China — Paper and paperboard, excluding 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
168
Highest
370,376 t
India
Lowest
1 t
Netherlands Antilles (former)
Median
3,284 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
3,349

What the numbers show

China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 370,376 t in India; the lowest is 1 t in Netherlands Antilles (former).

The median across all reporting countries is 3,284 t, and the mean is 28,118 t.

Over the past decade 137 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Afghanistan (up 42,742.9%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands Antilles (former) (down 91.7%).

China — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 370,376 t 2018 up 281.9% volatile
1 Viet Nam 301,220 t 2018 up 366.2% volatile
2 Japan 274,139 t 2018 up 8.8% volatile
2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 147,236 t 2018 up 52.9% volatile
2 Cabo Verde 32 t 2018 down 85.8% volatile
3 Malaysia 261,434 t 2018 up 235.2% volatile
3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 28,109 t 2018 up 178.5% volatile
4 Republic of Korea 248,363 t 2018 up 45.3% volatile
4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22,710 t 2018 up 41,955.6% volatile
5 Thailand 220,288 t 2018 up 102.2% volatile
5 Syrian Arab Republic 12,496 t 2018 down 54.7% volatile
6 Bangladesh 169,598 t 2018 up 1,164.2% volatile
6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6,213 t 2018 up 310.6% volatile
7 T�rkiye 169,474 t 2018 up 66.2% volatile
7 United Republic of Tanzania 5,913 t 2018 up 43.0% volatile
8 Philippines 162,020 t 2018 up 189.0% volatile
8 Republic of Moldova 1,715 t 2018 up 1,028.3% volatile
9 Australia 160,714 t 2018 up 13.2% volatile
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 935 t 2018 up 214.8% volatile
10 Mexico 155,644 t 2018 up 764.7% volatile
10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 824 t 2018 down 75.9% volatile
11 Russian Federation 139,096 t 2018 up 202.4% volatile
11 Timor-Leste 15 t 2018 up 66.7% volatile
12 Indonesia 137,503 t 2018 up 300.9% volatile
13 United Arab Emirates 125,134 t 2018 up 220.2% volatile
14 Pakistan 119,809 t 2018 up 250.8% volatile
15 Saudi Arabia 106,744 t 2018 up 127.1% volatile
16 Nigeria 106,100 t 2018 up 251.5% volatile
17 Singapore 76,856 t 2018 up 26.7% volatile
18 South Africa 69,643 t 2018 up 157.3% volatile
19 Peru 65,444 t 2018 up 193.0% volatile
20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 62,865 t 2018 up 16.4% volatile
21 New Zealand 52,685 t 2018 up 6.1% volatile
22 Brazil 51,726 t 2018 up 96.0% volatile
23 Myanmar 48,329 t 2018 up 562.5% volatile
24 Poland 46,519 t 2018 up 93.8% volatile
25 Sri Lanka 43,175 t 2018 up 306.2% volatile
26 Egypt 41,898 t 2018 up 10.3% volatile
27 Ukraine 39,998 t 2018 up 265.7% volatile
28 Italy 36,304 t 2018 down 11.5% volatile
29 Spain 32,360 t 2018 up 148.9% volatile
30 Kuwait 30,844 t 2018 up 295.5% volatile
31 Jordan 29,243 t 2018 up 414.9% volatile
32 Kazakhstan 28,491 t 2018 up 165.7% volatile
33 Israel 24,068 t 2018 up 16.8% volatile
34 Chile 24,038 t 2018 up 70.0% volatile
35 Cambodia 23,038 t 2018 up 649.9% volatile
36 Kenya 20,919 t 2018 up 210.5% volatile
37 Ecuador 20,011 t 2018 up 250.8% volatile
38 Lebanon 19,574 t 2018 down 8.3% volatile
39 Colombia 19,062 t 2018 up 37.7% volatile
40 Guatemala 16,859 t 2018 up 227.6% volatile
41 Greece 15,894 t 2018 down 27.9% volatile
42 Uzbekistan 13,820 t 2018 up 178.7% volatile
43 France 13,609 t 2018 down 60.0% volatile
44 Iraq 13,491 t 2018 up 2,389.1% volatile
45 Mongolia 13,110 t 2018 up 58.9% volatile
46 Germany 11,107 t 2018 up 1.0% volatile
47 Uganda 10,339 t 2018 up 704.6% volatile
48 Qatar 9,521 t 2018 up 590.4% volatile
49 Bulgaria 8,881 t 2018 up 453.3% volatile
50 Romania 8,710 t 2018 up 26.4% volatile
51 Fiji 8,319 t 2018 up 2,914.1% volatile
52 El Salvador 7,797 t 2018 up 359.5% volatile
53 Argentina 7,606 t 2018 up 8.7% volatile
54 Dominican Republic 7,066 t 2018 up 118.2% volatile
55 Slovenia 6,983 t 2018 up 1,497.9% volatile
56 Angola 6,836 t 2018 up 817.6% volatile
57 Belgium 6,424 t 2018 down 46.5% volatile
58 Ghana 6,340 t 2018 up 239.4% volatile
59 Bahrain 6,282 t 2018 up 124.5% volatile
60 Jamaica 6,170 t 2018 up 112.8% volatile
61 Portugal 5,815 t 2018 up 206.2% volatile
62 Czechia 5,656 t 2018 up 13.1% volatile
63 Kyrgyzstan 5,522 t 2018 up 1.3% volatile
64 Armenia 5,500 t 2018 up 692.5% volatile
65 Madagascar 5,302 t 2018 up 199.5% volatile
66 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,172 t 2018 up 72.4% volatile
67 Georgia 4,958 t 2018 up 122.4% volatile
68 Ireland 4,895 t 2018 up 209.8% volatile
69 Sudan (former) 4,842 t 2011 up 2,698.8% volatile
70 Canada 4,800 t 2018 down 89.3% volatile
71 Costa Rica 4,474 t 2018 up 42.2% volatile
72 Azerbaijan 4,429 t 2018 up 480.5% volatile
73 Paraguay 4,427 t 2018 up 63.6% volatile
74 Djibouti 3,890 t 2018 up 339.5% volatile
75 Mauritius 3,731 t 2018 up 114.2% volatile
76 Zambia 3,478 t 2018 up 1,613.3% volatile
77 Oman 3,319 t 2018 down 73.0% volatile
78 Norway 3,248 t 2018 up 21.9% volatile
79 Ethiopia 3,163 t 2018 down 0.1% volatile
80 Sweden 3,109 t 2018 up 210.9% volatile
81 Afghanistan 2,999 t 2018 up 42,742.9% volatile
82 Zimbabwe 2,926 t 2018 up 2,536.0% volatile
83 Cameroon 2,918 t 2018 down 12.7% volatile
84 Algeria 2,847 t 2018 up 85.2% volatile
85 Honduras 2,614 t 2018 up 260.1% volatile
86 Tunisia 2,536 t 2018 up 974.6% volatile
87 Panama 2,528 t 2018 up 147.1% volatile
88 Nicaragua 2,479 t 2018 up 413.3% volatile
89 Belarus 2,293 t 2018 up 464.8% volatile
90 Suriname 2,275 t 2018 up 83.3% volatile
91 Croatia 2,231 t 2018 up 57.9% volatile
92 Uruguay 2,094 t 2018 up 241.6% volatile
93 C�te d'Ivoire 2,038 t 2018 down 22.9% volatile
94 New Caledonia 2,033 t 2018 up 84.5% volatile
95 Cuba 2,004 t 2018 down 53.5% volatile
96 Denmark 1,896 t 2018 up 89.6% volatile
97 Hungary 1,736 t 2018 up 164.6% volatile
98 Libya 1,675 t 2018 up 26.6% volatile
99 Mozambique 1,531 t 2018 up 1,068.7% volatile
100 Senegal 1,393 t 2018 up 85.7% volatile
101 Albania 1,381 t 2018 up 533.5% volatile
102 Togo 1,214 t 2018 down 27.6% volatile
103 Trinidad and Tobago 1,164 t 2018 down 4.4% volatile
104 Austria 1,096 t 2018 up 333.2% volatile
105 Lithuania 1,035 t 2018 down 59.2% volatile
106 Benin 998 t 2018 up 59.7% volatile
107 Burkina Faso 985 t 2018 up 6,935.7% volatile
108 Latvia 947 t 2018 up 328.5% volatile
109 Cyprus 882 t 2018 down 64.9% volatile
110 Finland 863 t 2018 up 54.7% volatile
111 Papua New Guinea 858 t 2018 up 314.5% volatile
112 Burundi 807 t 2018 up 407.5% volatile
113 Slovakia 806 t 2018 up 185.8% volatile
114 Morocco 789 t 2018 up 145.0% volatile
115 Eritrea 739 t 2017 up 1,659.5% volatile
116 Yemen 689 t 2005 up 56.6% volatile
117 Tajikistan 663 t 2018 up 39.9% volatile
118 Guyana 597 t 2018 up 2,288.0% volatile
119 Guinea 488 t 2018 up 269.7% volatile
120 French Polynesia 456 t 2018 down 8.4% volatile
121 Brunei Darussalam 442 t 2018 up 158.5% volatile
122 Turkmenistan 425 t 2018 up 431.2% volatile
123 Malawi 395 t 2018 up 150.0% volatile
124 Niger 380 t 2016 up 804.8% volatile
125 Malta 354 t 2018 up 82.5% volatile
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 298 t 2018 up 282.1% volatile
127 Switzerland 287 t 2018 down 71.3% volatile
128 Dominica 241 t 2018 up 136.3% volatile
129 Nepal 239 t 2018 up 18.3% volatile
130 Haiti 234 t 2018 up 234.3% volatile
131 Solomon Islands 231 t 2018 up 225.4% volatile
132 Gabon 229 t 2018 down 18.5% volatile
133 Rwanda 228 t 2018 down 17.4% volatile
134 Sierra Leone 135 t 2018 up 181.2% volatile
135 Congo 133 t 2018 down 82.6% volatile
136 Tonga 130 t 2018 up 1.6% volatile
137 Belize 109 t 2018 up 26.7% volatile
138 Somalia 108 t 2018 up 1,100.0% volatile
139 Liberia 104 t 2018 down 67.1% volatile
140 Mali 102 t 2018 down 83.0% volatile
141 Mauritania 99 t 2018 up 22.2% volatile
142 Vanuatu 80 t 2018 up 220.0% volatile
143 Barbados 78 t 2018 down 32.8% volatile
144 Samoa 71 t 2018 up 610.0% volatile
145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62 t 2018 up 3,000.0% volatile
146 Gambia 60 t 2018 up 33.3% volatile
147 Estonia 53 t 2018 down 64.7% volatile
148 Bhutan 41 t 2014 up 4,000.0% volatile
149 Iceland 34 t 2018 up 9.7% volatile
150 Equatorial Guinea 27 t 2018 up 145.5% volatile
151 Bahamas 19 t 2018 down 63.5% volatile
151 Serbia and Montenegro 19 t 2005 up 375.0% volatile
153 Luxembourg 6 t 2018 down 62.5% volatile
154 Central African Republic 2 t 2018 down 33.3% volatile
154 Chad 2 t 2016 up 100.0% rising
156 Netherlands Antilles (former) 1 t 2010 down 91.7% 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 — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
169 places, 3,349 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/