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...

Countries reporting
129
Highest
436,317 t
United States
Lowest
0 t
Zambia
Median
84 t
Years covered
8
2017–2024
Data points
1,289

What the numbers show

Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import quantity is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 436,317 t in United States; the lowest is 0 t in Zambia.

The median across all reporting countries is 84 t, and the mean is 6,895 t.

Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 59 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 436,317 t 2024 up 64.0% rising
2 Germany 68,982 t 2024 down 17.9% falling
3 China 58,775 t 2024 up 4.4% falling
4 China, mainland 41,164 t 2024 up 258.6% rising
5 Slovakia 37,261 t 2024 up 160.2% rising
6 Indonesia 35,397 t 2024 down 7.7% falling
7 Sweden 21,693 t 2024 up 481.3% rising
8 Australia and New Zealand 19,933 t 2024 up 1,458.5% volatile
9 Australia 19,894 t 2024 up 1,629.9% volatile
10 China, Taiwan Province of 17,591 t 2024 down 60.7% falling
11 Italy 13,244 t 2024 down 29.4% rising
12 Austria 12,256 t 2024 down 8.3% flat
13 Slovenia 9,631 t 2024 down 2.8% rising
14 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8,578 t 2024 up 308.5% volatile
15 France 8,226 t 2024 down 78.3% volatile
16 Pakistan 8,140 t 2024 up 39.1% rising
17 Japan 5,668 t 2024 up 23.5% rising
18 Canada 5,253 t 2024 down 70.3% volatile
19 Spain 5,004 t 2024 up 317.3% volatile
20 Belgium 3,887 t 2024 down 57.7% rising
21 Poland 3,565 t 2024 down 55.6% falling
22 Portugal 3,418 t 2024 up 750.2% volatile
23 Algeria 2,809 t 2024 up 169.6% volatile
24 India 2,767 t 2024 up 41.2% falling
25 Turkey 2,752 t 2024 down 86.9% volatile
25 Türkiye 2,752 t 2024 down 86.9% volatile
27 Vietnam 2,643 t 2024 up 156.1% rising
27 Viet Nam 2,643 t 2024 up 156.1% rising
29 Finland 2,450 t 2024 up 0.9% rising
30 Denmark 2,439 t 2024 down 36.3% falling
31 South Africa 2,323 t 2024 down 94.8% volatile
32 Brazil 2,010 t 2024 up 25.6% rising
33 United Kingdom 2,000 t 2024 down 21.0% falling
33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,000 t 2024 down 21.0% falling
35 Czechia 1,800 t 2024 down 57.5% volatile
36 Israel 1,697 t 2024 down 0.2% volatile
37 Republic of Korea 1,069 t 2024 up 48.5% volatile
38 Serbia 1,000 t 2024 down 50.0% falling
39 Thailand 916 t 2024 down 93.9% volatile
40 Costa Rica 873 t 2024 up 506.2% volatile
41 Romania 847 t 2024 up 81.0% volatile
42 Switzerland 760 t 2024 up 85.4% rising
43 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 663 t 2024 up 590.6% volatile
44 Argentina 623 t 2024 down 4.0% falling
45 Colombia 414 t 2024 up 245.0% volatile
46 United Arab Emirates 371 t 2024 up 29.3% rising
47 Nigeria 342 t 2024 down 85.9% volatile
48 Philippines 328 t 2024 down 69.9% falling
49 Hungary 327 t 2024 down 65.8% falling
50 Norway 278 t 2024 down 97.7% volatile
51 Lithuania 253 t 2024 up 644.1% rising
52 Bulgaria 231 t 2024 down 18.7% falling
53 Greece 208 t 2024 up 26.1% rising
54 Ukraine 200 t 2024 up 22.0% rising
55 Ireland 193 t 2024 up 55.6% rising
56 Lebanon 191 t 2024 up 730.4% volatile
57 Malaysia 151 t 2024 down 38.1% volatile
58 Saudi Arabia 121 t 2024 down 81.5% volatile
59 Kazakhstan 110 t 2024 up 1,471.4% volatile
60 North Macedonia 102 t 2024 up 209.1% rising
60 Oman 102 t 2024 up 580.0% volatile
62 Belarus 94 t 2024 up 64.9% volatile
63 Latvia 92 t 2024 up 2,966.7% volatile
64 Qatar 86 t 2024 up 405.9% rising
65 Cyprus 84 t 2024 — volatile
66 Tunisia 83 t 2024 down 99.2% falling
67 Jordan 78 t 2024 down 99.8% volatile
68 Croatia 73 t 2024 down 39.7% falling
69 Singapore 70 t 2024 down 52.1% falling
70 Peru 65 t 2024 up 8.3% volatile
71 Mali 61 t 2024 up 1,933.3% volatile
72 Luxembourg 59 t 2024 down 24.4% volatile
73 Russia 58 t 2024 down 96.6% volatile
73 Russian Federation 58 t 2024 down 96.6% volatile
75 Cameroon 55 t 2024 up 17.0% volatile
76 Chile 52 t 2024 up 126.1% volatile
77 Kuwait 50 t 2024 up 284.6% volatile
78 Burkina Faso 43 t 2024 up 168.8% rising
78 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 43 t 2024 up 7.5% volatile
80 Turkmenistan 40 t 2024 — volatile
81 New Zealand 39 t 2024 down 69.8% falling
82 Ecuador 38 t 2024 down 64.2% volatile
83 Bangladesh 37 t 2024 up 236.4% volatile
84 Albania 34 t 2024 — rising
85 Georgia 33 t 2024 up 450.0% volatile
86 Estonia 31 t 2024 down 99.2% volatile
87 Tajikistan 27 t 2024 — volatile
88 Iceland 26 t 2024 — volatile
89 Ghana 25 t 2024 up 1,150.0% volatile
89 Syria 25 t 2024 unchanged flat
89 Syrian Arab Republic 25 t 2024 unchanged flat
92 Moldova 23 t 2024 up 155.6% volatile
92 Republic of Moldova 23 t 2024 up 155.6% volatile
94 China, Hong Kong SAR 20 t 2024 down 53.5% volatile
95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16 t 2024 up 300.0% volatile
96 Caribbean 15 t 2024 up 400.0% volatile
97 Guatemala 14 t 2024 down 80.0% volatile
98 Togo 13 t 2024 up 160.0% rising
99 Haiti 12 t 2024 — volatile
100 Armenia 10 t 2024 up 400.0% rising
100 Uzbekistan 10 t 2024 down 93.2% volatile
102 United Republic of Tanzania 7 t 2024 up 75.0% volatile
103 El Salvador 6 t 2024 down 40.0% volatile
104 Cuba 3 t 2024 up 50.0% volatile
104 Kenya 3 t 2024 down 25.0% volatile
104 Mexico 3 t 2024 down 97.6% volatile
104 Myanmar 3 t 2024 — volatile
104 Senegal 3 t 2024 down 96.3% volatile
109 Polynesia 2 t 2024 — volatile
110 Azerbaijan 1 t 2024 down 66.7% volatile
110 Cote d'Ivoire 1 t 2024 down 83.3% volatile
110 Egypt 1 t 2024 down 99.3% volatile
110 Ethiopia 1 t 2024 unchanged volatile
110 Sri Lanka 1 t 2024 down 99.7% volatile
110 Malta 1 t 2024 down 83.3% volatile
110 Panama 1 t 2024 down 88.9% volatile
110 Côte d'Ivoire 1 t 2024 down 83.3% volatile
118 Bahrain 0 t 2024 — volatile
118 Dominican Republic 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
118 Greenland 0 t 2024 — volatile
118 Iraq 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
118 Kyrgyzstan 0 t 2024 — volatile
118 Morocco 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
118 Montenegro 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
118 Namibia 0 t 2024 — volatile
118 Nepal 0 t 2024 — volatile
118 Uganda 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
118 Uruguay 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
118 Zambia 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, sulphite — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
165 places, 1,289 data points, 2017–2024
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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