France — 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
158
Highest
803,629 t
Germany
Lowest
1 t
Zimbabwe
Median
553 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
3,106

What the numbers show

France — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 158 countries. The highest value is 803,629 t in Germany; the lowest is 1 t in Zimbabwe.

The median across all reporting countries is 553 t, and the mean is 20,962 t.

Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 9,460.0%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 98.2%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 803,629 t 2018 up 4.4% rising
1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 582 t 2018 down 52.3% volatile
2 Spain 503,475 t 2018 down 15.2% flat
2 Syrian Arab Republic 451 t 2018 down 83.3% volatile
2 Cabo Verde 5 t 2017 down 78.3% volatile
3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 429,510 t 2018 down 21.0% falling
3 United Republic of Tanzania 230 t 2018 up 43.8% volatile
4 Belgium 362,977 t 2018 down 13.2% falling
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 100 t 2018 up 117.4% volatile
5 Italy 354,172 t 2018 down 9.4% falling
5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 80 t 2018 up 196.3% volatile
6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 125,661 t 2018 down 26.1% falling
6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 34 t 2018 down 85.9% volatile
7 Poland 90,133 t 2018 up 43.1% rising
7 Viet Nam 31 t 2018 down 97.5% volatile
8 Portugal 63,079 t 2018 up 60.4% rising
8 Republic of Moldova 24 t 2018 down 52.9% volatile
9 Switzerland 52,930 t 2018 down 31.3% falling
9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 23 t 2013 up 91.7% volatile
10 Austria 36,566 t 2018 up 40.6% falling
10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20 t 2018 down 9.1% volatile
11 China 36,552 t 2018 down 6.3% volatile
12 T�rkiye 32,113 t 2018 down 39.4% flat
13 Algeria 29,533 t 2018 down 14.2% rising
14 Egypt 23,538 t 2018 up 194.2% volatile
15 Canada 18,534 t 2018 down 28.7% falling
16 Czechia 17,891 t 2018 down 50.3% falling
17 Morocco 17,636 t 2018 up 8.8% falling
18 Hungary 17,451 t 2018 up 83.3% rising
19 United Arab Emirates 16,039 t 2018 up 156.4% volatile
20 Denmark 14,433 t 2018 down 34.4% falling
21 Greece 12,944 t 2018 down 43.3% volatile
22 Republic of Korea 12,568 t 2018 up 1.2% volatile
23 Russian Federation 12,291 t 2018 up 11.7% volatile
24 Sweden 11,547 t 2018 down 32.1% falling
25 Luxembourg 11,278 t 2018 up 12.3% volatile
26 Ireland 11,093 t 2018 down 25.4% falling
27 Mexico 10,679 t 2018 up 6.8% volatile
28 New Zealand 10,273 t 2018 up 16.0% volatile
29 Tunisia 9,732 t 2018 down 73.1% falling
30 Saudi Arabia 9,378 t 2018 up 4.2% falling
31 Brazil 8,827 t 2018 down 62.8% volatile
32 India 8,683 t 2018 down 58.2% volatile
33 Slovakia 8,353 t 2018 down 72.7% volatile
34 Australia 8,027 t 2018 down 65.1% volatile
35 Romania 7,774 t 2018 down 39.2% volatile
36 Israel 7,279 t 2018 down 34.3% volatile
37 Colombia 7,131 t 2018 up 157.9% volatile
38 Norway 5,307 t 2018 down 64.0% volatile
39 Jordan 5,043 t 2018 down 30.5% volatile
40 Chile 4,444 t 2018 up 95.3% volatile
41 Malaysia 3,972 t 2018 down 0.7% volatile
42 Senegal 3,966 t 2018 up 32.4% falling
43 Gabon 3,907 t 2018 up 94.9% rising
44 South Africa 3,511 t 2018 down 61.0% volatile
45 Japan 3,124 t 2018 down 79.2% volatile
46 Argentina 3,056 t 2018 down 23.6% volatile
47 Finland 2,945 t 2018 down 85.0% volatile
48 Ukraine 2,807 t 2018 up 6.7% volatile
49 C�te d'Ivoire 2,794 t 2018 down 54.6% volatile
50 Indonesia 2,780 t 2018 up 28.5% volatile
51 Thailand 2,586 t 2018 down 26.3% volatile
52 Nigeria 2,517 t 2018 down 80.9% volatile
53 Pakistan 2,501 t 2018 up 110.0% volatile
54 Slovenia 2,434 t 2018 down 54.2% falling
55 Bulgaria 2,260 t 2018 down 40.0% volatile
56 Lebanon 2,191 t 2018 down 59.2% flat
57 Philippines 2,189 t 2018 up 186.9% volatile
58 Kuwait 1,914 t 2018 up 100.2% volatile
59 Kenya 1,683 t 2018 up 119.7% volatile
60 Uganda 1,584 t 2018 up 3,763.4% volatile
61 Peru 1,503 t 2018 up 59.4% rising
62 Croatia 1,430 t 2018 down 78.7% falling
63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,407 t 2018 up 125.1% volatile
64 Sudan (former) 1,397 t 2011 up 676.1% volatile
65 Latvia 1,325 t 2018 up 241.5% volatile
66 Kazakhstan 1,276 t 2018 down 55.9% volatile
67 Lithuania 1,171 t 2018 up 24.4% volatile
68 Dominican Republic 1,060 t 2018 up 443.6% volatile
69 Singapore 1,015 t 2018 down 54.6% volatile
70 Serbia and Montenegro 994 t 2005 up 224.8% volatile
71 Cameroon 993 t 2018 down 71.5% volatile
72 Mali 826 t 2018 down 43.6% volatile
73 Yemen 796 t 2005 up 25.2% volatile
74 Bahrain 791 t 2018 down 40.4% volatile
75 French Polynesia 745 t 2018 down 49.8% falling
76 Estonia 732 t 2018 up 214.2% volatile
77 New Caledonia 730 t 2018 down 73.3% volatile
78 Congo 559 t 2018 up 16.2% rising
79 Burkina Faso 547 t 2018 down 3.4% volatile
80 Costa Rica 529 t 2018 up 75.7% volatile
81 El Salvador 482 t 2018 up 2,735.3% volatile
82 Sri Lanka 479 t 2018 down 69.1% rising
83 Paraguay 478 t 2018 up 9,460.0% volatile
84 Chad 418 t 2018 up 263.5% volatile
85 Ghana 391 t 2018 down 77.2% volatile
86 Uruguay 373 t 2018 up 41.3% volatile
87 Mauritius 371 t 2018 down 36.4% falling
88 Afghanistan 353 t 2016 up 1,581.0% volatile
88 Bangladesh 353 t 2018 down 12.6% volatile
90 Cyprus 326 t 2018 down 79.7% volatile
91 Madagascar 304 t 2018 down 24.9% volatile
92 Ecuador 303 t 2018 up 159.0% volatile
93 Benin 294 t 2018 down 55.5% volatile
94 Qatar 240 t 2018 down 51.2% volatile
95 Togo 186 t 2018 down 50.3% volatile
96 Belarus 178 t 2018 down 62.0% volatile
97 Honduras 172 t 2018 up 514.3% volatile
98 Iraq 144 t 2018 up 323.5% volatile
99 Iceland 135 t 2018 down 38.6% volatile
100 Guinea 110 t 2018 down 17.3% volatile
101 Mozambique 101 t 2018 up 42.3% volatile
102 Guatemala 83 t 2018 up 84.4% volatile
103 Malta 73 t 2018 down 93.0% volatile
104 Angola 71 t 2018 down 76.9% volatile
104 Central African Republic 71 t 2018 up 65.1% volatile
106 Niger 68 t 2018 down 71.4% volatile
107 Azerbaijan 53 t 2018 up 96.3% volatile
107 Cambodia 53 t 2018 down 86.9% volatile
109 Myanmar 48 t 2018 up 2,300.0% volatile
110 Kyrgyzstan 44 t 2011 up 780.0% volatile
110 Papua New Guinea 44 t 2006 up 46.7% rising
112 Armenia 43 t 2018 down 74.9% volatile
113 Netherlands Antilles (former) 42 t 2010 up 61.5% volatile
114 Djibouti 38 t 2018 up 1,800.0% volatile
115 Libya 34 t 2018 down 98.0% volatile
116 Ethiopia 29 t 2018 down 95.2% volatile
117 Mauritania 28 t 2018 down 69.2% volatile
118 Barbados 23 t 2018 unchanged volatile
119 Albania 22 t 2018 up 340.0% volatile
119 Cuba 22 t 2013 down 96.6% volatile
119 Fiji 22 t 2012 up 2,100.0% volatile
122 Panama 20 t 2018 down 53.5% volatile
123 Guinea-Bissau 18 t 2017 up 800.0% volatile
123 Liberia 18 t 2018 up 350.0% volatile
123 Oman 18 t 2018 down 97.0% volatile
123 Rwanda 18 t 2018 up 800.0% volatile
127 Zambia 17 t 2018 down 5.6% volatile
128 Gambia 16 t 2018 down 27.3% volatile
128 Trinidad and Tobago 16 t 2016 down 88.5% volatile
130 Equatorial Guinea 13 t 2018 down 13.3% volatile
130 Jamaica 13 t 2018 down 43.5% volatile
132 Nepal 12 t 2017 down 98.2% volatile
133 Sierra Leone 11 t 2017 down 63.3% volatile
134 Georgia 6 t 2018 down 68.4% volatile
134 Haiti 6 t 2018 up 20.0% volatile
136 Belize 5 t 2018 down 90.2% volatile
136 Suriname 5 t 2017 down 16.7% volatile
136 Vanuatu 5 t 2018 up 400.0% volatile
139 Uzbekistan 4 t 2018 down 98.1% volatile
139 Brunei Darussalam 4 t 2014 down 33.3% volatile
141 Burundi 2 t 2018 down 90.0% volatile
141 Malawi 2 t 2009 down 83.3% volatile
141 Nicaragua 2 t 2014 up 100.0% volatile
141 Sao Tome and Principe 2 t 2010 down 81.8% volatile
141 Turkmenistan 2 t 2018 down 95.3% volatile
146 Eritrea 1 t 2010 down 98.0% volatile
146 Zimbabwe 1 t 2017 down 85.7% 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
France — 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
159 places, 3,106 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/