Newsprint — 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
221
Highest
737,679 t
India
Lowest
0 t
Russian Federation
Median
1,311 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,179
What the numbers show
Newsprint — Import quantity is currently reported for 221 countries. The highest value is 737,679 t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Russian Federation.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,311 t, and the mean is 25,250 t.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 178 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 13,450.0%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 100.0%).
Newsprint — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 737,679 t | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Germany | 551,051 t | 2024 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 3 | China | 494,088 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 423,854 t | 2024 | up 772.1% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 306,000 t | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 6 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 304,000 t | 1999 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 300,149 t | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 274,031 t | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 9 | France | 150,130 t | 2024 | down 60.9% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 103,937 t | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 101,690 t | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Sweden | 96,603 t | 2024 | up 199.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Austria | 90,017 t | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Türkiye | 87,435 t | 2024 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 76,977 t | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Egypt | 59,567 t | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Switzerland | 58,305 t | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Czechia | 52,000 t | 2024 | down 50.8% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia and Montenegro | 49,000 t | 2005 | up 8,066.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Australia and New Zealand | 46,157 t | 2024 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 44,801 t | 2024 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 41,973 t | 2024 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 23 | Thailand | 40,153 t | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Finland | 37,960 t | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 25 | China, Taiwan Province of | 35,483 t | 2024 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 26 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 34,286 t | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 33,201 t | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Pakistan | 32,646 t | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 31,242 t | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Kenya | 29,886 t | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Denmark | 28,488 t | 2024 | down 78.2% | flat |
| 32 | Israel | 27,356 t | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Malaysia | 27,265 t | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 26,072 t | 2024 | down 75.3% | rising |
| 35 | Australia | 25,856 t | 2024 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 36 | USSR | 24,000 t | 1991 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 23,922 t | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Brazil | 23,762 t | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Caribbean | 23,443 t | 2024 | down 60.9% | rising |
| 40 | Yugoslav SFR | 22,800 t | 1991 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 22,633 t | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Singapore | 21,240 t | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 43 | New Zealand | 20,301 t | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Peru | 20,255 t | 2024 | down 76.1% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 19,979 t | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Ireland | 19,882 t | 2024 | down 65.6% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 18,791 t | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Indonesia | 18,287 t | 2024 | up 383.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Viet Nam | 17,854 t | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 50 | United Republic of Tanzania | 16,168 t | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 16,104 t | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Serbia | 16,000 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 53 | Philippines | 14,895 t | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 14,580 t | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Ghana | 13,765 t | 2024 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Morocco | 13,750 t | 2024 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Uganda | 13,666 t | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Croatia | 13,546 t | 2024 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 13,050 t | 2024 | down 73.0% | flat |
| 60 | Slovenia | 10,327 t | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Ecuador | 10,044 t | 2024 | down 64.5% | rising |
| 62 | Czechoslovakia | 9,800 t | 1992 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Cambodia | 9,243 t | 2024 | up 390.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Paraguay | 9,174 t | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovakia | 9,033 t | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 66 | Tunisia | 8,743 t | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 8,672 t | 2024 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 68 | Ukraine | 8,300 t | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Guatemala | 7,892 t | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 7,711 t | 2024 | down 50.9% | rising |
| 71 | Canada | 7,575 t | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Latvia | 7,331 t | 2024 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 6,903 t | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Sudan (former) | 6,885 t | 2011 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 6,851 t | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Chile | 6,352 t | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Cuba | 5,858 t | 2024 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Nigeria | 5,661 t | 2024 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 5,344 t | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 80 | El Salvador | 5,263 t | 2024 | down 63.3% | rising |
| 81 | Senegal | 5,180 t | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Lithuania | 5,077 t | 2024 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 83 | Zambia | 5,071 t | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Madagascar | 4,521 t | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4,231 t | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Myanmar | 4,008 t | 2024 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Uruguay | 4,000 t | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 88 | Estonia | 3,862 t | 2024 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 89 | Cameroon | 3,386 t | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Martinique | 3,200 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 91 | Lebanon | 3,195 t | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Melanesia | 3,101 t | 2024 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Cyprus | 3,094 t | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Kuwait | 2,965 t | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Norway | 2,718 t | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | 2,560 t | 2024 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 2,523 t | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 2,325 t | 2010 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,279 t | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Malawi | 2,216 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 2,160 t | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 102 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2,143 t | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Jamaica | 1,874 t | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Iceland | 1,724 t | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritius | 1,633 t | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Botswana | 1,614 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 1,567 t | 2024 | down 84.9% | falling |
| 108 | North Macedonia | 1,505 t | 2024 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 109 | Namibia | 1,454 t | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Eswatini | 1,363 t | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,311 t | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Georgia | 1,078 t | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Yemen | 1,073 t | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Nepal | 1,020 t | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Barbados | 974 t | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Republic of Moldova | 973 t | 2024 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 117 | Panama | 941 t | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 928 t | 2024 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 119 | Niger | 925 t | 2024 | up 508.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Montenegro | 921 t | 2024 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 121 | Côte d'Ivoire | 825 t | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Honduras | 801 t | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Japan | 758 t | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 743 t | 2023 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Iraq | 718 t | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Argentina | 689 t | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Bahamas | 666 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Guyana | 621 t | 2024 | down 66.2% | rising |
| 129 | Haiti | 582 t | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Burkina Faso | 553 t | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Libya | 542 t | 2024 | up 13,450.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Ethiopia | 513 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Jordan | 505 t | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Fiji | 474 t | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Syrian Arab Republic | 473 t | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 136 | China, Macao SAR | 465 t | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Palestine | 451 t | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 138 | Albania | 421 t | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Togo | 368 t | 2024 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Curaçao | 367 t | 2024 | down 84.7% | falling |
| 141 | Sudan | 365 t | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 358 t | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Polynesia | 343 t | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Martin (French part) | 332 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Armenia | 314 t | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Micronesia | 307 t | 2024 | up 2,261.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Eritrea | 306 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Suriname | 287 t | 2024 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Malta | 286 t | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 268 t | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Mozambique | 259 t | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Brunei Darussalam | 248 t | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Mauritania | 238 t | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 154 | British Virgin Islands | 206 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | French Polynesia | 195 t | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Republic of Korea | 184 t | 2024 | up 3,580.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Gambia | 167 t | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 158 | French Guiana | 158 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Cayman Islands | 153 t | 2024 | up 7,550.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Benin | 151 t | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Sierra Leone | 151 t | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Oman | 150 t | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Bermuda | 144 t | 2024 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 164 | Burundi | 139 t | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Belize | 119 t | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Bahrain | 111 t | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Gabon | 84 t | 2024 | down 87.5% | falling |
| 168 | Samoa | 78 t | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Rwanda | 76 t | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Congo | 73 t | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Qatar | 60 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Somalia | 57 t | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Guinea | 53 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Lesotho | 53 t | 2024 | up 1,225.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Cook Islands | 46 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Bhutan | 43 t | 2024 | up 2,050.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Seychelles | 38 t | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 178 | Timor-Leste | 37 t | 2024 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Tajikistan | 34 t | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Vanuatu | 34 t | 2024 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 33 t | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33 t | 2024 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 32 t | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Andorra | 31 t | 2024 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Angola | 29 t | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Liberia | 29 t | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Marshall Islands | 28 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Turkmenistan | 28 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Aruba | 25 t | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Maldives | 25 t | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Ethiopia PDR | 24 t | 1992 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Dominica | 19 t | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Afghanistan | 13 t | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Faroe Islands | 13 t | 2024 | down 96.6% | falling |
| 195 | Comoros | 12 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Greenland | 12 t | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Anguilla | 12 t | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Mali | 10 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Djibouti | 8 t | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Gibraltar | 8 t | 2024 | down 78.9% | falling |
| 201 | Guadeloupe | 7 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 202 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 5 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 203 | Kiribati | 4 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 204 | Grenada | 3 t | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Belarus | 2 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 206 | Cabo Verde | 1 t | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | falling |
| 211 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Mongolia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 211 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Palau | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Chad | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 211 | Tonga | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Norfolk Island | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 211 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 211 | Russian Federation | 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 5.36 million t
- Europe 2.40 million t
- Asia 1.65 million t
- Western Europe 1.17 million t
- Americas 986,958 t
- Southern Asia 826,032 t
- Northern America 735,862 t
- United States of America 728,131 t
- Northern Europe 509,658 t
- Eastern Asia 495,298 t
- Southern Europe 471,515 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 299,050 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