126.9% volatile
136 Laos 391 t 2024 — volatile
136 Lao People's Democratic Republic 391 t 2024 — volatile
138 Polynesia 383 t 2024 down 30.5% rising
139 Palestine 366 t 2024 up 72.6% flat
139 Palestine 366 t 2024 up 72.6% flat
141 Democratic Republic of the Congo 304 t 2024 down 53.2% volatile
142 Niger 271 t 2024 down 86.5% volatile
143 Zimbabwe 262 t 2024 down 18.6% volatile
144 Mali 260 t 2024 — volatile
145 Niue 259 t 2024 unchanged flat
146 Trinidad and Tobago 198 t 2024 down 99.2% volatile
147 Eritrea 193 t 2024 up 121.8% rising
148 French Polynesia 108 t 2024 up 1,250.0% volatile
149 Cyprus 84 t 2024 up 180.0% volatile
150 Honduras 81 t 2024 up 118.9% volatile
151 Panama 75 t 2024 down 95.3% volatile
152 Armenia 74 t 2024 down 80.4% volatile
153 Malawi 64 t 2024 up 178.3% volatile
154 Georgia 51 t 2024 up 27.5% volatile
155 Rwanda 48 t 2024 down 69.6% volatile
156 Burkina Faso 36 t 2024 unchanged volatile
157 East Timor 35 t 2024 unchanged rising
157 Timor-Leste 35 t 2024 unchanged rising
159 Seychelles 28 t 2024 down 50.9% volatile
160 Malta 26 t 2024 — volatile
160 Reunion 26 t 2024 unchanged volatile
160 Réunion 26 t 2024 unchanged volatile
163 Nicaragua 23 t 2023 up 2,200.0% volatile
164 Togo 20 t 2024 down 73.3% falling
165 Gambia 16 t 2024 down 5.9% volatile
165 Samoa 16 t 2024 down 94.4% volatile
167 Sudan (former) 15 t 2010 — volatile
168 Gabon 11 t 2024 down 76.6% volatile
169 Cabo Verde 6 t 2024 unchanged flat
170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 t 2024 — flat
170 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 5 t 2024 down 44.4% volatile
172 Burundi 4 t 2024 up 300.0% volatile
172 Congo 4 t 2024 down 82.6% volatile
174 Aruba 2 t 2024 unchanged falling
175 Barbados 1 t 2024 unchanged volatile
175 Brunei 1 t 2024 unchanged flat
175 Bhutan 1 t 2024 down 99.8% falling
175 Comoros 1 t 2024 — volatile
175 Cayman Islands 1 t 2024 — volatile
175 Brunei Darussalam 1 t 2024 unchanged flat
175 Netherlands Antilles (former) 1 t 2010 — volatile
182 Albania 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
182 Bahamas 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
182 Dominica 0 t 2024 — volatile
182 Fiji 0 t 2024 — volatile
182 Iceland 0 t 2024 — volatile
182 Jamaica 0 t 2024 — volatile
182 Saint Lucia 0 t 2024 — volatile
182 Luxembourg 0 t 2024 — volatile
182 Moldova 0 t 2024 — volatile
182 North Macedonia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
182 Mauritius 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
182 Namibia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
182 New Caledonia 0 t 2024 — volatile
182 Chad 0 t 2024 — volatile
182 Czechoslovakia 0 t 1992 down 100.0% volatile
182 Republic of Moldova 0 t 2024 — volatile
182 China, Macao SAR 0 t 2024 — volatile

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

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Indicator
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 8,494 data points, 1968–2024
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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