India — 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
148
Highest
221,992 t
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
1 t
Vanuatu
Median
615.5 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
2,298

What the numbers show

India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 148 countries. The highest value is 221,992 t in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 1 t in Vanuatu.

The median across all reporting countries is 615.5 t, and the mean is 9,646 t.

Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 60,825.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 99.2%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Arab Emirates 221,992 t 2018 up 998.8% volatile
2 China 215,440 t 2018 up 17,204.4% volatile
3 Sri Lanka 173,445 t 2018 up 109.5% volatile
4 Bangladesh 78,578 t 2018 up 49.9% volatile
5 Saudi Arabia 76,342 t 2018 up 1,110.4% volatile
6 Nepal 74,865 t 2018 up 446.2% volatile
7 Nigeria 70,703 t 2018 up 390.0% volatile
8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 67,195 t 2018 up 417.5% volatile
9 Kenya 61,496 t 2018 up 389.4% volatile
10 Viet Nam 38,997 t 2018 up 4,271.9% volatile
11 T�rkiye 38,637 t 2018 up 705.4% volatile
12 Uganda 30,636 t 2018 up 320.5% volatile
13 Malaysia 20,239 t 2018 up 312.3% volatile
14 Bahrain 16,153 t 2018 up 1,891.7% volatile
15 Ghana 15,846 t 2018 up 210.5% volatile
16 Oman 15,688 t 2018 up 1,612.7% volatile
17 Jordan 14,010 t 2018 up 234.8% volatile
18 Ethiopia 13,871 t 2018 up 1.0% volatile
19 United Republic of Tanzania 12,502 t 2018 up 531.1% volatile
20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12,059 t 2018 down 20.3% volatile
21 Kuwait 11,615 t 2018 up 190.4% volatile
22 Qatar 11,045 t 2018 up 2,149.5% volatile
23 Sudan (former) 9,394 t 2011 up 88.8% volatile
24 Indonesia 8,814 t 2018 up 156.3% volatile
25 Egypt 6,395 t 2018 down 23.2% volatile
26 Greece 5,913 t 2018 up 58.7% volatile
27 Philippines 4,948 t 2018 up 233.0% volatile
28 Thailand 4,421 t 2018 down 5.7% volatile
29 Ukraine 4,367 t 2018 up 2,353.4% volatile
30 Israel 3,830 t 2018 up 499.4% volatile
31 Mauritius 3,669 t 2018 up 561.1% volatile
32 Italy 3,391 t 2018 up 96.8% volatile
33 Bhutan 3,328 t 2018 up 12.5% volatile
34 Lebanon 3,301 t 2018 up 717.1% volatile
35 Myanmar 3,250 t 2018 up 71.4% volatile
36 Bulgaria 2,845 t 2018 up 916.1% volatile
37 Germany 2,833 t 2018 up 294.6% volatile
38 Cameroon 2,742 t 2018 up 307.4% volatile
39 Djibouti 2,710 t 2018 down 39.9% rising
40 Afghanistan 2,697 t 2018 up 3,808.7% volatile
41 Iraq 2,693 t 2018 up 3,397.4% volatile
42 Peru 2,662 t 2018 up 2,118.3% volatile
43 Madagascar 2,450 t 2018 up 168.6% volatile
44 Cambodia 2,437 t 2018 up 60,825.0% volatile
45 Mexico 2,419 t 2018 up 93.5% volatile
46 Republic of Korea 2,190 t 2018 down 73.8% volatile
47 Tunisia 2,127 t 2018 up 387.8% volatile
48 Benin 1,821 t 2018 up 74.8% volatile
49 C�te d'Ivoire 1,735 t 2018 down 26.7% volatile
50 Mozambique 1,691 t 2018 up 83.8% volatile
51 Portugal 1,588 t 2018 up 6,516.7% volatile
52 Georgia 1,470 t 2018 up 438.5% volatile
53 Somalia 1,452 t 2018 up 6,814.3% volatile
54 Albania 1,424 t 2018 up 962.7% volatile
55 France 1,308 t 2018 up 120.9% volatile
56 Fiji 1,306 t 2018 up 788.4% volatile
57 Congo 1,304 t 2018 up 278.0% volatile
58 Ecuador 1,189 t 2018 down 68.1% volatile
59 Australia 1,179 t 2018 down 38.5% volatile
60 Rwanda 1,150 t 2018 up 38,233.3% volatile
61 Spain 1,055 t 2018 up 214.0% volatile
62 Malawi 953 t 2018 up 1,664.8% volatile
63 Haiti 932 t 2018 up 4,136.4% volatile
64 Democratic Republic of the Congo 914 t 2018 up 45,600.0% volatile
65 Zambia 899 t 2018 up 261.0% volatile
66 Canada 822 t 2018 up 40.5% volatile
67 Romania 767 t 2018 down 31.2% volatile
68 Togo 751 t 2018 up 3.3% volatile
69 Syrian Arab Republic 715 t 2018 down 54.6% volatile
70 Sierra Leone 694 t 2018 up 1,679.5% volatile
71 New Zealand 684 t 2018 up 137.5% volatile
72 Singapore 678 t 2018 down 69.9% volatile
73 Angola 632 t 2018 up 184.7% volatile
74 Uzbekistan 619 t 2018 up 1,090.4% volatile
75 Russian Federation 612 t 2018 down 87.7% volatile
76 Argentina 589 t 2018 up 3,364.7% volatile
77 Senegal 579 t 2018 down 3.2% volatile
78 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 573 t 2018 up 905.3% volatile
79 Eritrea 514 t 2018 up 464.8% volatile
80 Switzerland 505 t 2018 up 211.7% volatile
81 Burkina Faso 474 t 2018 up 953.3% volatile
82 Cyprus 390 t 2018 up 449.3% volatile
83 Zimbabwe 377 t 2018 up 37,600.0% volatile
84 Pakistan 340 t 2018 up 290.8% volatile
85 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 339 t 2018 up 606.2% volatile
86 Brazil 296 t 2018 up 82.7% volatile
87 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 288 t 2018 up 14,300.0% volatile
88 Chile 280 t 2018 up 13,900.0% volatile
89 Jamaica 252 t 2018 up 115.4% volatile
90 Algeria 244 t 2018 down 1.6% volatile
91 Dominican Republic 230 t 2018 up 2,455.6% volatile
92 Turkmenistan 196 t 2018 up 553.3% volatile
93 Czechia 194 t 2018 up 3,133.3% volatile
94 Croatia 189 t 2018 up 18,800.0% volatile
95 Guatemala 188 t 2018 down 73.0% volatile
96 Slovenia 154 t 2017 up 266.7% volatile
97 Armenia 152 t 2018 down 84.3% volatile
98 Colombia 151 t 2018 up 8.6% volatile
99 El Salvador 145 t 2018 down 64.0% volatile
100 Mauritania 139 t 2018 up 717.6% volatile
101 Guinea 129 t 2018 down 52.0% volatile
102 Poland 124 t 2018 down 11.4% volatile
103 Sweden 121 t 2018 down 37.3% volatile
104 Paraguay 120 t 2018 up 400.0% volatile
105 Denmark 117 t 2018 down 90.7% volatile
106 Ireland 108 t 2018 down 78.6% volatile
107 Gambia 98 t 2018 up 308.3% volatile
107 Norway 98 t 2018 down 46.7% volatile
109 Malta 97 t 2018 down 38.2% volatile
110 Japan 96 t 2018 up 4.3% volatile
110 Republic of Moldova 96 t 2014 up 146.2% volatile
112 Burundi 86 t 2018 unchanged volatile
113 Finland 85 t 2018 down 4.5% volatile
114 Liberia 81 t 2018 up 710.0% volatile
115 Belgium 80 t 2018 down 84.7% volatile
116 Nicaragua 74 t 2017 up 1,133.3% volatile
117 Kazakhstan 48 t 2018 down 52.5% volatile
117 Uruguay 48 t 2018 up 2,300.0% volatile
119 Azerbaijan 45 t 2018 down 30.8% volatile
119 Suriname 45 t 2018 down 50.0% volatile
121 Belarus 44 t 2018 down 27.9% volatile
121 Lithuania 44 t 2018 up 100.0% volatile
123 Panama 36 t 2018 up 157.1% volatile
124 Guinea-Bissau 35 t 2018 up 105.9% rising
125 Libya 30 t 2018 down 86.2% volatile
126 Morocco 29 t 2018 down 3.3% volatile
126 New Caledonia 29 t 2012 up 81.2% volatile
128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 t 2018 up 9.1% volatile
129 Costa Rica 21 t 2018 up 50.0% volatile
129 Niger 21 t 2016 up 10.5% volatile
131 Mali 20 t 2018 down 79.6% volatile
132 Equatorial Guinea 19 t 2018 down 67.2% volatile
132 Iceland 19 t 2011 down 82.7% volatile
134 Estonia 18 t 2018 down 81.2% volatile
135 Guyana 17 t 2016 up 750.0% volatile
135 Trinidad and Tobago 17 t 2018 down 85.8% volatile
137 Austria 15 t 2018 down 48.3% volatile
137 Belize 15 t 2017 up 1,400.0% volatile
137 Barbados 15 t 2017 down 40.0% volatile
140 Papua New Guinea 12 t 2018 up 500.0% volatile
141 Latvia 11 t 2016 down 59.3% volatile
142 Samoa 8 t 2014 up 700.0% volatile
143 Hungary 3 t 2018 down 93.5% volatile
144 Gabon 2 t 2018 down 75.0% volatile
144 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2 t 2011 down 87.5% volatile
146 Honduras 1 t 2018 down 90.9% volatile
146 Slovakia 1 t 2016 down 99.2% volatile
146 Vanuatu 1 t 2018 down 95.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
India — 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
151 places, 2,298 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

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/