Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — 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
157
Highest
1.03 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Netherlands Antilles (former)
Median
102 t
Years covered
57
1968–2024
Data points
6,528
What the numbers show
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import quantity is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 1.03 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Netherlands Antilles (former).
The median across all reporting countries is 102 t, and the mean is 21,049 t.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 49,850.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.03 million t | 2024 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 977,561 t | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 180,801 t | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 152,481 t | 2024 | up 45.2% | flat |
| 5 | Thailand | 123,108 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 77,766 t | 2024 | up 496.3% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 65,545 t | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Malaysia | 61,291 t | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | 60,186 t | 2024 | up 520.5% | volatile |
| 10 | China, Taiwan Province of | 55,643 t | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Indonesia | 50,037 t | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 41,901 t | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 39,902 t | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Finland | 37,287 t | 2024 | up 201.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Türkiye | 31,549 t | 2024 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Switzerland | 27,696 t | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 24,000 t | 1999 | up 103.4% | falling |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 20,455 t | 2024 | up 1,000.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Italy | 17,714 t | 2024 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Czechoslovakia | 17,000 t | 1980 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 16,380 t | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 16,356 t | 2024 | up 506.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Tunisia | 15,770 t | 2024 | up 303.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14,625 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Japan | 13,488 t | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 11,494 t | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Chile | 11,000 t | 2024 | up 461.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Colombia | 10,771 t | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8,000 t | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7,264 t | 2024 | up 418.9% | volatile |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 7,170 t | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Philippines | 6,395 t | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 5,924 t | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Czechia | 5,000 t | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Sweden | 4,947 t | 2024 | up 3,433.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | 3,803 t | 2024 | up 17,186.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Pakistan | 3,374 t | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Spain | 3,254 t | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Canada | 3,165 t | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Greece | 2,776 t | 2024 | up 25,136.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | 2,761 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 2,571 t | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Kuwait | 2,503 t | 2024 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 2,068 t | 2024 | up 234.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Egypt | 2,049 t | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Yugoslav SFR | 2,000 t | 1991 | down 94.3% | rising |
| 47 | New Zealand | 1,999 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 1,493 t | 2024 | up 650.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,440 t | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Lebanon | 1,420 t | 2024 | up 1,872.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Lithuania | 1,229 t | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Iraq | 1,074 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 1,041 t | 2024 | up 2,874.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Algeria | 1,041 t | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Caribbean | 1,005 t | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Oman | 999 t | 2024 | up 49,850.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Norway | 980 t | 2024 | up 3,529.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 924 t | 2024 | up 193.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Romania | 852 t | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Cameroon | 799 t | 2024 | up 4,338.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Ireland | 696 t | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | 609 t | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Argentina | 581 t | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 500 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 500 t | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Myanmar | 489 t | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 453 t | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Palestine | 450 t | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 69 | Austria | 422 t | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 378 t | 2024 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 357 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 347 t | 2024 | up 671.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Côte d'Ivoire | 272 t | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Israel | 238 t | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Botswana | 205 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Djibouti | 196 t | 2024 | up 19,500.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Angola | 158 t | 2024 | up 7,800.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Morocco | 140 t | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Ghana | 102 t | 2024 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 80 | United Republic of Tanzania | 101 t | 2024 | up 1,920.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Cuba | 88 t | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Kenya | 86 t | 2024 | up 290.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 84 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 66 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 64 t | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Jordan | 62 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 54 t | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Syrian Arab Republic | 52 t | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Georgia | 51 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Honduras | 49 t | 2024 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 90 | Madagascar | 49 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | 46 t | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Singapore | 44 t | 2024 | up 780.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Aruba | 42 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 40 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 40 t | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Paraguay | 25 t | 2024 | down 86.8% | falling |
| 98 | Burundi | 24 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritius | 24 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 100 | Mozambique | 23 t | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovenia | 23 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 20 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Togo | 19 t | 2024 | up 850.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Barbados | 18 t | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Bhutan | 16 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Belize | 15 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 107 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 13 t | 2024 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 108 | Sudan | 6 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Rwanda | 4 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 2 t | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Denmark | 2 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Libya | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Latvia | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Qatar | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Bahamas | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Belarus | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 116 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 116 | France | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Guatemala | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Croatia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Hungary | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 116 | Liberia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Mexico | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | North Macedonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 116 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Nepal | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Panama | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 116 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Serbia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Slovakia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 116 | Uganda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Zambia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Martinique | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 116 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 t | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Melanesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Republic of Moldova | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Russian Federation | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 116 | China, Macao SAR | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 116 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 t | 2010 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.33 million t
- Asia 1.70 million t
- Eastern Asia 1.23 million t
- Europe 367,372 t
- South-eastern Asia 334,762 t
- Western Europe 248,049 t
- Americas 170,790 t
- Northern America 141,800 t
- United States of America 138,635 t
- Southern Asia 71,969 t
- Western Asia 66,024 t
- Northern Europe 55,904 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