Other paper and paperboard — 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
236
Highest
10.36 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Tuvalu
Median
30,955 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,550
What the numbers show
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 10.36 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 30,955 t, and the mean is 366,249 t.
Over the past decade 152 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 14,040.0%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 100.0%).
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 10.36 million t | 2024 | up 290.7% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 9.72 million t | 2024 | up 387.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 5.60 million t | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Poland | 4.09 million t | 2024 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Italy | 3.51 million t | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Mexico | 3.09 million t | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.65 million t | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 8 | France | 2.53 million t | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 2.27 million t | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 2.19 million t | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 2.10 million t | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 1.71 million t | 2024 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.67 million t | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 1.56 million t | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.52 million t | 1999 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 16 | India | 1.34 million t | 2024 | up 246.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Czechia | 1.16 million t | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 1.05 million t | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Philippines | 1.00 million t | 2024 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 911,625 t | 2024 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 874,809 t | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 849,392 t | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Morocco | 836,530 t | 2024 | up 212.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Austria | 799,801 t | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia and New Zealand | 788,167 t | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 784,452 t | 2024 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 749,316 t | 2024 | up 161.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Portugal | 681,792 t | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 658,658 t | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Greece | 642,998 t | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Indonesia | 636,928 t | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Guatemala | 619,094 t | 2024 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Romania | 602,143 t | 2024 | up 113.1% | volatile |
| 34 | China, Taiwan Province of | 595,519 t | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Egypt | 564,538 t | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Hungary | 548,605 t | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Australia | 484,839 t | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Sweden | 469,352 t | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Chile | 434,449 t | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 429,657 t | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Denmark | 425,964 t | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 42 | Japan | 424,342 t | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Caribbean | 402,364 t | 2024 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia | 396,000 t | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 45 | Colombia | 392,131 t | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Cambodia | 375,270 t | 2024 | up 319.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 367,282 t | 2024 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 347,197 t | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Israel | 332,325 t | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 325,622 t | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 51 | USSR | 320,000 t | 1991 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 52 | New Zealand | 303,161 t | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Slovenia | 302,029 t | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Ukraine | 298,600 t | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Argentina | 296,735 t | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Ireland | 288,363 t | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 57 | Brazil | 288,115 t | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Croatia | 281,518 t | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovakia | 276,629 t | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 272,150 t | 2024 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 254,932 t | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Jordan | 246,190 t | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 243,824 t | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Switzerland | 240,352 t | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Singapore | 232,682 t | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Lithuania | 232,001 t | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Iraq | 223,355 t | 2024 | up 693.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Pakistan | 222,904 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Kenya | 222,025 t | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Finland | 193,935 t | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Norway | 180,019 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 72 | Tunisia | 175,739 t | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 73 | El Salvador | 169,252 t | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Honduras | 166,645 t | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Ecuador | 161,648 t | 2024 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Serbia and Montenegro | 152,000 t | 2005 | up 3,277.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Côte d'Ivoire | 138,579 t | 2024 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Yugoslav SFR | 134,100 t | 1991 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 111,657 t | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Lebanon | 100,384 t | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 95,740 t | 2024 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Oman | 94,940 t | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 93,894 t | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 84 | Ghana | 93,823 t | 2024 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 85 | United Republic of Tanzania | 83,314 t | 2024 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 82,219 t | 2024 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Paraguay | 78,254 t | 2024 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Kuwait | 76,723 t | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Yemen | 71,965 t | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Senegal | 70,633 t | 2024 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Latvia | 70,171 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 92 | Uganda | 65,432 t | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 64,496 t | 2024 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 63,203 t | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Myanmar | 62,505 t | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Estonia | 61,692 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 59,763 t | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 98 | Nigeria | 57,973 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Cameroon | 54,609 t | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Melanesia | 53,087 t | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Zambia | 51,634 t | 2024 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Syrian Arab Republic | 51,333 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 46,609 t | 2024 | down 46.7% | flat |
| 104 | Georgia | 46,105 t | 2024 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Libya | 44,832 t | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Bahrain | 43,281 t | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 43,198 t | 2024 | up 162.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Panama | 42,562 t | 2024 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 109 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 41,620 t | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Qatar | 40,473 t | 2024 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Madagascar | 38,226 t | 2024 | up 178.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Cyprus | 38,054 t | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 37,886 t | 2023 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 37,694 t | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 36,555 t | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Sudan (former) | 33,924 t | 2011 | up 282.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Armenia | 32,761 t | 2024 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Uruguay | 31,383 t | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Fiji | 30,527 t | 2024 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Republic of Moldova | 29,172 t | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 121 | Namibia | 28,889 t | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 122 | Albania | 27,393 t | 2024 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Mongolia | 27,301 t | 2024 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Jamaica | 26,721 t | 2024 | up 36.3% | falling |
| 125 | Mauritius | 26,331 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Czechoslovakia | 25,600 t | 1992 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Angola | 25,550 t | 2024 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Nepal | 22,570 t | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Belarus | 22,230 t | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Palestine | 21,479 t | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 19,050 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Rwanda | 17,343 t | 2024 | up 353.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Eswatini | 16,796 t | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Cuba | 15,609 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14,357 t | 2024 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Mozambique | 13,693 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Malta | 13,419 t | 2024 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Afghanistan | 12,694 t | 2024 | up 568.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Malawi | 12,609 t | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Ethiopia | 12,066 t | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,415 t | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Mauritania | 10,783 t | 2024 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Botswana | 10,702 t | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Seychelles | 9,607 t | 2024 | up 1,189.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Djibouti | 9,514 t | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Togo | 9,490 t | 2024 | up 171.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 8,655 t | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Turkmenistan | 7,809 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Guinea | 6,337 t | 2024 | up 218.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 6,325 t | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Guadeloupe | 5,961 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 152 | Ethiopia PDR | 5,000 t | 1987 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Guyana | 4,876 t | 2024 | up 398.1% | flat |
| 154 | Gabon | 4,474 t | 2024 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Lesotho | 4,198 t | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 156 | Benin | 3,260 t | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Congo | 3,258 t | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 158 | New Caledonia | 3,194 t | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 3,178 t | 2024 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Burkina Faso | 3,106 t | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 2,874 t | 2010 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Iceland | 2,634 t | 2024 | down 78.9% | rising |
| 163 | Maldives | 2,244 t | 2024 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Mali | 2,241 t | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Suriname | 2,233 t | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Montenegro | 2,130 t | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 167 | Liberia | 2,061 t | 2024 | up 589.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Cayman Islands | 1,983 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Bhutan | 1,964 t | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Haiti | 1,960 t | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Bahamas | 1,901 t | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Belize | 1,853 t | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Martinique | 1,800 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Sudan | 1,426 t | 2024 | down 96.0% | falling |
| 175 | Andorra | 1,345 t | 2024 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 176 | Dominica | 1,307 t | 2024 | up 236.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,207 t | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Greenland | 939 t | 2024 | up 210.9% | falling |
| 179 | Niger | 930 t | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Grenada | 928 t | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Somalia | 923 t | 2024 | up 380.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Barbados | 864 t | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 828 t | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Gambia | 778 t | 2024 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 185 | South Sudan | 707 t | 2024 | up 14,040.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Brunei Darussalam | 678 t | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Polynesia | 661 t | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Micronesia | 654 t | 2024 | up 154.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Timor-Leste | 632 t | 2024 | up 485.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Sierra Leone | 578 t | 2024 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 576 t | 2024 | up 238.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Faroe Islands | 566 t | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 193 | Nauru | 533 t | 2024 | up 1,676.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Curaçao | 529 t | 2024 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 195 | French Southern Territories | 415 t | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 196 | Bermuda | 393 t | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 197 | Anguilla | 372 t | 2024 | up 257.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Aruba | 364 t | 2024 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 199 | British Virgin Islands | 322 t | 2024 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 200 | Samoa | 313 t | 2024 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 201 | Burundi | 250 t | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Saint Martin (French part) | 236 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | French Polynesia | 226 t | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 204 | Chad | 225 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 205 | Eritrea | 196 t | 2024 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 186 t | 2024 | up 520.0% | volatile |
| 206 | China, Macao SAR | 186 t | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 208 | Vanuatu | 164 t | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 209 | Solomon Islands | 152 t | 2024 | up 153.3% | volatile |
| 210 | Cabo Verde | 151 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 211 | Gibraltar | 107 t | 2024 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 212 | Guinea-Bissau | 96 t | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 213 | French Guiana | 81 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 214 | Antigua and Barbuda | 80 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 215 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 79 t | 2024 | up 49.1% | falling |
| 216 | Comoros | 74 t | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 217 | Christmas Island | 71 t | 2024 | up 195.8% | flat |
| 218 | Tonga | 67 t | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 219 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35 t | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 220 | Guam | 31 t | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 221 | Tokelau | 27 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 221 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 27 t | 2024 | down 78.6% | rising |
| 223 | Marshall Islands | 23 t | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 224 | Northern Mariana Islands | 20 t | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 225 | Palau | 17 t | 2024 | down 82.1% | falling |
| 225 | Norfolk Island | 17 t | 2024 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 227 | Montserrat | 13 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 227 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 13 t | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 229 | Cook Islands | 11 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 229 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 11 t | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 229 | Pitcairn | 11 t | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 232 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 5 t | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 233 | Kiribati | 3 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 233 | Niue | 3 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 233 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 3 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 236 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 77.03 million t
- Europe 33.58 million t
- Asia 25.39 million t
- Americas 13.21 million t
- Western Europe 13.20 million t
- Eastern Asia 11.69 million t
- Southern Europe 8.10 million t
- Eastern Europe 7.70 million t
- Northern America 6.12 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.74 million t
- South-eastern Asia 5.64 million t
- Western Asia 4.94 million 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