Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — 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...
What the numbers show
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import quantity is currently reported for 127 countries. The highest value is 68,982 t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in Melanesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 70 t, and the mean is 3,490 t.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 2,966.7%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 100.0%).
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 68,982 t | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 2 | China | 58,775 t | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 3 | China, mainland | 41,164 t | 2024 | up 258.6% | rising |
| 4 | Slovakia | 37,261 t | 2024 | up 160.2% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 35,397 t | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 6 | Sweden | 21,693 t | 2024 | up 481.3% | rising |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand | 19,933 t | 2024 | up 1,458.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 19,894 t | 2024 | up 1,629.9% | volatile |
| 9 | China, Taiwan Province of | 17,591 t | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 13,244 t | 2024 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 12,256 t | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 12 | Slovenia | 9,631 t | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 8,578 t | 2024 | up 308.5% | volatile |
| 14 | France | 8,226 t | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 8,140 t | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 5,668 t | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 17 | Canada | 5,253 t | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 5,004 t | 2024 | up 317.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 3,887 t | 2024 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 3,565 t | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 3,418 t | 2024 | up 750.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Algeria | 2,809 t | 2024 | up 169.6% | volatile |
| 23 | India | 2,767 t | 2024 | up 41.2% | falling |
| 24 | Türkiye | 2,752 t | 2024 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 2,643 t | 2024 | up 156.1% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 2,450 t | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 2,439 t | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 2,010 t | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,000 t | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 30 | Czechia | 1,800 t | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Israel | 1,697 t | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 1,069 t | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Serbia | 1,000 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 34 | Thailand | 916 t | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 873 t | 2024 | up 506.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Romania | 847 t | 2024 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Switzerland | 760 t | 2024 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 38 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 663 t | 2024 | up 590.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Argentina | 623 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 414 t | 2024 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 371 t | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 42 | Nigeria | 342 t | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Philippines | 328 t | 2024 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 44 | Hungary | 327 t | 2024 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 45 | Norway | 278 t | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Lithuania | 253 t | 2024 | up 644.1% | rising |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 231 t | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 48 | Greece | 208 t | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 49 | Ukraine | 200 t | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 50 | Ireland | 193 t | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 51 | Lebanon | 191 t | 2024 | up 730.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Malaysia | 151 t | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 121 t | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 110 t | 2024 | up 1,471.4% | volatile |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 102 t | 2024 | up 209.1% | rising |
| 55 | Oman | 102 t | 2024 | up 580.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Belarus | 94 t | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Latvia | 92 t | 2024 | up 2,966.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Qatar | 86 t | 2024 | up 405.9% | rising |
| 60 | Cyprus | 84 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Tunisia | 83 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | falling |
| 62 | Jordan | 78 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Croatia | 73 t | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 64 | Singapore | 70 t | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 65 | Peru | 65 t | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Mali | 61 t | 2024 | up 1,933.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Luxembourg | 59 t | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Russian Federation | 58 t | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Cameroon | 55 t | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Chile | 52 t | 2024 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Kuwait | 50 t | 2024 | up 284.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 43 t | 2024 | up 168.8% | rising |
| 72 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 43 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 40 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | New Zealand | 39 t | 2024 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 76 | Ecuador | 38 t | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 37 t | 2024 | up 236.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Albania | 34 t | 2024 | — | rising |
| 79 | Georgia | 33 t | 2024 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Estonia | 31 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 27 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Iceland | 26 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Ghana | 25 t | 2024 | up 1,150.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Republic of Moldova | 23 t | 2024 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 86 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 20 t | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16 t | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Caribbean | 15 t | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Guatemala | 14 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Togo | 13 t | 2024 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 91 | Haiti | 12 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Armenia | 10 t | 2024 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 10 t | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 94 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7 t | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 95 | El Salvador | 6 t | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Cuba | 3 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Kenya | 3 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Mexico | 3 t | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Myanmar | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Senegal | 3 t | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Polynesia | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 1 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Egypt | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Malta | 1 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Panama | 1 t | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Bahrain | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Greenland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Guyana | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 109 | Iraq | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Morocco | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 109 | Nepal | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 109 | Tonga | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 109 | Uganda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Zambia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 109 | Melanesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 803,892 t
- Americas 445,821 t
- Northern America 441,570 t
- United States of America 436,317 t
- Europe 209,340 t
- Asia 122,763 t
- Western Europe 102,748 t
- Eastern Asia 65,573 t
- Eastern Europe 44,406 t
- South-eastern Asia 39,511 t
- Southern Europe 32,731 t
- Northern Europe 29,455 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