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
155
Highest
4.14 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
19 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,898
What the numbers show
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity is currently reported for 155 countries. The highest value is 4.14 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 19 t, and the mean is 71,068 t.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 60 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Thailand | 259,183 t | 2024 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Singapore | 147,836 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Austria | 108,251 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Japan | 83,541 t | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 10 | China, Taiwan Province of | 53,505 t | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 11 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 44,421 t | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Sweden | 35,317 t | 2024 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia | 35,000 t | 1980 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 34,435 t | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Türkiye | 20,909 t | 2024 | up 3,256.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 18,778 t | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 17,854 t | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 17,500 t | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Yugoslav SFR | 15,200 t | 1991 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Czechia | 12,111 t | 2024 | up 236.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 10,000 t | 1999 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 8,194 t | 2024 | up 40,870.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Brazil | 7,511 t | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 24 | Zambia | 7,218 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Mexico | 6,880 t | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 5,846 t | 2024 | down 91.0% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 4,303 t | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Caribbean | 2,981 t | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 2,110 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 30 | Australia | 2,038 t | 2024 | up 224.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Australia and New Zealand | 2,038 t | 2024 | up 224.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Poland | 1,698 t | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Mozambique | 1,565 t | 2024 | up 3,912.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 1,238 t | 2024 | up 6,090.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,171 t | 2024 | up 16,628.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | 1,104 t | 2024 | up 581.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Lebanon | 1,038 t | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 871 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 747 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Italy | 616 t | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 538 t | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Colombia | 488 t | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Canada | 481 t | 2024 | up 790.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Portugal | 364 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Myanmar | 323 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 315 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Cameroon | 228 t | 2024 | up 1,420.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Madagascar | 218 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Namibia | 153 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 126 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 113 t | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Botswana | 109 t | 2024 | up 10,800.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Rwanda | 105 t | 2024 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Uganda | 100 t | 2024 | up 2,400.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Algeria | 98 t | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Malaysia | 96 t | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Mauritius | 86 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Malawi | 67 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Egypt | 64 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Israel | 64 t | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Kenya | 50 t | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Argentina | 43 t | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Angola | 39 t | 2024 | up 3,800.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 39 t | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Switzerland | 33 t | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Nigeria | 27 t | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 26 t | 2024 | up 2,500.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Iceland | 26 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 26 t | 2010 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 25 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Ghana | 24 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Jordan | 23 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | El Salvador | 23 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Tunisia | 22 t | 2024 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Eritrea | 21 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Romania | 20 t | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Philippines | 19 t | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Syrian Arab Republic | 19 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Republic of Moldova | 17 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Guinea | 13 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Afghanistan | 12 t | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Tajikistan | 8 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Melanesia | 8 t | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 7 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 5 t | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Georgia | 4 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Nepal | 4 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Ecuador | 3 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Qatar | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Bahrain | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Guatemala | 2 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Lithuania | 2 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Norway | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Tonga | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Polynesia | 2 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 96 | Chile | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Denmark | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 96 | Fiji | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Greece | 1 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Libya | 1 t | 2024 | down 94.7% | falling |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 1 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Senegal | 1 t | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Viet Nam | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Brunei Darussalam | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Bahamas | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Belarus | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Estonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | France | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Faroe Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 106 | Gambia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Guyana | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Honduras | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Croatia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Iraq | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Kuwait | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Latvia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Morocco | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | North Macedonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | New Zealand | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Oman | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Pakistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Panama | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Peru | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Serbia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Ukraine | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Yemen | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 t | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Russian Federation | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | China, Macao SAR | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 7.13 million t
- Asia 6.08 million t
- Eastern Asia 4.24 million t
- Southern Asia 949,950 t
- South-eastern Asia 865,276 t
- Europe 694,900 t
- Western Europe 534,319 t
- Americas 341,865 t
- Northern America 323,161 t
- United States of America 322,680 t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 150,913 t
- Northern Europe 118,507 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