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
150
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 150 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 9,651 t.

Over the past decade 103 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
1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 67,195 t 2018 up 417.5% volatile
2 China 215,440 t 2018 up 17,204.4% volatile
2 Viet Nam 38,997 t 2018 up 4,271.9% volatile
3 Sri Lanka 173,445 t 2018 up 109.5% volatile
3 United Republic of Tanzania 12,502 t 2018 up 531.1% volatile
4 Bangladesh 78,578 t 2018 up 49.9% volatile
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 914 t 2018 up 45,600.0% volatile
5 Saudi Arabia 76,342 t 2018 up 1,110.4% volatile
5 Syrian Arab Republic 715 t 2018 down 54.6% volatile
6 Nepal 74,865 t 2018 up 446.2% volatile
6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 339 t 2018 up 606.2% volatile
7 Nigeria 70,703 t 2018 up 390.0% volatile
7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 288 t 2018 up 14,300.0% volatile
8 Kenya 61,496 t 2018 up 389.4% volatile
8 Republic of Moldova 96 t 2014 up 146.2% volatile
9 T�rkiye 38,637 t 2018 up 705.4% volatile
9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2 t 2011 down 87.5% volatile
10 Uganda 30,636 t 2018 up 320.5% volatile
11 Malaysia 20,239 t 2018 up 312.3% volatile
12 South Africa 20,078 t 2018 up 375.6% volatile
13 Bahrain 16,153 t 2018 up 1,891.7% volatile
14 Ghana 15,846 t 2018 up 210.5% volatile
15 Oman 15,688 t 2018 up 1,612.7% volatile
16 Jordan 14,010 t 2018 up 234.8% volatile
17 Ethiopia 13,871 t 2018 up 1.0% volatile
18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12,059 t 2018 down 20.3% volatile
19 Kuwait 11,615 t 2018 up 190.4% volatile
20 Qatar 11,045 t 2018 up 2,149.5% volatile
21 Sudan (former) 9,394 t 2011 up 88.8% volatile
22 Indonesia 8,814 t 2018 up 156.3% volatile
23 Egypt 6,395 t 2018 down 23.2% volatile
24 Greece 5,913 t 2018 up 58.7% volatile
25 Philippines 4,948 t 2018 up 233.0% volatile
26 Thailand 4,421 t 2018 down 5.7% volatile
27 Ukraine 4,367 t 2018 up 2,353.4% volatile
28 Israel 3,830 t 2018 up 499.4% volatile
29 Mauritius 3,669 t 2018 up 561.1% volatile
30 Italy 3,391 t 2018 up 96.8% volatile
31 Bhutan 3,328 t 2018 up 12.5% volatile
32 Lebanon 3,301 t 2018 up 717.1% volatile
33 Myanmar 3,250 t 2018 up 71.4% volatile
34 Bulgaria 2,845 t 2018 up 916.1% volatile
35 Germany 2,833 t 2018 up 294.6% volatile
36 Cameroon 2,742 t 2018 up 307.4% volatile
37 Djibouti 2,710 t 2018 down 39.9% rising
38 Afghanistan 2,697 t 2018 up 3,808.7% volatile
39 Iraq 2,693 t 2018 up 3,397.4% volatile
40 Peru 2,662 t 2018 up 2,118.3% volatile
41 Madagascar 2,450 t 2018 up 168.6% volatile
42 Cambodia 2,437 t 2018 up 60,825.0% volatile
43 Mexico 2,419 t 2018 up 93.5% volatile
44 Republic of Korea 2,190 t 2018 down 73.8% volatile
45 Tunisia 2,127 t 2018 up 387.8% volatile
46 Benin 1,821 t 2018 up 74.8% volatile
47 C�te d'Ivoire 1,735 t 2018 down 26.7% volatile
48 Mozambique 1,691 t 2018 up 83.8% volatile
49 Portugal 1,588 t 2018 up 6,516.7% volatile
50 Georgia 1,470 t 2018 up 438.5% volatile
51 Somalia 1,452 t 2018 up 6,814.3% volatile
52 Albania 1,424 t 2018 up 962.7% volatile
53 France 1,308 t 2018 up 120.9% volatile
54 Fiji 1,306 t 2018 up 788.4% volatile
55 Congo 1,304 t 2018 up 278.0% volatile
56 Ecuador 1,189 t 2018 down 68.1% volatile
57 Australia 1,179 t 2018 down 38.5% volatile
58 Rwanda 1,150 t 2018 up 38,233.3% volatile
59 Spain 1,055 t 2018 up 214.0% volatile
60 Malawi 953 t 2018 up 1,664.8% volatile
61 Haiti 932 t 2018 up 4,136.4% volatile
62 Zambia 899 t 2018 up 261.0% volatile
63 Canada 822 t 2018 up 40.5% volatile
64 Romania 767 t 2018 down 31.2% volatile
65 Togo 751 t 2018 up 3.3% volatile
66 Sierra Leone 694 t 2018 up 1,679.5% volatile
67 New Zealand 684 t 2018 up 137.5% volatile
68 Singapore 678 t 2018 down 69.9% volatile
69 Angola 632 t 2018 up 184.7% volatile
70 Uzbekistan 619 t 2018 up 1,090.4% volatile
71 Russian Federation 612 t 2018 down 87.7% volatile
72 Argentina 589 t 2018 up 3,364.7% volatile
73 Senegal 579 t 2018 down 3.2% volatile
74 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 573 t 2018 up 905.3% volatile
75 Eritrea 514 t 2018 up 464.8% volatile
76 Switzerland 505 t 2018 up 211.7% volatile
77 Burkina Faso 474 t 2018 up 953.3% volatile
78 Cyprus 390 t 2018 up 449.3% volatile
79 Zimbabwe 377 t 2018 up 37,600.0% volatile
80 Pakistan 340 t 2018 up 290.8% volatile
81 Brazil 296 t 2018 up 82.7% volatile
82 Chile 280 t 2018 up 13,900.0% volatile
83 Jamaica 252 t 2018 up 115.4% volatile
84 Algeria 244 t 2018 down 1.6% volatile
85 Dominican Republic 230 t 2018 up 2,455.6% volatile
86 Turkmenistan 196 t 2018 up 553.3% volatile
87 Czechia 194 t 2018 up 3,133.3% volatile
88 Croatia 189 t 2018 up 18,800.0% volatile
89 Guatemala 188 t 2018 down 73.0% volatile
90 Slovenia 154 t 2017 up 266.7% volatile
91 Armenia 152 t 2018 down 84.3% volatile
92 Colombia 151 t 2018 up 8.6% volatile
93 El Salvador 145 t 2018 down 64.0% volatile
94 Mauritania 139 t 2018 up 717.6% volatile
95 Guinea 129 t 2018 down 52.0% volatile
96 Poland 124 t 2018 down 11.4% volatile
97 Sweden 121 t 2018 down 37.3% volatile
98 Paraguay 120 t 2018 up 400.0% volatile
99 Denmark 117 t 2018 down 90.7% volatile
100 Ireland 108 t 2018 down 78.6% volatile
101 Gambia 98 t 2018 up 308.3% volatile
101 Norway 98 t 2018 down 46.7% volatile
103 Malta 97 t 2018 down 38.2% volatile
104 Japan 96 t 2018 up 4.3% volatile
105 Burundi 86 t 2018 unchanged volatile
106 Finland 85 t 2018 down 4.5% volatile
107 Liberia 81 t 2018 up 710.0% volatile
108 Belgium 80 t 2018 down 84.7% volatile
109 Nicaragua 74 t 2017 up 1,133.3% volatile
110 Kazakhstan 48 t 2018 down 52.5% volatile
110 Uruguay 48 t 2018 up 2,300.0% volatile
112 Azerbaijan 45 t 2018 down 30.8% volatile
112 Suriname 45 t 2018 down 50.0% volatile
114 Belarus 44 t 2018 down 27.9% volatile
114 Lithuania 44 t 2018 up 100.0% volatile
116 Panama 36 t 2018 up 157.1% volatile
117 Guinea-Bissau 35 t 2018 up 105.9% rising
118 Libya 30 t 2018 down 86.2% volatile
119 Morocco 29 t 2018 down 3.3% volatile
119 New Caledonia 29 t 2012 up 81.2% volatile
121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 t 2018 up 9.1% volatile
122 Costa Rica 21 t 2018 up 50.0% volatile
122 Niger 21 t 2016 up 10.5% volatile
124 Central African Republic 20 t 2018 up 1,900.0% volatile
124 Mali 20 t 2018 down 79.6% volatile
126 Equatorial Guinea 19 t 2018 down 67.2% volatile
126 Iceland 19 t 2011 down 82.7% volatile
128 Estonia 18 t 2018 down 81.2% volatile
129 Guyana 17 t 2016 up 750.0% volatile
129 Trinidad and Tobago 17 t 2018 down 85.8% volatile
131 Austria 15 t 2018 down 48.3% volatile
131 Belize 15 t 2017 up 1,400.0% volatile
131 Barbados 15 t 2017 down 40.0% volatile
134 Papua New Guinea 12 t 2018 up 500.0% volatile
135 Latvia 11 t 2016 down 59.3% volatile
136 Samoa 8 t 2014 up 700.0% volatile
137 Hungary 3 t 2018 down 93.5% volatile
138 Gabon 2 t 2018 down 75.0% volatile
139 Honduras 1 t 2018 down 90.9% volatile
139 Slovakia 1 t 2016 down 99.2% volatile
139 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.

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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
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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/