Germany — 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
165
Highest
1.92 million t
Poland
Lowest
1 t
Samoa
Median
3,766 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
3,272

What the numbers show

Germany — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 1.92 million t in Poland; the lowest is 1 t in Samoa.

The median across all reporting countries is 3,766 t, and the mean is 67,538 t.

Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 4,857.3%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 99.8%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Poland 1.92 million t 2018 up 97.8% volatile
1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 19,296 t 2018 down 54.1% volatile
2 France 1.22 million t 2018 down 3.2% flat
2 Viet Nam 8,185 t 2018 up 49.2% rising
2 Cabo Verde 28 t 2018 up 2,700.0% volatile
3 Italy 955,637 t 2018 up 6.2% rising
3 Syrian Arab Republic 6,606 t 2018 down 82.9% volatile
4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 949,176 t 2018 down 7.7% rising
4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,805 t 2018 up 313.6% volatile
5 Belgium 878,525 t 2018 up 20.8% rising
5 United Republic of Tanzania 3,705 t 2018 up 228.5% volatile
6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 662,293 t 2018 down 17.6% flat
6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,067 t 2018 down 93.6% volatile
7 Czechia 620,590 t 2018 up 42.3% rising
7 Republic of Moldova 541 t 2018 down 62.6% rising
8 Austria 532,980 t 2018 up 6.2% rising
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 174 t 2018 down 63.7% volatile
9 Spain 365,197 t 2018 up 6.5% falling
9 Timor-Leste 25 t 2009 down 58.3% volatile
10 T�rkiye 266,870 t 2018 up 41.2% rising
10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8 t 2016 up 33.3% volatile
11 Switzerland 235,865 t 2018 down 23.4% falling
11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5 t 2009 down 81.5% volatile
12 Denmark 201,177 t 2018 up 7.6% falling
13 Sweden 151,292 t 2018 up 0.9% rising
14 Hungary 149,151 t 2018 up 13.0% rising
15 Russian Federation 123,070 t 2018 down 32.7% rising
16 China 118,584 t 2018 down 10.2% falling
17 Egypt 79,580 t 2018 up 184.2% rising
18 Slovakia 76,304 t 2018 down 8.2% rising
19 Romania 71,926 t 2018 down 21.4% rising
20 Israel 69,366 t 2018 down 16.4% rising
21 Croatia 66,636 t 2018 up 78.9% volatile
22 Japan 66,489 t 2018 up 216.6% volatile
23 India 66,033 t 2018 down 16.4% volatile
24 Mexico 65,815 t 2018 down 27.7% rising
25 Ukraine 59,819 t 2018 up 2.4% rising
26 Norway 56,367 t 2018 down 13.8% rising
27 Saudi Arabia 53,273 t 2018 down 16.8% rising
28 United Arab Emirates 53,152 t 2018 up 0.2% rising
29 Greece 47,667 t 2018 down 37.9% falling
30 Slovenia 46,522 t 2018 up 22.8% volatile
31 Canada 42,507 t 2018 up 14.9% volatile
32 Finland 41,741 t 2018 down 33.4% rising
33 Australia 41,243 t 2018 down 39.3% falling
34 South Africa 40,422 t 2018 down 59.0% rising
35 Brazil 37,188 t 2018 down 43.3% rising
36 Bulgaria 36,964 t 2018 up 58.3% rising
37 Portugal 34,988 t 2018 down 8.1% flat
38 Ireland 34,109 t 2018 up 5.9% volatile
39 Argentina 29,868 t 2018 down 14.7% rising
40 Chile 29,572 t 2018 up 4.9% volatile
41 Algeria 26,630 t 2018 up 15.3% volatile
42 Malaysia 25,989 t 2018 down 16.2% volatile
43 Philippines 24,083 t 2018 up 26.7% volatile
44 Morocco 23,978 t 2018 up 170.2% volatile
45 Republic of Korea 21,867 t 2018 up 57.4% falling
46 Nigeria 19,245 t 2018 up 28.6% volatile
47 Jordan 19,130 t 2018 down 3.5% volatile
48 Colombia 17,873 t 2018 down 29.2% rising
49 Latvia 16,888 t 2018 up 46.5% rising
50 Lithuania 16,486 t 2018 up 4.5% rising
51 Kuwait 15,620 t 2018 up 115.2% volatile
52 Lebanon 15,362 t 2018 down 3.3% rising
53 Tunisia 15,138 t 2018 up 17.9% rising
54 Serbia and Montenegro 13,484 t 2005 up 82.8% rising
55 Singapore 12,856 t 2018 down 18.5% falling
56 Thailand 11,998 t 2018 down 1.8% rising
57 Cambodia 10,198 t 2018 up 1,117.0% volatile
58 Guatemala 10,056 t 2018 up 281.6% volatile
59 Honduras 9,518 t 2018 up 4,857.3% volatile
60 Estonia 9,451 t 2018 up 74.2% volatile
61 Luxembourg 8,958 t 2018 down 69.1% falling
62 Peru 8,730 t 2018 down 65.5% rising
63 Sri Lanka 8,651 t 2018 up 9.5% flat
64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,633 t 2018 up 146.0% volatile
65 New Zealand 7,820 t 2018 down 75.5% volatile
66 Yemen 7,793 t 2005 up 337.8% volatile
67 Trinidad and Tobago 7,559 t 2018 up 1,003.5% volatile
68 Kenya 6,329 t 2018 up 57.3% volatile
69 El Salvador 6,281 t 2018 up 137.8% volatile
70 C�te d'Ivoire 6,098 t 2018 up 200.8% volatile
71 Ghana 6,018 t 2018 up 220.6% volatile
72 Indonesia 5,553 t 2018 down 12.7% rising
73 Belarus 5,370 t 2018 up 24.8% rising
74 Kazakhstan 5,355 t 2018 down 39.6% volatile
75 Paraguay 5,341 t 2018 up 49.9% rising
76 Sudan (former) 4,330 t 2011 up 28.8% rising
77 Ecuador 4,158 t 2018 up 93.0% rising
78 Iraq 3,913 t 2018 up 2,098.3% volatile
79 Senegal 3,766 t 2018 up 22.9% volatile
80 Bangladesh 3,696 t 2018 down 5.5% rising
81 Dominican Republic 3,688 t 2018 up 96.3% volatile
82 Pakistan 3,607 t 2018 down 56.5% falling
83 Qatar 2,967 t 2018 up 67.2% volatile
84 Oman 2,891 t 2018 down 63.1% rising
85 Armenia 2,441 t 2018 up 547.5% volatile
86 Uganda 2,241 t 2018 up 327.7% volatile
87 Cameroon 2,184 t 2018 up 19.3% volatile
88 Georgia 2,055 t 2018 up 411.2% volatile
89 Costa Rica 1,946 t 2018 down 5.5% volatile
90 Iceland 1,730 t 2018 down 32.5% falling
91 Cyprus 1,648 t 2018 down 61.0% falling
92 Mali 1,630 t 2018 up 471.9% volatile
93 Uzbekistan 1,476 t 2018 up 19.8% volatile
94 Bahamas 1,197 t 2018 up 959.3% volatile
95 Mauritius 1,071 t 2018 up 76.2% volatile
96 Uruguay 1,055 t 2018 down 45.3% volatile
97 Albania 1,041 t 2018 up 104.1% volatile
98 Malta 1,033 t 2018 down 6.3% volatile
99 Bahrain 1,009 t 2018 down 85.1% volatile
100 Ethiopia 983 t 2018 down 27.8% volatile
101 Jamaica 841 t 2018 up 0.2% rising
102 Panama 760 t 2018 down 1.6% volatile
103 Cuba 695 t 2018 down 64.4% volatile
104 Togo 679 t 2018 up 186.5% volatile
105 Angola 619 t 2018 up 229.3% volatile
106 Madagascar 425 t 2018 down 62.4% volatile
107 Myanmar 272 t 2018 up 17.2% volatile
108 Niger 244 t 2018 up 95.2% volatile
109 Libya 210 t 2018 down 57.1% volatile
110 Barbados 191 t 2018 down 81.1% volatile
111 Netherlands Antilles (former) 179 t 2010 down 35.4% volatile
112 Liberia 176 t 2017 up 551.9% volatile
113 New Caledonia 169 t 2018 down 42.1% volatile
113 Zimbabwe 169 t 2018 down 78.3% volatile
115 Haiti 151 t 2018 up 65.9% volatile
116 Benin 148 t 2018 down 60.6% volatile
117 Suriname 131 t 2018 down 76.7% volatile
118 Congo 113 t 2018 down 54.1% volatile
119 Azerbaijan 112 t 2018 down 67.7% volatile
120 Afghanistan 111 t 2018 down 63.6% volatile
121 French Polynesia 94 t 2018 down 48.9% volatile
122 Mongolia 93 t 2018 up 89.8% volatile
123 Malawi 73 t 2018 up 265.0% volatile
124 Fiji 70 t 2018 down 42.6% volatile
125 Nicaragua 69 t 2018 up 1,050.0% volatile
126 Gambia 58 t 2018 up 70.6% volatile
127 Rwanda 45 t 2018 up 2,150.0% volatile
128 Turkmenistan 44 t 2018 down 90.1% volatile
129 Guyana 41 t 2018 up 13.9% volatile
129 Kyrgyzstan 41 t 2018 down 92.8% volatile
131 Burkina Faso 40 t 2018 down 86.3% volatile
132 Guinea 28 t 2018 down 24.3% volatile
133 Mozambique 22 t 2018 up 214.3% volatile
134 Chad 21 t 2018 up 5.0% volatile
135 Mauritania 20 t 2017 down 85.8% volatile
136 Sierra Leone 19 t 2017 up 58.3% volatile
137 Gabon 18 t 2018 down 35.7% volatile
138 Zambia 17 t 2018 down 64.6% volatile
139 Burundi 12 t 2016 down 90.6% volatile
140 Eritrea 11 t 2018 down 31.2% volatile
141 Tajikistan 9 t 2015 up 350.0% volatile
142 Papua New Guinea 6 t 2018 unchanged volatile
143 Bhutan 5 t 2010 down 96.8% volatile
143 Djibouti 5 t 2018 down 97.8% volatile
143 Brunei Darussalam 5 t 2018 down 94.2% volatile
146 Belize 4 t 2016 down 81.0% volatile
146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 t 2007 down 50.0% volatile
148 Central African Republic 2 t 2014 down 71.4% volatile
148 Nepal 2 t 2017 down 99.8% volatile
150 Dominica 1 t 2004 down 50.0% volatile
150 Equatorial Guinea 1 t 2016 unchanged volatile
150 Solomon Islands 1 t 2009 unchanged volatile
150 Samoa 1 t 2014 down 75.0% 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
Germany — 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
166 places, 3,272 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/