China — Newsprint — Import Quantity by country

The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed...

Countries reporting
102
Highest
44,298 t
India
Lowest
1 t
South Africa
Median
20.5 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
1,024

What the numbers show

China — Newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 102 countries. The highest value is 44,298 t in India; the lowest is 1 t in South Africa.

The median across all reporting countries is 20.5 t, and the mean is 708 t.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 44,298.

Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 1,048,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 99.9%).

China — Newsprint — Import Quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 44,298 t 2018 down 72.1% volatile
1 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,364 t 2018 up 558.2% volatile
2 Saudi Arabia 10,487 t 2018 up 1,048,600.0% volatile
2 United Republic of Tanzania 230 t 2018 down 87.5% volatile
3 Nigeria 1,803 t 2018 up 116.2% volatile
3 Viet Nam 221 t 2018 up 1,909.1% volatile
4 Singapore 1,651 t 2018 up 65.1% volatile
4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21 t 2018 down 98.8% volatile
4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 21 t 2012 up 90.9% volatile
5 Greece 1,047 t 2016 up 4,885.7% volatile
6 Cambodia 862 t 2018 up 482.4% volatile
6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5 t 2017 down 75.0% volatile
7 Cuba 828 t 2015 up 7.5% flat
7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4 t 2017 down 77.8% volatile
8 Oman 806 t 2018 up 420.0% volatile
9 Dominican Republic 637 t 2017 up 2,350.0% volatile
10 Guinea 595 t 2015 up 400.0% volatile
11 Australia 561 t 2018 down 81.3% volatile
12 Kazakhstan 373 t 2018 up 3,630.0% volatile
13 Indonesia 371 t 2018 up 479.7% volatile
14 Eritrea 334 t 2017 down 16.5% falling
15 Malaysia 223 t 2018 down 99.4% volatile
16 Algeria 191 t 2017 down 84.0% volatile
17 Mauritius 163 t 2018 down 90.3% volatile
18 Philippines 156 t 2018 down 67.6% volatile
19 Mali 138 t 2017 up 2,660.0% volatile
20 Papua New Guinea 132 t 2012 down 50.2% volatile
21 Cameroon 116 t 2017 up 231.4% volatile
22 Colombia 110 t 2018 down 69.0% volatile
23 France 98 t 2018 down 96.7% volatile
24 Madagascar 84 t 2018 down 94.4% volatile
25 Rwanda 79 t 2016 down 76.3% volatile
25 Uruguay 79 t 2018 up 27.4% volatile
27 T�rkiye 72 t 2015 down 86.6% volatile
28 Ecuador 66 t 2018 up 450.0% volatile
29 Zimbabwe 65 t 2018 up 41.3% volatile
30 Burkina Faso 60 t 2018 down 37.5% volatile
31 Kuwait 54 t 2018 up 980.0% volatile
32 Thailand 51 t 2018 down 99.4% volatile
33 Belgium 49 t 2014 up 25.6% volatile
34 Myanmar 44 t 2018 down 76.7% volatile
35 Egypt 40 t 2018 down 71.2% volatile
35 Panama 40 t 2016 down 21.6% volatile
37 Mauritania 38 t 2017 up 22.6% volatile
38 Ireland 34 t 2008 up 1,600.0% volatile
39 Togo 28 t 2016 down 84.9% volatile
40 Cyprus 26 t 2014 down 88.9% volatile
41 Spain 25 t 2018 down 96.1% volatile
41 Lebanon 25 t 2018 down 75.0% volatile
41 Nicaragua 25 t 2015 down 24.2% volatile
41 Qatar 25 t 2016 down 91.5% volatile
45 Poland 24 t 2015 down 46.7% volatile
46 Brunei Darussalam 23 t 2018 down 85.2% volatile
47 Liberia 20 t 2013 down 64.9% falling
48 Canada 17 t 2016 down 62.2% volatile
48 Ghana 17 t 2018 down 43.3% volatile
48 Suriname 17 t 2018 down 75.0% volatile
48 Uzbekistan 17 t 2018 down 64.6% volatile
48 Zambia 17 t 2017 down 39.3% volatile
53 United Arab Emirates 16 t 2018 down 99.1% volatile
54 Sri Lanka 15 t 2018 down 86.5% volatile
55 Mozambique 14 t 2016 down 50.0% volatile
56 New Caledonia 12 t 2012 up 100.0% rising
57 Chile 11 t 2018 down 89.3% volatile
58 Brazil 10 t 2014 down 74.4% volatile
58 Uganda 10 t 2018 down 96.1% volatile
60 Norway 9 t 2018 up 350.0% volatile
61 Russian Federation 8 t 2018 down 97.3% volatile
62 Burundi 7 t 2018 down 30.0% volatile
62 Kyrgyzstan 7 t 2018 down 86.0% volatile
64 Argentina 6 t 2015 down 76.0% volatile
64 Peru 6 t 2018 down 77.8% volatile
66 Albania 5 t 2012 down 44.4% volatile
66 Congo 5 t 2017 down 86.5% volatile
66 Italy 5 t 2017 down 99.6% volatile
66 Mexico 5 t 2018 down 81.5% volatile
66 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5 t 2018 down 94.2% volatile
71 Gambia 4 t 2015 down 78.9% volatile
71 Japan 4 t 2018 down 98.9% volatile
73 Bangladesh 3 t 2018 down 97.8% volatile
73 Jordan 3 t 2018 down 97.7% volatile
73 Malta 3 t 2018 down 93.8% volatile
73 Pakistan 3 t 2018 down 99.6% volatile
77 Bahrain 2 t 2018 down 99.3% volatile
77 Germany 2 t 2018 down 99.9% volatile
77 Djibouti 2 t 2018 down 99.9% volatile
77 Ethiopia 2 t 2017 down 99.8% volatile
77 Fiji 2 t 2018 unchanged volatile
77 Guatemala 2 t 2018 down 99.1% volatile
77 Israel 2 t 2018 down 99.2% volatile
77 New Zealand 2 t 2018 down 98.7% volatile
77 Senegal 2 t 2017 down 92.6% volatile
77 El Salvador 2 t 2017 unchanged volatile
77 Sweden 2 t 2018 down 88.9% volatile
77 Ukraine 2 t 2018 down 97.4% volatile
77 Republic of Korea 2 t 2018 down 99.6% volatile
77 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2 t 2018 down 95.2% volatile
91 Denmark 1 t 2014 down 97.7% volatile
91 Finland 1 t 2016 down 66.7% volatile
91 Kenya 1 t 2018 down 99.8% volatile
91 Mongolia 1 t 2018 down 99.8% volatile
91 South Africa 1 t 2018 down 99.3% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
China — Newsprint — Import Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
103 places, 1,024 data points, 1997–2018
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The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/