Industrial roundwood — 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
235
Highest
36.43 million m3
China
Lowest
0 m3
China, Macao SAR
Median
2,974 m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,612
What the numbers show
Industrial roundwood — Import quantity is currently reported for 235 countries. The highest value is 36.43 million m3 in China; the lowest is 0 m3 in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,974 m3, and the mean is 592,355 m3.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Kiribati (up 286,583.0%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 100.0%).
Industrial roundwood — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 36.43 million m3 | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 36.10 million m3 | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Sweden | 9.24 million m3 | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Austria | 8.45 million m3 | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 4.94 million m3 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 4.02 million m3 | 2024 | down 52.3% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3.85 million m3 | 1999 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 3.49 million m3 | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 2.95 million m3 | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Canada | 2.89 million m3 | 2024 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 2.85 million m3 | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Czechia | 2.10 million m3 | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Japan | 1.85 million m3 | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 1.68 million m3 | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 1.55 million m3 | 2024 | down 72.7% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 1.47 million m3 | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 1.19 million m3 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Slovakia | 1.13 million m3 | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 1.11 million m3 | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Yugoslav SFR | 1.04 million m3 | 1990 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 21 | France | 1.02 million m3 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 947,642 m3 | 2024 | up 71.9% | flat |
| 23 | Poland | 930,991 m3 | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 777,000 m3 | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Romania | 717,408 m3 | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Estonia | 535,176 m3 | 2024 | up 131.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Denmark | 469,166 m3 | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovenia | 443,910 m3 | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 412,111 m3 | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechoslovakia | 356,900 m3 | 1992 | up 346.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Norway | 328,358 m3 | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 32 | China, Taiwan Province of | 326,092 m3 | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 256,220 m3 | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Mozambique | 241,132 m3 | 2024 | up 1,233.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Hungary | 237,814 m3 | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 228,537 m3 | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Croatia | 206,769 m3 | 2024 | up 2,911.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Ireland | 180,662 m3 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 167,208 m3 | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Caribbean | 151,170 m3 | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Switzerland | 121,103 m3 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 91,821 m3 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Oman | 81,989 m3 | 2024 | up 417.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Thailand | 73,313 m3 | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Egypt | 70,257 m3 | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Israel | 60,062 m3 | 2024 | up 620.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59,117 m3 | 2024 | up 168.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Philippines | 57,175 m3 | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Singapore | 55,059 m3 | 2024 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Malaysia | 53,457 m3 | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Botswana | 49,426 m3 | 2024 | up 1,598.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Bahamas | 49,414 m3 | 2024 | up 586.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Türkiye | 48,572 m3 | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 54 | South Sudan | 45,355 m3 | 2024 | up 7,215.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Algeria | 43,709 m3 | 2024 | up 215.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Serbia | 42,000 m3 | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 57 | Namibia | 40,087 m3 | 2024 | up 903.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Iceland | 37,011 m3 | 2024 | up 7,893.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Polynesia | 35,783 m3 | 2024 | up 202.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Rwanda | 33,045 m3 | 2024 | up 19,569.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Mexico | 32,857 m3 | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 62 | USSR | 32,177 m3 | 1991 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Peru | 30,760 m3 | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Indonesia | 30,311 m3 | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Lesotho | 29,422 m3 | 2024 | up 871.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Faroe Islands | 28,254 m3 | 2024 | up 1,079.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Cabo Verde | 25,904 m3 | 2024 | up 2,099.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Serbia and Montenegro | 25,000 m3 | 2005 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Albania | 24,320 m3 | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Samoa | 22,555 m3 | 2024 | up 4,204.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Mauritania | 21,692 m3 | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Greece | 21,318 m3 | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Brazil | 19,026 m3 | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17,858 m3 | 2024 | up 223,125.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Micronesia | 17,586 m3 | 2024 | up 333.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Jamaica | 17,581 m3 | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 17,308 m3 | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Kiribati | 17,201 m3 | 2024 | up 286,583.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Pakistan | 15,749 m3 | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 14,118 m3 | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Cambodia | 13,889 m3 | 2024 | up 199.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Libya | 13,422 m3 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Ghana | 12,891 m3 | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Zambia | 12,868 m3 | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Uganda | 12,512 m3 | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Jordan | 12,305 m3 | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Cyprus | 11,996 m3 | 2024 | up 4,513.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11,884 m3 | 2024 | up 6,652.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Tuvalu | 11,137 m3 | 2024 | up 17,301.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 11,006 m3 | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Senegal | 10,100 m3 | 2024 | up 497.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Morocco | 9,800 m3 | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Maldives | 9,773 m3 | 2024 | up 463.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Uruguay | 9,000 m3 | 2024 | up 263.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Iraq | 8,870 m3 | 2024 | up 4,519.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Belize | 8,753 m3 | 2024 | up 412.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Georgia | 8,634 m3 | 2024 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 7,024 m3 | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Bermuda | 6,650 m3 | 2024 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Cuba | 6,412 m3 | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Comoros | 5,666 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Ukraine | 5,000 m3 | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Guadeloupe | 4,946 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 104 | Grenada | 3,923 m3 | 2024 | up 684.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Melanesia | 3,882 m3 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Tunisia | 3,744 m3 | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 107 | North Macedonia | 3,607 m3 | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 108 | British Virgin Islands | 3,597 m3 | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 3,448 m3 | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Kuwait | 3,163 m3 | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 111 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3,152 m3 | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Guinea | 3,135 m3 | 2024 | up 1,641.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,129 m3 | 2024 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Martinique | 3,100 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Liberia | 3,053 m3 | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Fiji | 3,045 m3 | 2024 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritius | 2,978 m3 | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Australia and New Zealand | 2,974 m3 | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Lucia | 2,868 m3 | 2024 | up 334.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 2,861 m3 | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,671 m3 | 2024 | up 363.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Honduras | 2,426 m3 | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Malawi | 2,319 m3 | 2024 | up 9,562.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,319 m3 | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 125 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,226 m3 | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Montenegro | 2,157 m3 | 2024 | up 7,090.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,034 m3 | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Colombia | 2,010 m3 | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 129 | New Zealand | 1,965 m3 | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 130 | El Salvador | 1,959 m3 | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Madagascar | 1,894 m3 | 2024 | up 26,957.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Tonga | 1,693 m3 | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Curaçao | 1,563 m3 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 134 | Cayman Islands | 1,525 m3 | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,430 m3 | 2024 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Anguilla | 1,427 m3 | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Yemen | 1,348 m3 | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Guatemala | 1,228 m3 | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Zimbabwe | 1,219 m3 | 2024 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Eswatini | 1,139 m3 | 2024 | up 129.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 1,084 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,070 m3 | 2024 | up 643.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Australia | 993 m3 | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Armenia | 852 m3 | 2024 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Aruba | 777 m3 | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Qatar | 765 m3 | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Togo | 727 m3 | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 148 | French Guiana | 714 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Vanuatu | 646 m3 | 2024 | up 1,053.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 640 m3 | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Barbados | 612 m3 | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Lebanon | 601 m3 | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Sri Lanka | 568 m3 | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Brunei Darussalam | 563 m3 | 2024 | up 235.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Greenland | 523 m3 | 2024 | up 905.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Cameroon | 469 m3 | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Angola | 468 m3 | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Equatorial Guinea | 450 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Nepal | 427 m3 | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | 417 m3 | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 334 m3 | 2010 | up 193.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Somalia | 312 m3 | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Benin | 304 m3 | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 164 | French Polynesia | 290 m3 | 2024 | up 4,733.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Congo | 267 m3 | 2024 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Haiti | 255 m3 | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Palestine | 216 m3 | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 195 m3 | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahrain | 194 m3 | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 183 m3 | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Djibouti | 175 m3 | 2024 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Dominica | 172 m3 | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Panama | 170 m3 | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 174 | New Caledonia | 162 m3 | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Kenya | 159 m3 | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Niger | 154 m3 | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Palau | 146 m3 | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Myanmar | 140 m3 | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Seychelles | 134 m3 | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Sudan (former) | 119 m3 | 2011 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Chile | 118 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Nicaragua | 115 m3 | 2023 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Sudan | 113 m3 | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Gambia | 104 m3 | 2024 | up 5,100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Martin (French part) | 101 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Andorra | 94 m3 | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Côte d'Ivoire | 91 m3 | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Cook Islands | 87 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Republic of Moldova | 81 m3 | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Guyana | 76 m3 | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Montserrat | 72 m3 | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Azerbaijan | 71 m3 | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Malta | 70 m3 | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Burkina Faso | 69 m3 | 2024 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Marshall Islands | 43 m3 | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Afghanistan | 40 m3 | 2024 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Papua New Guinea | 29 m3 | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Paraguay | 25 m3 | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Russian Federation | 25 m3 | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Bhutan | 22 m3 | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Argentina | 19 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 201 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 19 m3 | 2024 | down 82.1% | falling |
| 203 | Suriname | 18 m3 | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Nigeria | 16 m3 | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 205 | Norfolk Island | 15 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Gibraltar | 14 m3 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 207 | Gabon | 10 m3 | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 10 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5 m3 | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 210 | Ecuador | 4 m3 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Timor-Leste | 3 m3 | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 212 | Niue | 2 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Nauru | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 213 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 1 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 216 | Burundi | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Belarus | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Eritrea | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Ethiopia | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Guam | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 216 | Mali | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Mongolia | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 216 | Solomon Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 216 | Sierra Leone | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Chad | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Tokelau | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 216 | Christmas Island | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 216 | Pitcairn | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 216 | French Southern Territories | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 216 | China, Macao SAR | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 98.19 million m3
- Asia 47.51 million m3
- Europe 45.82 million m3
- Eastern Asia 39.83 million m3
- Western Europe 18.30 million m3
- Northern Europe 16.04 million m3
- Southern Europe 6.33 million m3
- Eastern Europe 5.14 million m3
- Southern Asia 4.98 million m3
- Americas 4.06 million m3
- Northern America 3.80 million m3
- South-eastern Asia 1.96 million m3
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