Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) β 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, unbleached (1961-2016) β Import quantity is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 21,900 t in Jordan; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 t, and the mean is 834.38 t.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 37,950.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) β Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 21,900 t | 2006 | β | volatile |
| 2 | China | 13,769 t | 2016 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Yugoslav SFR | 12,400 t | 1990 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Thailand | 11,374 t | 2016 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 5 | China, mainland | 10,965 t | 2016 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Slovakia | 5,199 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 3,812 t | 2016 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium | 3,805 t | 2016 | up 37,950.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 3,000 t | 1980 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 10 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,804 t | 2016 | up 760.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Indonesia | 1,831 t | 2016 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Canada | 1,359 t | 2016 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,000 t | 1999 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Sweden | 956 t | 2016 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 15 | India | 941 t | 2016 | up 618.3% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 680 t | 2016 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Israel | 450 t | 2016 | up 294.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Italy | 336 t | 2016 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 290 t | 2016 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Japan | 194 t | 2016 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 95 t | 2016 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 81 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 23 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 69 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 24 | Australia | 50 t | 2016 | unchanged | volatile |
| 24 | France | 50 t | 2016 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 50 t | 2016 | unchanged | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 30 t | 2016 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 24 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 29 | Albania | 22 t | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Switzerland | 20 t | 2016 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Czechia | 18 t | 2016 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Malta | 11 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 32 | Norway | 11 t | 2016 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 8 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 35 | Denmark | 7 t | 2016 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Tunisia | 7 t | 2006 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 2 t | 2016 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Botswana | 1 t | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Malaysia | 1 t | 2016 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Argentina | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Armenia | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Austria | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2016 | β | flat |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Bahamas | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Belarus | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Brazil | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Barbados | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Cuba | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Algeria | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Ecuador | 0 t | 2016 | β | flat |
| 40 | Egypt | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 0 t | 2016 | β | flat |
| 40 | Finland | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Georgia | 0 t | 2016 | β | flat |
| 40 | Greece | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Greenland | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Guatemala | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Hungary | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Ireland | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Iraq | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Iceland | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Kenya | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Lebanon | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2016 | β | flat |
| 40 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Latvia | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Morocco | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Mexico | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2016 | β | flat |
| 40 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2016 | β | flat |
| 40 | Namibia | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Nigeria | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | New Zealand | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Oman | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Pakistan | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Peru | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Portugal | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Qatar | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Romania | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Singapore | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Somalia | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Serbia | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2016 | β | flat |
| 40 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2016 | β | flat |
| 40 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Ukraine | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Yemen | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Martinique | 0 t | 2016 | β | flat |
| 40 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 t | 2005 | β | flat |
| 40 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Republic of Moldova | 0 t | 2016 | β | flat |
| 40 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | TΓΌrkiye | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 t | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 40 | China, Macao SAR | 0 t | 2016 | β | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 45,905 t
- Asia 29,052 t
- Europe 14,965 t
- Eastern Asia 14,334 t
- South-Eastern Asia 13,325 t
- Western Europe 7,687 t
- Eastern Europe 5,225 t
- Northern Europe 1,654 t
- Americas 1,428 t
- Northern America 1,359 t
- Southern Asia 941 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 698 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