Japan — 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
120
Highest
436,853 t
China
Lowest
1 t
Samoa
Median
77 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
2,056

What the numbers show

Japan — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 436,853 t in China; the lowest is 1 t in Samoa.

The median across all reporting countries is 77 t, and the mean is 15,429 t.

Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Kenya (up 152,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (down 99.8%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 436,853 t 2018 up 2.1% falling
1 Viet Nam 306,220 t 2018 up 600.9% volatile
2 Thailand 232,446 t 2018 up 92.4% volatile
2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,880 t 2018 up 181.3% volatile
3 Malaysia 231,622 t 2018 up 109.0% volatile
3 Syrian Arab Republic 76 t 2017 down 93.7% volatile
4 Republic of Korea 193,276 t 2018 up 64.3% volatile
4 United Republic of Tanzania 51 t 2018 down 15.0% volatile
5 India 112,188 t 2018 up 1,541.6% volatile
5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2 t 2017 down 50.0% volatile
5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2 t 2014 down 83.3% volatile
6 Philippines 78,043 t 2018 up 259.7% volatile
7 Indonesia 45,669 t 2018 up 39.5% rising
7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1 t 2008 down 99.8% volatile
8 Australia 33,456 t 2018 down 22.5% falling
9 Pakistan 29,477 t 2018 up 184.9% volatile
10 New Zealand 27,650 t 2018 down 40.3% volatile
11 Myanmar 16,813 t 2018 up 5,306.1% volatile
12 Bangladesh 15,253 t 2018 up 252.3% volatile
13 United Arab Emirates 14,410 t 2018 up 433.3% volatile
14 Singapore 12,297 t 2018 down 75.5% volatile
15 Saudi Arabia 9,516 t 2018 up 410.5% volatile
16 Israel 5,162 t 2018 up 5,902.3% volatile
17 France 4,895 t 2018 down 34.2% volatile
18 Lebanon 4,248 t 2018 down 20.3% volatile
19 Germany 3,135 t 2018 down 16.8% falling
20 Mexico 2,835 t 2018 down 50.6% volatile
21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,442 t 2018 up 141.1% volatile
22 T�rkiye 2,314 t 2018 up 38.8% volatile
23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,181 t 2018 up 8.7% volatile
24 Kenya 1,526 t 2018 up 152,500.0% volatile
25 Italy 1,522 t 2018 down 33.6% volatile
26 Bahrain 1,419 t 2018 up 1,589.3% volatile
27 Hungary 1,355 t 2018 up 1,513.1% volatile
28 Romania 1,314 t 2018 up 2,019.3% volatile
29 Chile 1,293 t 2018 down 20.1% volatile
30 Morocco 1,193 t 2018 up 8,421.4% volatile
31 South Africa 1,139 t 2018 down 37.2% volatile
32 Mongolia 1,070 t 2018 up 13.6% volatile
33 Czechia 1,002 t 2018 up 1,152.5% volatile
34 Brazil 919 t 2018 down 75.0% volatile
35 Kuwait 816 t 2018 down 5.4% volatile
36 Russian Federation 809 t 2018 down 78.8% volatile
37 Madagascar 787 t 2013 up 3,477.3% volatile
38 Norway 623 t 2018 down 81.5% volatile
39 Cambodia 532 t 2018 up 416.5% volatile
40 Ghana 446 t 2018 — volatile
41 Dominican Republic 425 t 2017 up 21,150.0% volatile
42 Sri Lanka 376 t 2018 down 86.8% volatile
43 Canada 330 t 2018 down 98.0% volatile
44 El Salvador 327 t 2018 up 55.7% volatile
45 Poland 277 t 2018 down 87.1% volatile
46 Egypt 269 t 2018 down 85.2% volatile
47 Oman 240 t 2017 up 31.9% volatile
48 Mauritius 190 t 2018 down 59.2% volatile
49 Sweden 162 t 2018 down 35.7% volatile
50 Portugal 150 t 2018 up 782.4% volatile
51 Belgium 147 t 2018 down 68.7% volatile
52 Greece 144 t 2018 up 27.4% volatile
53 Qatar 129 t 2018 up 51.8% volatile
54 Spain 107 t 2018 down 81.3% volatile
55 Jordan 104 t 2018 down 88.2% volatile
56 Malta 101 t 2018 up 77.2% volatile
57 Finland 80 t 2018 down 88.8% volatile
58 Ecuador 78 t 2016 up 310.5% volatile
59 Colombia 67 t 2018 down 33.7% volatile
60 Fiji 64 t 2014 up 540.0% volatile
61 Brunei Darussalam 55 t 2018 down 75.9% volatile
62 Austria 48 t 2018 down 80.8% volatile
63 Switzerland 45 t 2018 down 96.9% volatile
64 Argentina 40 t 2018 down 63.6% volatile
64 Ukraine 40 t 2018 down 28.6% volatile
66 Sudan (former) 37 t 2009 down 59.3% volatile
67 Uganda 34 t 2018 up 183.3% volatile
68 Belarus 25 t 2018 up 733.3% volatile
69 Kyrgyzstan 23 t 2018 up 666.7% volatile
70 Guatemala 20 t 2015 up 5.3% volatile
71 Lithuania 17 t 2018 up 54.5% volatile
72 Uruguay 15 t 2014 down 16.7% volatile
73 Algeria 12 t 2017 down 29.4% volatile
74 Angola 11 t 2015 up 1,000.0% volatile
74 Costa Rica 11 t 2018 down 79.6% volatile
74 Kazakhstan 11 t 2018 down 90.8% volatile
74 Nigeria 11 t 2017 up 450.0% volatile
78 Peru 10 t 2018 up 42.9% volatile
79 Denmark 9 t 2018 down 64.0% volatile
79 Mozambique 9 t 2018 up 28.6% volatile
81 Ireland 7 t 2018 down 58.8% volatile
81 Slovakia 7 t 2018 down 53.3% volatile
83 Croatia 5 t 2018 down 99.3% volatile
84 Iceland 4 t 2018 down 60.0% volatile
84 Mali 4 t 2010 up 100.0% volatile
84 Netherlands Antilles (former) 4 t 2001 — volatile
87 Afghanistan 3 t 2016 down 81.2% volatile
87 Bulgaria 3 t 2018 down 40.0% volatile
87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 t 2015 down 81.2% volatile
87 Barbados 3 t 2018 up 200.0% volatile
87 Cuba 3 t 2018 down 66.7% volatile
87 Honduras 3 t 2017 up 200.0% volatile
87 French Polynesia 3 t 2015 down 91.2% volatile
87 Trinidad and Tobago 3 t 2008 down 94.9% volatile
87 Tunisia 3 t 2017 down 25.0% volatile
96 Libya 2 t 2014 down 33.3% volatile
96 Latvia 2 t 2016 unchanged volatile
96 Malawi 2 t 2017 down 90.0% volatile
96 Nepal 2 t 2018 down 60.0% volatile
96 Panama 2 t 2017 down 87.5% volatile
96 Paraguay 2 t 2010 down 92.0% volatile
102 Cameroon 1 t 2016 down 80.0% volatile
102 Cyprus 1 t 2006 down 88.9% volatile
102 Estonia 1 t 2018 down 88.9% volatile
102 Jamaica 1 t 2016 down 99.0% volatile
102 Luxembourg 1 t 2017 down 50.0% volatile
102 New Caledonia 1 t 2015 down 96.0% volatile
102 Niger 1 t 2016 down 50.0% volatile
102 Nicaragua 1 t 2018 down 95.7% volatile
102 Papua New Guinea 1 t 2006 down 96.2% volatile
102 Senegal 1 t 2015 down 75.0% volatile
102 Slovenia 1 t 2018 unchanged volatile
102 Samoa 1 t 2017 unchanged 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
Japan — 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
121 places, 2,056 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/