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...
What the numbers show
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import quantity is currently reported for 128 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 227 t, and the mean is 35,600 t.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 56 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Italy | 128,732 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 115,564 t | 2024 | up 38.1% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 54,939 t | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 11 | France | 37,280 t | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 26,109 t | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 24,910 t | 2024 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 14 | Canada | 23,053 t | 2024 | up 372.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 22,899 t | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 16 | Spain | 22,700 t | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 21,170 t | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 18 | China, Taiwan Province of | 17,884 t | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 16,743 t | 2024 | up 2,658.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Slovenia | 16,265 t | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 15,139 t | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Japan | 11,188 t | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Hungary | 9,983 t | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 24 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 9,860 t | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia and New Zealand | 9,853 t | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 26 | Argentina | 9,167 t | 2024 | up 725.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 9,023 t | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 8,000 t | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 29 | New Zealand | 7,067 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 30 | Austria | 6,997 t | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Denmark | 6,933 t | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 32 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4,907 t | 2024 | up 48,970.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovakia | 4,540 t | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 34 | Brazil | 3,833 t | 2024 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 35 | Cambodia | 3,448 t | 2024 | up 86,100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Tunisia | 3,210 t | 2024 | up 671.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Malaysia | 2,965 t | 2024 | up 229.4% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 2,860 t | 2024 | up 1,004.2% | rising |
| 39 | Australia | 2,786 t | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 40 | Lebanon | 2,698 t | 2024 | up 276.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 2,525 t | 2024 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Switzerland | 2,430 t | 2024 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 2,344 t | 2024 | up 405.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Thailand | 1,764 t | 2024 | up 620.0% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 1,700 t | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Singapore | 1,057 t | 2024 | up 35,133.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Algeria | 1,016 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Finland | 925 t | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Romania | 920 t | 2024 | up 334.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Belgium | 812 t | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 812 t | 2024 | up 395.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Ukraine | 800 t | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Israel | 630 t | 2024 | up 266.3% | rising |
| 54 | Ecuador | 528 t | 2024 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 55 | Colombia | 497 t | 2024 | up 176.1% | rising |
| 56 | Philippines | 475 t | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 57 | Malawi | 438 t | 2024 | up 184.4% | rising |
| 58 | Kuwait | 408 t | 2024 | up 3,300.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Ireland | 360 t | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 351 t | 2024 | up 35,000.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Caribbean | 343 t | 2024 | up 328.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 314 t | 2024 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 300 t | 2024 | up 1,204.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Norway | 230 t | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Rwanda | 224 t | 2024 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 66 | Nigeria | 207 t | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Chile | 197 t | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Nepal | 188 t | 2024 | up 1,005.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 153 t | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Portugal | 151 t | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Egypt | 141 t | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 124 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Uganda | 123 t | 2024 | up 1,950.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 109 t | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 107 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 104 t | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Russian Federation | 102 t | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Guatemala | 99 t | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 86 t | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 68 t | 2024 | up 223.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Croatia | 58 t | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 55 t | 2024 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 83 | United Republic of Tanzania | 54 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Paraguay | 47 t | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 47 t | 2024 | up 291.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Republic of Moldova | 44 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Honduras | 38 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Oman | 34 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Ghana | 29 t | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Tuvalu | 29 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Polynesia | 29 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Belarus | 22 t | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Armenia | 20 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Myanmar | 20 t | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 18 t | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Mali | 18 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Qatar | 18 t | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Estonia | 16 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Lithuania | 13 t | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12 t | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Melanesia | 11 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 10 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 9 t | 2024 | — | rising |
| 104 | Panama | 8 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Montenegro | 7 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | North Macedonia | 5 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Iraq | 4 t | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Angola | 3 t | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 108 | El Salvador | 3 t | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Latvia | 2 t | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Kenya | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Mongolia | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Andorra | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Morocco | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Mozambique | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 113 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 113 | Zambia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.45 million t
- Asia 2.44 million t
- Eastern Asia 1.51 million t
- Europe 772,282 t
- Southern Asia 629,593 t
- Western Europe 343,192 t
- South-eastern Asia 243,779 t
- Americas 213,293 t
- Southern Europe 178,931 t
- Northern Europe 177,109 t
- Northern America 176,344 t
- United States of America 153,291 t
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