Other papers mainly for packaging — 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
203
Highest
236,783 t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
427 t
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
5,506
What the numbers show
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 236,783 t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 427 t, and the mean is 11,288 t.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Belize (up 30,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 236,783 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 2 | China | 211,275 t | 2024 | up 195.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 146,680 t | 2024 | up 1,242.0% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 135,197 t | 2024 | up 688.5% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 121,757 t | 2024 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 113,756 t | 2024 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 102,637 t | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 101,515 t | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 9 | France | 95,620 t | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 10 | China, Taiwan Province of | 74,450 t | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 69,400 t | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Sweden | 56,113 t | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 47,453 t | 2024 | up 339.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Thailand | 44,894 t | 2024 | up 129.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Greece | 40,757 t | 2024 | up 140.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Italy | 35,110 t | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Austria | 32,562 t | 2024 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 18 | Denmark | 31,671 t | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Türkiye | 29,014 t | 2024 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 28,878 t | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Czechia | 26,000 t | 2024 | down 56.7% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 25,046 t | 2024 | up 294.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 24,378 t | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 24 | India | 23,973 t | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Canada | 23,306 t | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 22,919 t | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 21,147 t | 2024 | up 403.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Hungary | 20,964 t | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 19,997 t | 2024 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 30 | Chile | 16,148 t | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 31 | Switzerland | 15,295 t | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 32 | Mexico | 15,153 t | 2024 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Israel | 14,872 t | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Algeria | 13,791 t | 2024 | up 294.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Morocco | 13,280 t | 2024 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Croatia | 12,501 t | 2024 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Malaysia | 11,923 t | 2024 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Serbia | 11,000 t | 2024 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Australia and New Zealand | 10,222 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Jordan | 9,883 t | 2024 | up 865.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Philippines | 9,429 t | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Tunisia | 9,072 t | 2024 | up 359.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Ecuador | 8,858 t | 2024 | up 904.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Japan | 7,502 t | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Ireland | 6,849 t | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia | 6,332 t | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Serbia and Montenegro | 6,000 t | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 5,973 t | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Lithuania | 5,786 t | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 50 | Singapore | 5,607 t | 2024 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 51 | Slovenia | 5,591 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Pakistan | 5,268 t | 2024 | up 930.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Ukraine | 5,000 t | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 4,794 t | 2024 | up 1,948.7% | volatile |
| 55 | New Zealand | 3,890 t | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Finland | 3,371 t | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Kuwait | 3,340 t | 2024 | up 375.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Iraq | 3,303 t | 2024 | up 10,554.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 3,237 t | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 60 | Slovakia | 3,026 t | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Caribbean | 3,019 t | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Colombia | 3,013 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,945 t | 2024 | up 1,483.3% | volatile |
| 64 | El Salvador | 2,838 t | 2024 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 2,564 t | 2024 | up 1,144.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 2,361 t | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 2,281 t | 2024 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Russian Federation | 2,209 t | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Oman | 2,195 t | 2024 | up 588.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Argentina | 2,148 t | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Turkmenistan | 2,114 t | 2024 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Cambodia | 2,108 t | 2024 | up 626.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Egypt | 2,065 t | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Kenya | 2,028 t | 2024 | up 1,590.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Guatemala | 2,015 t | 2024 | up 160.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,008 t | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 77 | Albania | 1,704 t | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Brazil | 1,632 t | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 79 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,628 t | 2024 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Cameroon | 1,589 t | 2024 | up 2,687.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Luxembourg | 1,560 t | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Georgia | 1,540 t | 2024 | up 1,849.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,513 t | 2024 | up 253.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Cuba | 1,343 t | 2024 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,235 t | 2024 | up 5,045.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 1,093 t | 2024 | up 1,114.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Myanmar | 1,082 t | 2024 | up 616.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Gabon | 1,049 t | 2024 | up 411.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Peru | 947 t | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 900 t | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Estonia | 881 t | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Maldives | 843 t | 2024 | up 3,022.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 743 t | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 729 t | 2024 | up 300.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Norway | 718 t | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Cyprus | 680 t | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Ghana | 624 t | 2024 | up 2,128.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Qatar | 620 t | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Belize | 612 t | 2024 | up 30,500.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Armenia | 460 t | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Jamaica | 446 t | 2024 | up 774.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Syrian Arab Republic | 427 t | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 404 t | 2024 | up 1,054.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Malawi | 404 t | 2024 | up 6,633.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 370 t | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Republic of Moldova | 361 t | 2024 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 313 t | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Nepal | 304 t | 2024 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 296 t | 2024 | up 458.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Melanesia | 266 t | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Djibouti | 249 t | 2024 | up 3,012.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Latvia | 223 t | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Libya | 221 t | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Haiti | 214 t | 2024 | up 2,040.0% | volatile |
| 115 | New Caledonia | 200 t | 2024 | up 488.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 194 t | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Bahrain | 193 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Palestine | 193 t | 2024 | up 310.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Lebanon | 188 t | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 120 | United Republic of Tanzania | 186 t | 2024 | up 2,225.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Seychelles | 168 t | 2024 | up 1,766.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Benin | 163 t | 2024 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Burkina Faso | 152 t | 2024 | up 1,069.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Chad | 135 t | 2024 | up 13,400.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Mauritius | 117 t | 2024 | up 207.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Botswana | 114 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Liberia | 113 t | 2024 | up 11,200.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Panama | 112 t | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Malta | 105 t | 2024 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Honduras | 99 t | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Uruguay | 80 t | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Nicaragua | 76 t | 2023 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Somalia | 76 t | 2024 | up 2,433.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Belarus | 72 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Mongolia | 62 t | 2024 | up 463.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Angola | 59 t | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 54 t | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Niger | 53 t | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Yemen | 52 t | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Togo | 50 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Uganda | 49 t | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 141 | British Virgin Islands | 49 t | 2024 | up 1,533.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Mozambique | 47 t | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Guinea | 45 t | 2024 | up 2,150.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45 t | 2024 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Polynesia | 44 t | 2024 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 147 | French Polynesia | 41 t | 2024 | up 4,000.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Congo | 38 t | 2024 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Montenegro | 31 t | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Zambia | 31 t | 2024 | up 210.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 29 t | 2010 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Sudan (former) | 26 t | 2011 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Rwanda | 24 t | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 23 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Burundi | 21 t | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 t | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 157 | Eswatini | 18 t | 2024 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Nigeria | 16 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Iceland | 15 t | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Brunei Darussalam | 15 t | 2024 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Barbados | 11 t | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Gibraltar | 11 t | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 163 | Micronesia | 9 t | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Lucia | 8 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 8 t | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Sudan | 7 t | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Eritrea | 5 t | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Madagascar | 5 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahamas | 4 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Fiji | 4 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Senegal | 3 t | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3 t | 2024 | — | falling |
| 174 | Gambia | 2 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Mauritania | 2 t | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Sierra Leone | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Suriname | 2 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Samoa | 2 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 1 t | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Bhutan | 1 t | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Cayman Islands | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Dominica | 1 t | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Guyana | 1 t | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Lesotho | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 179 | Mali | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Tonga | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 179 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Bermuda | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Greenland | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Guam | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 188 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 188 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Cabo Verde | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Curaçao | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | China, Macao SAR | 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 2.17 million t
- Europe 1.18 million t
- Asia 597,247 t
- Western Europe 503,332 t
- Americas 337,602 t
- Eastern Asia 266,588 t
- Southern Europe 249,902 t
- Northern Europe 227,436 t
- Eastern Europe 195,120 t
- South-eastern Asia 168,599 t
- Central America 167,566 t
- Northern America 131,573 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