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...
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- South Africa 20,078 t
- United States of America 13,796 t
- Central African Republic 20 t
About this data
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/