Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — 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
133
Highest
1.26 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Brunei Darussalam
Median
314 t
Years covered
8
2017–2024
Data points
1,299

What the numbers show

Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import quantity is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 1.26 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Brunei Darussalam.

The median across all reporting countries is 314 t, and the mean is 35,948 t.

Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 86,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).

Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 1.26 million t 2024 down 30.8% falling
2 China, mainland 1.23 million t 2024 down 31.3% falling
3 India 594,719 t 2024 up 161.3% rising
4 Republic of Korea 235,193 t 2024 down 23.7% falling
5 Indonesia 210,837 t 2024 up 21.7% rising
6 Germany 180,000 t 2024 up 9.1% flat
7 Sweden 153,491 t 2024 down 25.0% falling
8 United States 153,291 t 2024 up 94.0% rising
9 Italy 128,732 t 2024 down 4.3% flat
10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 115,564 t 2024 up 38.1% falling
11 Poland 54,939 t 2024 down 26.4% falling
12 France 37,280 t 2024 down 61.5% falling
13 Turkey 26,109 t 2024 up 24.3% volatile
13 Türkiye 26,109 t 2024 up 24.3% volatile
15 Pakistan 24,910 t 2024 down 58.0% falling
16 Canada 23,053 t 2024 up 372.0% volatile
17 Vietnam 22,899 t 2024 down 32.7% falling
17 Viet Nam 22,899 t 2024 down 32.7% falling
19 Spain 22,700 t 2024 down 36.3% falling
20 Mexico 21,170 t 2024 down 49.7% falling
21 China, Taiwan Province of 17,884 t 2024 down 38.6% falling
22 United Arab Emirates 16,743 t 2024 up 2,658.3% volatile
23 Slovenia 16,265 t 2024 up 66.0% rising
24 United Kingdom 15,139 t 2024 down 82.6% volatile
24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15,139 t 2024 down 82.6% volatile
26 Japan 11,188 t 2024 down 88.8% volatile
27 Hungary 9,983 t 2024 down 19.9% falling
28 China, Hong Kong SAR 9,860 t 2024 up 71.5% volatile
29 Australia and New Zealand 9,853 t 2024 down 19.4% falling
30 Argentina 9,167 t 2024 up 725.1% volatile
31 Saudi Arabia 9,023 t 2024 up 20.0% rising
32 Serbia 8,000 t 2024 up 73.9% rising
33 New Zealand 7,067 t 2024 up 0.3% falling
34 Austria 6,997 t 2024 down 87.4% volatile
35 Denmark 6,933 t 2024 up 5.0% rising
36 South Africa 6,337 t 2024 up 79.6% rising
37 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4,907 t 2024 up 48,970.0% volatile
38 Slovakia 4,540 t 2024 down 24.8% rising
39 Brazil 3,833 t 2024 up 59.8% rising
40 Cambodia 3,448 t 2024 up 86,100.0% volatile
41 Tunisia 3,210 t 2024 up 671.6% volatile
42 Malaysia 2,965 t 2024 up 229.4% rising
43 Greece 2,860 t 2024 up 1,004.2% rising
44 Australia 2,786 t 2024 down 46.2% falling
45 Lebanon 2,698 t 2024 up 276.3% volatile
46 Bangladesh 2,525 t 2024 up 137.1% volatile
47 Switzerland 2,430 t 2024 up 28.6% falling
48 Sri Lanka 2,344 t 2024 up 405.2% volatile
49 Thailand 1,764 t 2024 up 620.0% rising
50 Czechia 1,700 t 2024 down 91.6% volatile
51 Singapore 1,057 t 2024 up 35,133.3% volatile
52 Algeria 1,016 t 2024 — volatile
53 Finland 925 t 2024 down 88.3% volatile
54 Romania 920 t 2024 up 334.0% volatile
55 Belgium 812 t 2024 down 97.4% volatile
55 Peru 812 t 2024 up 395.1% volatile
57 Ukraine 800 t 2024 down 86.7% volatile
58 Israel 630 t 2024 up 266.3% rising
59 Ecuador 528 t 2024 up 82.1% rising
60 Colombia 497 t 2024 up 176.1% rising
61 Philippines 475 t 2024 up 41.4% rising
62 Malawi 438 t 2024 up 184.4% rising
63 Kuwait 408 t 2024 up 3,300.0% volatile
64 Ireland 360 t 2024 down 76.4% volatile
65 Uzbekistan 351 t 2024 up 35,000.0% volatile
66 Caribbean 343 t 2024 up 328.8% volatile
67 Laos 314 t 2024 up 130.9% volatile
67 Lao People's Democratic Republic 314 t 2024 up 130.9% volatile
69 Azerbaijan 300 t 2024 up 1,204.3% volatile
70 Norway 230 t 2024 down 86.8% volatile
71 Rwanda 224 t 2024 up 61.2% rising
72 Nigeria 207 t 2024 down 74.8% volatile
73 Chile 197 t 2024 up 35.9% volatile
74 Nepal 188 t 2024 up 1,005.9% volatile
75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 153 t 2024 down 93.5% volatile
76 Portugal 151 t 2024 down 91.8% volatile
77 Egypt 141 t 2024 down 95.7% volatile
78 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 124 t 2024 — volatile
79 Uganda 123 t 2024 up 1,950.0% volatile
80 Luxembourg 109 t 2024 up 98.2% volatile
81 Tajikistan 107 t 2024 — volatile
82 Zimbabwe 104 t 2024 down 81.3% volatile
83 Russia 102 t 2024 down 93.9% volatile
83 Russian Federation 102 t 2024 down 93.9% volatile
85 Guatemala 99 t 2024 down 13.2% falling
86 Kazakhstan 86 t 2024 down 38.6% volatile
87 Costa Rica 68 t 2024 up 223.8% volatile
88 Croatia 58 t 2024 down 91.6% volatile
89 Turkmenistan 55 t 2024 up 450.0% volatile
90 United Republic of Tanzania 54 t 2024 — volatile
91 Paraguay 47 t 2024 down 95.8% volatile
91 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 47 t 2024 up 291.7% volatile
93 Moldova 44 t 2024 — volatile
93 Republic of Moldova 44 t 2024 — volatile
95 Honduras 38 t 2024 — volatile
96 Oman 34 t 2024 — volatile
97 Ghana 29 t 2024 down 85.1% volatile
97 Tuvalu 29 t 2024 unchanged flat
97 Polynesia 29 t 2024 unchanged flat
100 Belarus 22 t 2024 down 99.4% volatile
101 Armenia 20 t 2024 — volatile
101 Myanmar 20 t 2024 down 28.6% volatile
103 Georgia 18 t 2024 down 40.0% volatile
103 Mali 18 t 2024 down 33.3% volatile
103 Qatar 18 t 2024 up 500.0% volatile
106 Estonia 16 t 2024 unchanged volatile
107 Lithuania 13 t 2024 down 56.7% volatile
108 Trinidad and Tobago 12 t 2024 down 98.5% volatile
109 Melanesia 11 t 2024 — volatile
110 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10 t 2024 — volatile
111 Solomon Islands 9 t 2024 — rising
112 Panama 8 t 2024 up 14.3% volatile
113 Montenegro 7 t 2024 — volatile
114 North Macedonia 5 t 2024 down 50.0% volatile
115 Iraq 4 t 2024 down 95.7% volatile
116 Angola 3 t 2024 down 87.0% volatile
116 El Salvador 3 t 2024 down 98.4% volatile
118 Latvia 2 t 2024 down 92.3% volatile
119 Kenya 1 t 2024 — volatile
119 Mongolia 1 t 2024 unchanged flat
121 Andorra 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
121 Bulgaria 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
121 Brunei 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
121 Cyprus 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
121 Dominican Republic 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
121 Iceland 0 t 2024 — volatile
121 Kyrgyzstan 0 t 2024 — volatile
121 Morocco 0 t 2024 — volatile
121 Malta 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
121 Mozambique 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
121 New Caledonia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
121 Uruguay 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
121 Brunei Darussalam 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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

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Indicator
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
166 places, 1,299 data points, 2017–2024
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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