Dissolving wood pulp — 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
158
Highest
4.14 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
United Republic of Tanzania
Median
19.5 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
7,220

What the numbers show

Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity is currently reported for 158 countries. The highest value is 4.14 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in United Republic of Tanzania.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.5 t, and the mean is 72,174 t.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 40,870.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).

Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 4.14 million t 2024 up 85.7% volatile
2 China, mainland 4.09 million t 2024 up 95.8% volatile
3 India 948,224 t 2024 up 189.8% volatile
4 Indonesia 457,810 t 2024 down 12.5% volatile
5 Germany 402,335 t 2024 down 30.4% rising
6 United States 322,680 t 2024 up 92.1% falling
7 Thailand 259,183 t 2024 up 119.6% volatile
8 Singapore 147,836 t 2024 — volatile
9 Austria 108,251 t 2024 up 0.5% volatile
10 Japan 83,541 t 2024 down 30.4% falling
11 China, Taiwan Province of 53,505 t 2024 down 62.4% volatile
12 United Kingdom 44,421 t 2024 up 3.8% volatile
12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 44,421 t 2024 up 3.8% volatile
14 Sweden 35,317 t 2024 up 118.4% volatile
15 Czechoslovakia 35,000 t 1980 up 40.0% rising
16 Ireland 34,435 t 2024 down 19.6% volatile
17 Turkey 20,909 t 2024 up 3,256.2% volatile
17 Türkiye 20,909 t 2024 up 3,256.2% volatile
19 Republic of Korea 18,778 t 2024 up 42.2% volatile
20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 17,854 t 2024 down 25.6% volatile
21 Spain 17,500 t 2024 up 16.9% volatile
22 Yugoslav SFR 15,200 t 1991 down 32.7% volatile
23 Czechia 12,111 t 2024 up 236.4% volatile
24 Belgium-Luxembourg 10,000 t 1999 down 61.5% falling
25 Slovakia 8,194 t 2024 up 40,870.0% volatile
26 Brazil 7,511 t 2024 down 14.9% falling
27 Zambia 7,218 t 2024 — volatile
28 Mexico 6,880 t 2024 down 80.5% volatile
29 Belgium 5,846 t 2024 down 91.0% rising
30 Finland 4,303 t 2024 down 34.4% volatile
31 Caribbean 2,981 t 2024 down 38.3% volatile
32 Dominican Republic 2,110 t 2024 unchanged volatile
33 Australia 2,038 t 2024 up 224.5% volatile
33 Australia and New Zealand 2,038 t 2024 up 224.5% volatile
35 Poland 1,698 t 2024 down 64.1% volatile
36 Mozambique 1,565 t 2024 up 3,912.8% volatile
37 Bulgaria 1,238 t 2024 up 6,090.0% volatile
38 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,171 t 2024 up 16,628.6% volatile
39 Mali 1,104 t 2024 up 581.5% volatile
40 Lebanon 1,038 t 2024 down 95.3% volatile
41 Trinidad and Tobago 871 t 2024 unchanged rising
42 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 747 t 2024 — volatile
43 Italy 616 t 2024 down 45.6% volatile
44 Bangladesh 538 t 2024 up 7.6% volatile
45 Colombia 488 t 2024 down 67.3% volatile
46 Canada 481 t 2024 up 790.7% volatile
47 Portugal 364 t 2024 — volatile
48 Myanmar 323 t 2024 unchanged rising
49 Hungary 315 t 2024 — volatile
50 Cameroon 228 t 2024 up 1,420.0% volatile
51 Madagascar 218 t 2024 — volatile
52 Namibia 153 t 2024 — volatile
53 Ethiopia 126 t 2024 — volatile
54 Uzbekistan 113 t 2024 down 80.8% volatile
55 Botswana 109 t 2024 up 10,800.0% volatile
56 Rwanda 105 t 2024 up 650.0% volatile
57 Uganda 100 t 2024 up 2,400.0% volatile
58 Algeria 98 t 2024 down 42.0% volatile
59 Malaysia 96 t 2024 up 60.0% volatile
60 Mauritius 86 t 2024 — volatile
61 Malawi 67 t 2024 unchanged flat
62 Egypt 64 t 2024 down 99.8% volatile
62 Israel 64 t 2024 down 61.0% volatile
64 Kenya 50 t 2024 up 900.0% volatile
65 Argentina 43 t 2024 down 18.9% volatile
66 Angola 39 t 2024 up 3,800.0% volatile
66 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 39 t 2024 down 93.6% volatile
68 Switzerland 33 t 2024 up 17.9% volatile
69 Nigeria 27 t 2024 down 90.6% volatile
70 Burkina Faso 26 t 2024 up 2,500.0% volatile
70 Iceland 26 t 2024 — volatile
70 Netherlands Antilles (former) 26 t 2010 up 1,200.0% volatile
73 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 25 t 2024 unchanged flat
74 Ghana 24 t 2024 — volatile
75 Jordan 23 t 2024 — volatile
75 El Salvador 23 t 2024 — volatile
77 Tunisia 22 t 2024 up 450.0% volatile
78 Eritrea 21 t 2024 unchanged flat
79 Romania 20 t 2024 down 31.0% volatile
80 Philippines 19 t 2024 down 95.4% volatile
80 Syria 19 t 2024 — volatile
80 Syrian Arab Republic 19 t 2024 — volatile
83 Moldova 17 t 2024 — volatile
83 Republic of Moldova 17 t 2024 — volatile
85 Guinea 13 t 2024 unchanged flat
86 Afghanistan 12 t 2024 up 140.0% volatile
87 Tajikistan 8 t 2024 — volatile
87 Melanesia 8 t 2024 up 700.0% volatile
89 Solomon Islands 7 t 2024 unchanged flat
90 Saudi Arabia 5 t 2024 down 97.7% volatile
91 Georgia 4 t 2024 down 60.0% volatile
91 Nepal 4 t 2024 unchanged flat
93 Ecuador 3 t 2024 up 200.0% volatile
93 Qatar 3 t 2024 — volatile
95 Bahrain 2 t 2024 unchanged volatile
95 Guatemala 2 t 2024 up 100.0% volatile
95 Lithuania 2 t 2024 down 33.3% volatile
95 Norway 2 t 2024 — volatile
95 Tonga 2 t 2024 unchanged flat
95 Polynesia 2 t 2024 down 33.3% rising
101 Brunei 1 t 2024 unchanged falling
101 Chile 1 t 2024 down 99.9% volatile
101 Denmark 1 t 2024 unchanged volatile
101 Fiji 1 t 2024 unchanged flat
101 Greece 1 t 2024 down 83.3% volatile
101 Libya 1 t 2024 down 94.7% falling
101 Sri Lanka 1 t 2024 down 66.7% volatile
101 Senegal 1 t 2024 down 90.9% volatile
101 Vietnam 1 t 2024 down 99.9% volatile
101 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 t 2024 unchanged flat
101 Viet Nam 1 t 2024 down 99.9% volatile
101 Brunei Darussalam 1 t 2024 unchanged falling
113 Albania 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 United Arab Emirates 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Armenia 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Azerbaijan 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Bahamas 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Belarus 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Costa Rica 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Cuba 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Estonia 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 France 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Faroe Islands 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
113 Gambia 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Guyana 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Honduras 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Croatia 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Jamaica 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Kazakhstan 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Kyrgyzstan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Cambodia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Kuwait 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Luxembourg 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Latvia 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Morocco 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 North Macedonia 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Malta 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 New Caledonia 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Nicaragua 0 t 2023 — volatile
113 New Zealand 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Oman 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Pakistan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Panama 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Peru 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 French Polynesia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Russia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Serbia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Slovenia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Turkmenistan 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 Ukraine 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Uruguay 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Yemen 0 t 2024 — volatile
113 South Africa 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Serbia and Montenegro 0 t 2005 down 100.0% volatile
113 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 Russian Federation 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
113 United Republic of Tanzania 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
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
193 places, 7,220 data points, 1961–2024
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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