Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — 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
227
Highest
190,000 t
USSR
Lowest
0 t
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
390 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,061
What the numbers show
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity is currently reported for 227 countries. The highest value is 190,000 t in USSR; the lowest is 0 t in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 390 t, and the mean is 8,896 t.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 143 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 1,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 100.0%).
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 190,000 t | 1991 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 183,493 t | 2024 | up 108.0% | falling |
| 3 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 166,000 t | 1999 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Spain | 130,048 t | 2024 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 91,039 t | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 67,238 t | 2024 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 60,237 t | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 59,717 t | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 9 | China, mainland | 57,426 t | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Türkiye | 48,078 t | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Serbia and Montenegro | 42,000 t | 2005 | up 833.3% | volatile |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 40,552 t | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Indonesia | 38,802 t | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 38,588 t | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 15 | India | 37,519 t | 2024 | up 195.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Czechia | 37,192 t | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Philippines | 33,819 t | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 18 | France | 33,621 t | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Republic of Korea | 33,185 t | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Yugoslav SFR | 32,400 t | 1991 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 21 | China, Taiwan Province of | 31,800 t | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 29,857 t | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 28,273 t | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 28,236 t | 2024 | up 258.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia and New Zealand | 25,991 t | 2024 | up 381.2% | volatile |
| 26 | New Zealand | 21,938 t | 2024 | up 1,018.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Thailand | 19,520 t | 2024 | up 150.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 19,284 t | 2024 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Greece | 18,698 t | 2024 | up 179.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Mongolia | 18,643 t | 2024 | up 1,451.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Austria | 17,584 t | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Mexico | 13,905 t | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Caribbean | 13,645 t | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 12,830 t | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 12,792 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Romania | 11,850 t | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Brazil | 11,427 t | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Canada | 11,365 t | 2024 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 11,362 t | 2024 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 10,103 t | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Cambodia | 10,059 t | 2024 | up 171.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Morocco | 9,570 t | 2024 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 43 | Egypt | 9,567 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Japan | 9,315 t | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Ukraine | 8,800 t | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Portugal | 8,251 t | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 7,073 t | 2024 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 48 | Israel | 6,373 t | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Serbia | 6,000 t | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Singapore | 5,992 t | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Guadeloupe | 5,961 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 52 | Algeria | 5,798 t | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Myanmar | 5,355 t | 2024 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Ethiopia PDR | 5,000 t | 1987 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 4,915 t | 2024 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Kenya | 4,761 t | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Denmark | 4,730 t | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Nigeria | 4,365 t | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Belgium | 4,041 t | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Switzerland | 4,008 t | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Australia | 4,000 t | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Pakistan | 3,926 t | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Argentina | 3,804 t | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 3,645 t | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Jordan | 3,540 t | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Finland | 3,522 t | 2024 | up 217.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 3,494 t | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Armenia | 3,349 t | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 3,342 t | 2024 | up 1,185.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Paraguay | 3,284 t | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 3,250 t | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Sweden | 2,928 t | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Belarus | 2,860 t | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Melanesia | 2,757 t | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Croatia | 2,642 t | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Papua New Guinea | 2,623 t | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,149 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 78 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,808 t | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Martinique | 1,800 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 80 | Sudan (former) | 1,678 t | 2011 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,678 t | 2024 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 1,541 t | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,480 t | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Ireland | 1,451 t | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 1,429 t | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 1,424 t | 2024 | up 332.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 1,347 t | 2024 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Kuwait | 1,317 t | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 89 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,295 t | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Honduras | 1,207 t | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 1,177 t | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Norway | 1,113 t | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Iraq | 1,033 t | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Georgia | 942 t | 2024 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 95 | Peru | 915 t | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Madagascar | 811 t | 2024 | up 132.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Ecuador | 810 t | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Slovakia | 792 t | 2024 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Côte d'Ivoire | 792 t | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Andorra | 732 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 101 | Tunisia | 679 t | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Latvia | 644 t | 2024 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Cuba | 628 t | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Uganda | 596 t | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 569 t | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Slovenia | 569 t | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Syrian Arab Republic | 560 t | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 550 t | 2024 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Senegal | 517 t | 2024 | up 42.8% | falling |
| 110 | Botswana | 491 t | 2024 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 447 t | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 434 t | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 424 t | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Republic of Moldova | 390 t | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Angola | 387 t | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Palestine | 380 t | 2024 | up 165.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Jamaica | 325 t | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Estonia | 310 t | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Uruguay | 303 t | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Libya | 302 t | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Czechoslovakia | 300 t | 1992 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Mali | 299 t | 2024 | up 288.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Zambia | 292 t | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 282 t | 2010 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Burkina Faso | 258 t | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Yemen | 256 t | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 221 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Cyprus | 216 t | 2024 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Ghana | 188 t | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 186 t | 2024 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | 175 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Congo | 173 t | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 133 | Malawi | 165 t | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Nepal | 165 t | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Guatemala | 163 t | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Kyrgyzstan | 159 t | 2024 | up 467.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Montenegro | 157 t | 2024 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Cameroon | 156 t | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 147 t | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Rwanda | 128 t | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Oman | 118 t | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Mozambique | 103 t | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Bahrain | 96 t | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Qatar | 91 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Eswatini | 86 t | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 146 | Mauritania | 84 t | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Guinea | 82 t | 2024 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 148 | French Guiana | 81 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | El Salvador | 76 t | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Sudan | 67 t | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 151 | New Caledonia | 61 t | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Polynesia | 56 t | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 53 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Guyana | 49 t | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 48 t | 2024 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Belize | 45 t | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Faroe Islands | 44 t | 2024 | down 90.7% | falling |
| 158 | Greenland | 42 t | 2024 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Gambia | 41 t | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Burundi | 38 t | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Samoa | 33 t | 2024 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Cayman Islands | 32 t | 2024 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Curaçao | 31 t | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Panama | 29 t | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Benin | 28 t | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Nicaragua | 28 t | 2023 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Barbados | 27 t | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Niger | 27 t | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Bhutan | 26 t | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Tajikistan | 25 t | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Malta | 23 t | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Bahamas | 22 t | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Fiji | 22 t | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Gabon | 22 t | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Liberia | 22 t | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Haiti | 21 t | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Martin (French part) | 21 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Suriname | 20 t | 2024 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Namibia | 17 t | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Iceland | 16 t | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Mauritius | 16 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Cabo Verde | 15 t | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Grenada | 14 t | 2024 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Comoros | 12 t | 2024 | down 88.7% | falling |
| 184 | South Sudan | 12 t | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Albania | 11 t | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Gibraltar | 11 t | 2024 | down 81.4% | falling |
| 186 | Lesotho | 11 t | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Aruba | 10 t | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10 t | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Pitcairn | 10 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Eritrea | 9 t | 2024 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Maldives | 9 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Equatorial Guinea | 8 t | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Tonga | 8 t | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Bermuda | 7 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 196 | Guinea-Bissau | 7 t | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7 t | 2024 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Togo | 5 t | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 199 | China, Macao SAR | 5 t | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Djibouti | 4 t | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Chad | 4 t | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 203 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3 t | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Seychelles | 3 t | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Vanuatu | 3 t | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 203 | Cook Islands | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 3 t | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 208 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 208 | French Polynesia | 2 t | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Afghanistan | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Dominica | 1 t | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 210 | Saint Lucia | 1 t | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 210 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 t | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 210 | British Virgin Islands | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 210 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 210 | Brunei Darussalam | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 217 | Marshall Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 217 | Palau | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 217 | Somalia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 217 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 217 | Montserrat | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 217 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 217 | Micronesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 217 | Christmas Island | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 217 | Timor-Leste | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 217 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 217 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.50 million t
- Europe 729,542 t
- Asia 568,177 t
- Western Europe 274,145 t
- Southern Europe 208,448 t
- Eastern Europe 165,401 t
- South-eastern Asia 155,023 t
- Eastern Asia 153,860 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 152,015 t
- Western Asia 129,038 t
- Southern Asia 123,061 t
- Americas 119,305 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