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
159
Highest
1.03 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Russian Federation
Median
272 t
Years covered
57
1968–2024
Data points
6,871

What the numbers show

Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import quantity is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 1.03 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Russian Federation.

The median across all reporting countries is 272 t, and the mean is 22,495 t.

Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 69 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 United States 138,635 t 2024 down 30.6% falling
6 Thailand 123,108 t 2024 down 9.7% volatile
7 Vietnam 77,766 t 2024 up 496.3% volatile
7 Viet Nam 77,766 t 2024 up 496.3% volatile
9 India 65,545 t 2024 up 48.0% volatile
10 Malaysia 61,291 t 2024 down 8.1% volatile
11 Belgium 60,186 t 2024 up 520.5% volatile
12 China, Taiwan Province of 55,643 t 2024 down 33.4% volatile
13 Indonesia 50,037 t 2024 down 25.8% volatile
14 Australia and New Zealand 41,901 t 2024 up 8.8% volatile
15 Australia 39,902 t 2024 up 3.6% volatile
16 Finland 37,287 t 2024 up 201.2% volatile
17 Turkey 31,549 t 2024 up 162.1% volatile
17 Türkiye 31,549 t 2024 up 162.1% volatile
19 Switzerland 27,696 t 2024 up 20.7% falling
20 Belgium-Luxembourg 24,000 t 1999 up 103.4% falling
21 Saudi Arabia 20,455 t 2024 up 1,000.3% volatile
22 Italy 17,714 t 2024 up 151.2% volatile
23 Czechoslovakia 17,000 t 1980 down 5.6% falling
24 Poland 16,380 t 2024 up 91.2% volatile
25 Nigeria 16,356 t 2024 up 506.5% volatile
26 Tunisia 15,770 t 2024 up 303.7% volatile
27 Laos 14,625 t 2024 — volatile
27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14,625 t 2024 — volatile
29 Japan 13,488 t 2024 down 46.0% volatile
30 Ukraine 11,494 t 2024 down 1.8% volatile
31 Chile 11,000 t 2024 up 461.5% volatile
32 Colombia 10,771 t 2024 up 11.8% volatile
33 United Kingdom 8,000 t 2024 down 48.1% volatile
33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,000 t 2024 down 48.1% volatile
35 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7,264 t 2024 up 418.9% volatile
36 United Arab Emirates 7,170 t 2024 down 20.9% volatile
37 Philippines 6,395 t 2024 down 31.8% volatile
38 Portugal 5,924 t 2024 down 93.0% volatile
39 Czechia 5,000 t 2024 down 64.0% volatile
40 Sweden 4,947 t 2024 up 3,433.6% volatile
41 Mali 3,803 t 2024 up 17,186.4% volatile
42 Pakistan 3,374 t 2024 down 72.5% volatile
43 Spain 3,254 t 2024 down 39.1% volatile
44 Canada 3,165 t 2024 down 84.6% volatile
45 Greece 2,776 t 2024 up 25,136.4% volatile
46 Estonia 2,761 t 2024 — volatile
47 Peru 2,571 t 2024 down 52.5% volatile
48 Kuwait 2,503 t 2024 up 142.1% volatile
49 Kazakhstan 2,068 t 2024 up 234.6% volatile
50 Egypt 2,049 t 2024 down 10.5% volatile
51 Yugoslav SFR 2,000 t 1991 down 94.3% rising
52 New Zealand 1,999 t 2024 — volatile
53 Sri Lanka 1,493 t 2024 up 650.3% volatile
54 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,440 t 2024 down 83.1% volatile
55 Lebanon 1,420 t 2024 up 1,872.2% volatile
56 Lithuania 1,229 t 2024 up 54.8% volatile
57 Iraq 1,074 t 2024 — volatile
58 Bangladesh 1,041 t 2024 up 2,874.3% volatile
58 Algeria 1,041 t 2024 down 68.7% volatile
60 Caribbean 1,005 t 2024 down 15.3% volatile
61 Oman 999 t 2024 up 49,850.0% volatile
62 Norway 980 t 2024 up 3,529.6% volatile
63 Ethiopia 924 t 2024 up 193.3% volatile
64 Romania 852 t 2024 down 59.6% volatile
65 Cameroon 799 t 2024 up 4,338.9% volatile
66 Ireland 696 t 2024 down 22.0% volatile
67 Brazil 609 t 2024 down 96.4% volatile
68 South Africa 599 t 2024 down 91.0% volatile
69 Argentina 581 t 2024 down 57.3% volatile
70 Trinidad and Tobago 500 t 2024 unchanged volatile
70 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 500 t 2024 down 88.8% volatile
72 Myanmar 489 t 2024 up 22.2% volatile
73 Ecuador 453 t 2024 down 62.6% volatile
74 Palestine 450 t 2024 down 48.0% falling
74 Palestine 450 t 2024 down 48.0% falling
76 Austria 422 t 2024 down 77.8% volatile
77 Uzbekistan 378 t 2024 up 215.0% volatile
78 Dominican Republic 357 t 2024 — volatile
79 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 347 t 2024 up 671.1% volatile
80 Cote d'Ivoire 272 t 2024 down 44.0% volatile
80 Côte d'Ivoire 272 t 2024 down 44.0% volatile
82 Israel 238 t 2024 down 89.5% volatile
83 Botswana 205 t 2024 — volatile
84 Djibouti 196 t 2024 up 19,500.0% volatile
85 Angola 158 t 2024 up 7,800.0% volatile
86 Morocco 140 t 2024 down 26.3% volatile
87 Ghana 102 t 2024 down 63.7% volatile
88 United Republic of Tanzania 101 t 2024 up 1,920.0% volatile
89 Cuba 88 t 2024 down 86.0% volatile
90 Kenya 86 t 2024 up 290.9% volatile
91 Nicaragua 84 t 2023 unchanged falling
92 Turkmenistan 66 t 2024 — volatile
93 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 64 t 2024 down 94.5% volatile
94 Jordan 62 t 2024 — volatile
95 China, Hong Kong SAR 54 t 2024 down 71.9% volatile
96 Syria 52 t 2024 down 97.8% volatile
96 Syrian Arab Republic 52 t 2024 down 97.8% volatile
98 Georgia 51 t 2024 — volatile
99 Honduras 49 t 2024 up 133.3% rising
99 Madagascar 49 t 2024 down 2.0% volatile
101 Zimbabwe 46 t 2024 up 53.3% volatile
102 Singapore 44 t 2024 up 780.0% volatile
103 Aruba 42 t 2024 unchanged flat
104 Burkina Faso 40 t 2024 unchanged flat
104 Costa Rica 40 t 2024 down 78.3% volatile
106 Paraguay 25 t 2024 down 86.8% falling
107 Burundi 24 t 2024 unchanged volatile
107 Mauritius 24 t 2024 unchanged falling
109 Mozambique 23 t 2024 down 85.1% volatile
109 Slovenia 23 t 2024 down 99.9% volatile
111 Kyrgyzstan 20 t 2024 — volatile
112 Togo 19 t 2024 up 850.0% volatile
113 Barbados 18 t 2024 up 38.5% volatile
114 Bhutan 16 t 2024 unchanged flat
115 Belize 15 t 2024 unchanged volatile
116 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 13 t 2024 up 160.0% rising
117 Sudan 6 t 2024 unchanged flat
118 Rwanda 4 t 2024 up 33.3% rising
119 Bulgaria 2 t 2024 down 96.7% volatile
119 Denmark 2 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
119 Libya 2 t 2024 unchanged flat
119 Latvia 2 t 2024 — volatile
119 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 t 2024 unchanged volatile
124 Qatar 1 t 2024 down 99.2% volatile
125 Afghanistan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Albania 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Armenia 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Azerbaijan 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Bahamas 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Belarus 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Cyprus 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 France 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Guatemala 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Croatia 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Hungary 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Liberia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Lesotho 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Luxembourg 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Moldova 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Mexico 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 North Macedonia 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Malta 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Namibia 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 New Caledonia 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Nepal 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Panama 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Russia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Sierra Leone 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
125 El Salvador 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Serbia 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Slovakia 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Uganda 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Uruguay 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Zambia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
125 Serbia and Montenegro 0 t 2005 — volatile
125 Melanesia 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Republic of Moldova 0 t 2024 — volatile
125 Russian Federation 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 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, unbleached — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
198 places, 6,871 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