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
255
Highest
10.36 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Tuvalu
Median
30,527 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,253

What the numbers show

Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity is currently reported for 255 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 30,527 t, and the mean is 381,948 t.

Over the past decade 166 countries rose and 80 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 United States 3.93 million t 2024 up 34.7% volatile
6 Italy 3.51 million t 2024 up 28.8% volatile
7 Mexico 3.09 million t 2024 up 41.3% volatile
8 United Kingdom 2.65 million t 2024 up 13.6% rising
8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.65 million t 2024 up 13.6% rising
10 France 2.53 million t 2024 up 14.3% rising
11 Belgium 2.27 million t 2024 up 11.7% rising
12 Canada 2.19 million t 2024 up 23.2% volatile
13 Spain 2.10 million t 2024 up 23.6% volatile
14 Vietnam 1.71 million t 2024 up 103.0% volatile
14 Viet Nam 1.71 million t 2024 up 103.0% volatile
16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.67 million t 2024 up 2.1% rising
17 Turkey 1.56 million t 2024 up 11.6% volatile
17 Türkiye 1.56 million t 2024 up 11.6% volatile
19 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.52 million t 1999 up 94.1% volatile
20 India 1.34 million t 2024 up 246.3% volatile
21 Czechia 1.16 million t 2024 up 26.7% volatile
22 Saudi Arabia 1.05 million t 2024 up 29.1% volatile
23 Philippines 1.00 million t 2024 up 82.9% volatile
24 Thailand 911,625 t 2024 up 72.8% volatile
25 Republic of Korea 874,809 t 2024 up 46.1% volatile
26 United Arab Emirates 849,392 t 2024 up 58.0% volatile
27 Morocco 836,530 t 2024 up 212.6% volatile
28 Austria 799,801 t 2024 down 8.9% volatile
29 Australia and New Zealand 788,167 t 2024 up 16.9% volatile
30 Bangladesh 784,452 t 2024 up 122.8% volatile
31 Algeria 749,316 t 2024 up 161.7% volatile
32 Portugal 681,792 t 2024 up 37.7% volatile
33 Malaysia 658,658 t 2024 down 28.2% volatile
34 Greece 642,998 t 2024 up 74.7% volatile
35 Indonesia 636,928 t 2024 up 60.0% volatile
36 Guatemala 619,094 t 2024 up 60.3% volatile
37 Romania 602,143 t 2024 up 113.1% volatile
38 China, Taiwan Province of 595,519 t 2024 up 8.8% volatile
39 Egypt 564,538 t 2024 down 13.6% volatile
40 Hungary 548,605 t 2024 up 17.4% volatile
41 Australia 484,839 t 2024 up 12.1% volatile
42 South Africa 472,308 t 2024 up 31.4% volatile
43 Sweden 469,352 t 2024 down 9.2% volatile
44 Chile 434,449 t 2024 up 46.6% volatile
45 Costa Rica 429,657 t 2024 up 15.8% volatile
46 Denmark 425,964 t 2024 down 15.3% rising
47 Japan 424,342 t 2024 down 33.2% volatile
48 Caribbean 402,364 t 2024 up 69.5% rising
49 Serbia 396,000 t 2024 up 36.6% rising
50 Colombia 392,131 t 2024 up 34.7% volatile
51 Cambodia 375,270 t 2024 up 319.6% volatile
52 Peru 367,282 t 2024 up 76.9% volatile
53 Russia 347,197 t 2024 down 61.0% volatile
53 Russian Federation 347,197 t 2024 down 61.0% volatile
55 Israel 332,325 t 2024 down 9.0% volatile
56 Bulgaria 325,622 t 2024 up 73.8% volatile
57 USSR 320,000 t 1991 down 50.8% volatile
58 New Zealand 303,161 t 2024 up 25.5% volatile
59 Slovenia 302,029 t 2024 up 49.1% volatile
60 Ukraine 298,600 t 2024 down 32.2% volatile
61 Argentina 296,735 t 2024 down 21.4% volatile
62 Ireland 288,363 t 2024 up 40.3% rising
63 Brazil 288,115 t 2024 up 11.8% volatile
64 Croatia 281,518 t 2024 up 42.6% volatile
65 Slovakia 276,629 t 2024 up 4.6% volatile
66 Dominican Republic 272,150 t 2024 up 91.4% volatile
67 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 254,932 t 2024 down 33.6% volatile
68 Jordan 246,190 t 2024 up 67.7% volatile
69 Sri Lanka 243,824 t 2024 down 27.2% volatile
70 Switzerland 240,352 t 2024 down 24.6% volatile
71 Singapore 232,682 t 2024 down 17.2% volatile
72 Lithuania 232,001 t 2024 up 17.2% volatile
73 Iraq 223,355 t 2024 up 693.1% volatile
74 Pakistan 222,904 t 2024 down 4.3% volatile
75 Kenya 222,025 t 2024 up 26.1% volatile
76 Finland 193,935 t 2024 down 29.9% volatile
77 Norway 180,019 t 2024 down 3.7% rising
78 Tunisia 175,739 t 2024 up 12.2% volatile
79 El Salvador 169,252 t 2024 up 32.2% volatile
80 Honduras 166,645 t 2024 up 41.3% volatile
81 Ecuador 161,648 t 2024 up 26.9% volatile
82 Serbia and Montenegro 152,000 t 2005 up 3,277.8% volatile
83 Cote d'Ivoire 138,579 t 2024 up 90.1% volatile
83 Côte d'Ivoire 138,579 t 2024 up 90.1% volatile
85 Yugoslav SFR 134,100 t 1991 up 40.4% volatile
86 Kazakhstan 111,657 t 2024 down 7.1% volatile
87 Lebanon 100,384 t 2024 up 4.2% volatile
88 Uzbekistan 95,740 t 2024 up 123.7% volatile
89 Oman 94,940 t 2024 down 2.8% volatile
90 Luxembourg 93,894 t 2024 up 4.2% rising
91 Ghana 93,823 t 2024 up 171.4% volatile
92 United Republic of Tanzania 83,314 t 2024 up 139.0% volatile
93 Bosnia and Herzegovina 82,219 t 2024 up 55.1% volatile
94 Paraguay 78,254 t 2024 up 49.5% volatile
95 Kuwait 76,723 t 2024 down 33.0% volatile
96 Yemen 71,965 t 2024 down 19.3% volatile
97 Senegal 70,633 t 2024 up 65.3% volatile
98 Latvia 70,171 t 2024 down 24.3% rising
99 Uganda 65,432 t 2024 up 85.8% volatile
100 Trinidad and Tobago 64,496 t 2024 up 75.2% volatile
101 Azerbaijan 63,203 t 2024 up 64.0% volatile
102 Myanmar 62,505 t 2024 down 0.5% volatile
103 Estonia 61,692 t 2024 down 7.2% rising
104 North Macedonia 59,763 t 2024 up 49.1% rising
105 Nigeria 57,973 t 2024 down 75.0% volatile
106 Cameroon 54,609 t 2024 up 61.1% volatile
107 Melanesia 53,087 t 2024 up 49.0% volatile
108 Zambia 51,634 t 2024 up 70.2% volatile
109 Syria 51,333 t 2024 up 10.2% volatile
109 Syrian Arab Republic 51,333 t 2024 up 10.2% volatile
111 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 46,609 t 2024 down 46.7% flat
112 Georgia 46,105 t 2024 up 101.9% volatile
113 Libya 44,832 t 2024 up 160.0% volatile
114 Bahrain 43,281 t 2024 up 47.1% volatile
115 Laos 43,198 t 2024 up 162.7% volatile
115 Lao People's Democratic Republic 43,198 t 2024 up 162.7% volatile
117 Panama 42,562 t 2024 up 21.5% falling
118 China, Hong Kong SAR 41,620 t 2024 down 62.3% volatile
119 Qatar 40,473 t 2024 up 98.5% volatile
120 Madagascar 38,226 t 2024 up 178.9% volatile
121 Cyprus 38,054 t 2024 up 41.4% rising
122 Nicaragua 37,886 t 2023 up 111.3% volatile
123 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 37,694 t 2024 up 14.0% volatile
124 Zimbabwe 36,555 t 2024 down 16.1% volatile
125 Sudan (former) 33,924 t 2011 up 282.9% volatile
126 Armenia 32,761 t 2024 up 72.8% volatile
127 Uruguay 31,383 t 2024 up 12.4% volatile
128 Fiji 30,527 t 2024 up 136.6% volatile
129 Moldova 29,172 t 2024 up 18.1% rising
129 Republic of Moldova 29,172 t 2024 up 18.1% rising
131 Namibia 28,889 t 2024 down 9.9% rising
132 Albania 27,393 t 2024 up 91.6% volatile
133 Mongolia 27,301 t 2024 up 63.1% volatile
134 Jamaica 26,721 t 2024 up 36.3% falling
135 Mauritius 26,331 t 2024 up 7.4% volatile
136 Czechoslovakia 25,600 t 1992 down 63.4% volatile
137 Angola 25,550 t 2024 up 69.1% volatile
138 Nepal 22,570 t 2024 down 42.2% volatile
139 Belarus 22,230 t 2024 down 83.4% volatile
140 Palestine 21,479 t 2024 up 42.9% rising
140 Palestine 21,479 t 2024 up 42.9% rising
142 Papua New Guinea 19,050 t 2024 up 0.3% volatile
143 Rwanda 17,343 t 2024 up 353.8% volatile
144 Eswatini 16,796 t 2024 down 7.7% volatile
145 Cuba 15,609 t 2024 up 0.5% volatile
146 Democratic Republic of the Congo 14,357 t 2024 up 120.6% volatile
147 Mozambique 13,693 t 2024 down 12.8% volatile
148 Malta 13,419 t 2024 up 71.1% volatile
149 Afghanistan 12,694 t 2024 up 568.8% volatile
150 Malawi 12,609 t 2024 up 19.3% volatile
151 Ethiopia 12,066 t 2024 down 73.0% volatile
152 Kyrgyzstan 11,415 t 2024 down 37.3% volatile
153 Mauritania 10,783 t 2024 up 159.4% volatile
154 Botswana 10,702 t 2024 down 16.6% volatile
155 Seychelles 9,607 t 2024 up 1,189.5% volatile
156 Djibouti 9,514 t 2024 up 19.9% volatile
157 Togo 9,490 t 2024 up 171.5% volatile
158 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8,655 t 2024 down 35.5% volatile
159 Turkmenistan 7,809 t 2024 down 50.0% volatile
160 Guinea 6,337 t 2024 up 218.6% volatile
161 Tajikistan 6,325 t 2024 up 67.8% volatile
162 Guadeloupe 5,961 t 2024 unchanged falling
163 Ethiopia PDR 5,000 t 1987 up 127.3% volatile
164 Guyana 4,876 t 2024 up 398.1% flat
165 Gabon 4,474 t 2024 up 157.6% volatile
166 Reunion 4,417 t 1997 up 0.4% volatile
166 Réunion 4,417 t 1997 up 0.4% volatile
168 Lesotho 4,198 t 2024 up 8.1% rising
169 Benin 3,260 t 2024 down 13.7% volatile
170 Congo 3,258 t 2024 down 42.9% volatile
171 New Caledonia 3,194 t 2024 down 8.3% rising
172 Saint Lucia 3,178 t 2024 up 40.2% volatile
173 Burkina Faso 3,106 t 2024 down 19.6% volatile
174 Netherlands Antilles (former) 2,874 t 2010 up 16.3% volatile
175 Iceland 2,634 t 2024 down 78.9% rising
176 Maldives 2,244 t 2024 up 68.6% volatile
177 Mali 2,241 t 2024 down 32.3% volatile
178 Suriname 2,233 t 2024 down 17.7% volatile
179 Montenegro 2,130 t 2024 down 5.2% rising
180 Liberia 2,061 t 2024 up 589.3% volatile
181 Cayman Islands 1,983 t 2024 up 4.0% volatile
182 Bhutan 1,964 t 2024 up 57.5% volatile
183 Haiti 1,960 t 2024 down 15.3% volatile
184 Bahamas 1,901 t 2024 up 58.8% volatile
185 Belize 1,853 t 2024 down 39.7% volatile
186 Martinique 1,800 t 2024 unchanged volatile
187 Sudan 1,426 t 2024 down 96.0% falling
188 Andorra 1,345 t 2024 up 90.2% rising
189 Dominica 1,307 t 2024 up 236.9% volatile
190 Equatorial Guinea 1,207 t 2024 up 60.7% volatile
191 Greenland 939 t 2024 up 210.9% falling
192 Niger 930 t 2024 up 21.1% volatile
193 Grenada 928 t 2024 down 7.1% volatile
194 Somalia 923 t 2024 up 380.7% volatile
195 Barbados 864 t 2024 down 66.9% volatile
196 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 828 t 2024 down 34.8% volatile
197 Gambia 778 t 2024 up 85.2% volatile
198 South Sudan 707 t 2024 up 14,040.0% volatile
199 Brunei 678 t 2024 down 61.9% volatile
199 Brunei Darussalam 678 t 2024 down 61.9% volatile
201 Polynesia 661 t 2024 down 72.4% volatile
202 Micronesia 654 t 2024 up 154.5% volatile
203 East Timor 632 t 2024 up 485.2% volatile
203 Timor-Leste 632 t 2024 up 485.2% volatile
205 Sierra Leone 578 t 2024 up 118.9% volatile
206 Turks and Caicos Islands 576 t 2024 up 238.8% volatile
207 Faroe Islands 566 t 2024 up 20.2% rising
208 Nauru 533 t 2024 up 1,676.7% volatile
208 Nauru 533 t 2024 up 1,676.7% volatile
210 Curacao 529 t 2024 down 68.7% falling
210 Curaçao 529 t 2024 down 68.7% falling
212 French Southern Territories 415 t 2024 up 8.9% rising
213 Bermuda 393 t 2024 up 61.1% rising
214 Anguilla 372 t 2024 up 257.7% volatile
215 Aruba 364 t 2024 up 93.6% rising
216 British Virgin Islands 322 t 2024 up 71.3% rising
217 Samoa 313 t 2024 down 51.5% volatile
218 Central African Republic 258 t 2024 down 10.4% volatile
219 Burundi 250 t 2024 down 91.5% volatile
220 Saint Martin (French Part) 236 t 2024 unchanged flat
221 French Polynesia 226 t 2024 down 86.1% volatile
222 Chad 225 t 2024 up 2.7% volatile
223 Eritrea 196 t 2024 up 142.0% volatile
224 Saint Kitts and Nevis 186 t 2024 up 520.0% volatile
224 China, Macao SAR 186 t 2024 down 73.6% volatile
226 Vanuatu 164 t 2024 down 13.2% volatile
227 Solomon Islands 152 t 2024 up 153.3% volatile
228 Cabo Verde 151 t 2024 down 17.5% volatile
229 Gibraltar 107 t 2024 up 81.4% rising
230 Guinea-Bissau 96 t 2024 down 44.5% volatile
231 French Guiana 81 t 2024 unchanged volatile
232 Antigua and Barbuda 80 t 2024 unchanged falling
233 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 79 t 2024 up 49.1% falling
234 Comoros 74 t 2024 down 30.2% volatile
235 Christmas Island 71 t 2024 up 195.8% flat
236 Tonga 67 t 2024 down 29.5% volatile
237 Sao Tome and Principe 35 t 2024 down 55.7% volatile
238 Guam 31 t 2024 down 89.6% volatile
239 Tokelau 27 t 2024 — volatile
239 Micronesia (Federated States of) 27 t 2024 down 78.6% rising
241 Marshall Islands 23 t 2024 down 97.9% volatile
242 Northern Mariana Islands 20 t 2024 up 233.3% volatile
243 Palau 17 t 2024 down 82.1% falling
243 Norfolk Island 17 t 2024 up 750.0% volatile
245 Montserrat 13 t 2024 — volatile
245 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 13 t 2024 down 79.7% volatile
247 Cook Islands 11 t 2024 — volatile
247 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 11 t 2024 up 10.0% falling
247 Pitcairn 11 t 2024 up 10.0% rising
250 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 5 t 2024 up 25.0% volatile
251 Kiribati 3 t 2024 down 25.0% volatile
251 Niue 3 t 2024 down 57.1% volatile
251 Wallis and Futuna Islands 3 t 2024 down 57.1% volatile
254 American Samoa 0 t 2024 — volatile
254 Tuvalu 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 14,253 data points, 1961–2024
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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