Graphic papers — 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
252
Highest
3.76 million t
United States
Lowest
0 t
Niue
Median
15,769 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,814
What the numbers show
Graphic papers — Import quantity is currently reported for 252 countries. The highest value is 3.76 million t in United States; the lowest is 0 t in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 15,769 t, and the mean is 169,363 t.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 156 fell. The largest increase was in Andorra (up 20,750.0%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 100.0%).
Graphic papers — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3.76 million t | 2024 | down 47.2% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 3.28 million t | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.88 million t | 1999 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 4 | China | 1.80 million t | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 1.78 million t | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 1.71 million t | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 1.67 million t | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.67 million t | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 1.29 million t | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 10 | China, mainland | 1.15 million t | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 1.07 million t | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 826,225 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 784,786 t | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Turkey | 761,387 t | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Türkiye | 761,387 t | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 734,771 t | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 720,204 t | 2024 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 18 | Vietnam | 553,822 t | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 553,822 t | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 545,121 t | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Japan | 517,670 t | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 508,452 t | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 23 | China, Taiwan Province of | 506,475 t | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 481,709 t | 2024 | down 60.5% | rising |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 480,524 t | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Philippines | 471,545 t | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Canada | 408,495 t | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Australia | 402,775 t | 2024 | down 60.3% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 383,000 t | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 381,018 t | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 376,918 t | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 332,316 t | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 331,317 t | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Austria | 325,325 t | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 35 | South Africa | 298,702 t | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Sweden | 296,387 t | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Switzerland | 278,235 t | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Serbia and Montenegro | 274,000 t | 2005 | up 18,166.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 273,073 t | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Algeria | 263,033 t | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Romania | 242,128 t | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Indonesia | 240,881 t | 2024 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Brazil | 238,910 t | 2024 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Hungary | 229,397 t | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 45 | USSR | 209,000 t | 1991 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 46 | Nigeria | 196,649 t | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Portugal | 189,851 t | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Colombia | 187,387 t | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Greece | 181,961 t | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 175,479 t | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 170,350 t | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Pakistan | 170,096 t | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Denmark | 166,523 t | 2024 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 54 | Chile | 157,049 t | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Ukraine | 156,953 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Kenya | 148,104 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 57 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 141,219 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Caribbean | 139,327 t | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 59 | Singapore | 137,081 t | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Israel | 137,080 t | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 134,454 t | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Tunisia | 129,217 t | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Argentina | 127,038 t | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovakia | 123,541 t | 2024 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 65 | Slovenia | 116,989 t | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Russia | 115,161 t | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 115,161 t | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Ecuador | 109,286 t | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Serbia | 103,000 t | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 70 | Croatia | 97,515 t | 2024 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 71 | Jordan | 96,789 t | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 90,721 t | 2024 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Guatemala | 86,236 t | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 85,273 t | 2024 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 75 | Uganda | 84,948 t | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Ireland | 82,789 t | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Cambodia | 80,957 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 78,999 t | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 79 | New Zealand | 78,921 t | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Iraq | 74,976 t | 2024 | up 273.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Lithuania | 74,018 t | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 82 | United Republic of Tanzania | 73,152 t | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Finland | 72,725 t | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Latvia | 72,180 t | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 85 | Ghana | 68,564 t | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 62,549 t | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 58,496 t | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 88 | Paraguay | 57,694 t | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Nepal | 57,281 t | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Myanmar | 57,062 t | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Norway | 54,671 t | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Lebanon | 52,936 t | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 52,490 t | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Kuwait | 49,940 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Estonia | 47,264 t | 2024 | down 52.5% | rising |
| 96 | Yugoslav SFR | 46,300 t | 1991 | up 164.6% | rising |
| 97 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41,934 t | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Côte d'Ivoire | 41,934 t | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Uruguay | 41,235 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 100 | Sudan (former) | 40,938 t | 2011 | up 326.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Cameroon | 39,417 t | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Czechoslovakia | 37,600 t | 1992 | up 130.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34,757 t | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 34,011 t | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 30,981 t | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 29,334 t | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Qatar | 27,222 t | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Yemen | 25,892 t | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Djibouti | 25,834 t | 2024 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 110 | El Salvador | 23,038 t | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Syria | 21,956 t | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21,956 t | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Angola | 21,771 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Honduras | 21,186 t | 2024 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 20,576 t | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Ethiopia | 19,868 t | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Zambia | 19,286 t | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Melanesia | 18,147 t | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Belarus | 18,063 t | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Cuba | 17,554 t | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 121 | Oman | 17,410 t | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Georgia | 16,979 t | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16,301 t | 2024 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Madagascar | 16,189 t | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 15,876 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 126 | Cyprus | 15,848 t | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Bahrain | 15,690 t | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Mongolia | 14,850 t | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Panama | 14,802 t | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 14,498 t | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Senegal | 14,485 t | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Nicaragua | 13,542 t | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13,494 t | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Moldova | 13,061 t | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Republic of Moldova | 13,061 t | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Libya | 12,485 t | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,317 t | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Mozambique | 10,808 t | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Botswana | 10,769 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 140 | Mauritius | 10,416 t | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Malawi | 10,042 t | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Albania | 9,948 t | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Namibia | 9,819 t | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Armenia | 9,704 t | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Jamaica | 9,512 t | 2024 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 146 | Benin | 9,063 t | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Malta | 8,914 t | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Burkina Faso | 8,805 t | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 8,145 t | 2024 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Reunion | 7,519 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Réunion | 7,519 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 152 | Fiji | 7,419 t | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Laos | 6,976 t | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6,976 t | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Gabon | 6,943 t | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Turkmenistan | 6,638 t | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Congo | 6,193 t | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Haiti | 5,449 t | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Montenegro | 5,238 t | 2024 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 160 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 4,934 t | 2010 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Palestine | 4,797 t | 2024 | down 89.9% | falling |
| 161 | Palestine | 4,797 t | 2024 | down 89.9% | falling |
| 163 | Afghanistan | 4,627 t | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Eswatini | 4,447 t | 2024 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 165 | Togo | 4,359 t | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Guinea | 4,018 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 167 | China, Macao SAR | 3,636 t | 2024 | down 68.8% | rising |
| 168 | Iceland | 3,607 t | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Martinique | 3,600 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Niger | 3,380 t | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Barbados | 3,232 t | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Brunei | 3,193 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,193 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Somalia | 2,906 t | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Tajikistan | 2,508 t | 2024 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Bahamas | 2,459 t | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Maldives | 2,206 t | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Sierra Leone | 2,157 t | 2024 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Mauritania | 2,131 t | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Liberia | 2,016 t | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Mali | 1,776 t | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 182 | South Sudan | 1,711 t | 2024 | up 9,405.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Ethiopia PDR | 1,678 t | 1992 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 184 | Andorra | 1,668 t | 2024 | up 20,750.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Guyana | 1,644 t | 2024 | down 51.2% | rising |
| 186 | Rwanda | 1,624 t | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 187 | East Timor | 1,618 t | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Timor-Leste | 1,618 t | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Polynesia | 1,569 t | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 190 | New Caledonia | 1,556 t | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Suriname | 1,554 t | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Curacao | 1,433 t | 2024 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 192 | Curaçao | 1,433 t | 2024 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 194 | Gambia | 1,427 t | 2024 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Micronesia | 1,218 t | 2024 | up 416.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Sudan | 1,179 t | 2024 | down 97.3% | falling |
| 197 | Eritrea | 1,162 t | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Cabo Verde | 797 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 199 | Central African Republic | 793 t | 2024 | up 203.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Lesotho | 781 t | 2024 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Aruba | 707 t | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 202 | Bhutan | 702 t | 2024 | up 538.2% | volatile |
| 203 | French Polynesia | 640 t | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Cayman Islands | 624 t | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 205 | Guinea-Bissau | 575 t | 2024 | up 307.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Bermuda | 574 t | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 207 | Solomon Islands | 565 t | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 208 | Belize | 528 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 209 | Burundi | 525 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 210 | Seychelles | 497 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 211 | Samoa | 476 t | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 212 | Vanuatu | 462 t | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 213 | Guam | 430 t | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 214 | Guadeloupe | 424 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 215 | Equatorial Guinea | 390 t | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 216 | Gibraltar | 385 t | 2024 | up 913.2% | volatile |
| 217 | Northern Mariana Islands | 369 t | 2024 | up 4,000.0% | volatile |
| 218 | Chad | 363 t | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 219 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 351 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 220 | British Virgin Islands | 342 t | 2024 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 221 | Saint Lucia | 332 t | 2024 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 222 | Faroe Islands | 312 t | 2024 | down 74.8% | falling |
| 223 | Dominica | 274 t | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 224 | Greenland | 225 t | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 225 | Sao Tome and Principe | 220 t | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 226 | French Southern Territories | 216 t | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 226 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 216 t | 1997 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 228 | Tonga | 166 t | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 229 | American Samoa | 158 t | 2024 | up 29.5% | falling |
| 229 | French Guiana | 158 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 231 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 133 t | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 232 | Kiribati | 131 t | 2024 | up 3,175.0% | volatile |
| 233 | Comoros | 119 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 234 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 115 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 235 | Marshall Islands | 107 t | 2024 | up 197.2% | volatile |
| 236 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 105 t | 2024 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 237 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98 t | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 238 | Grenada | 91 t | 2024 | up 152.8% | volatile |
| 239 | Antigua and Barbuda | 73 t | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 240 | Cook Islands | 61 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 241 | Palau | 59 t | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 242 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 49 t | 2024 | up 276.9% | volatile |
| 243 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 33 t | 2024 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 244 | Anguilla | 25 t | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 245 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 18 t | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 246 | Nauru | 17 t | 2024 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 246 | Nauru | 17 t | 2024 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 248 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 13 t | 2024 | down 89.8% | falling |
| 249 | Tuvalu | 11 t | 2024 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 250 | Montserrat | 6 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 251 | Norfolk Island | 5 t | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 252 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 34.55 million t
- Europe 14.92 million t
- Asia 10.21 million t
- Western Europe 7.16 million t
- Americas 6.60 million t
- Northern America 4.16 million t
- United States of America 3.76 million t
- Southern Europe 2.79 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.71 million t
- Southern Asia 2.70 million t
- Eastern Asia 2.68 million t
- Northern Europe 2.54 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 2.48 million t
- Eastern Europe 2.43 million t
- Africa 2.32 million t
- Western Asia 2.17 million t
- South America 1.28 million t
- Northern Africa 1.08 million t
- Central America 1.02 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 759,645 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 738,797 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 630,699 t
- Oceania 502,643 t
- Eastern Africa 455,502 t
- Western Africa 362,154 t
- Southern Africa 324,518 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 317,682 t
- Central Asia 173,733 t
- Middle Africa 92,391 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