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
214
Highest
236,783 t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
536 t
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
5,790

What the numbers show

Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity is currently reported for 214 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 536 t, and the mean is 12,295 t.

Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 82 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 121,757 t 2024 up 119.0% rising
5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 121,757 t 2024 up 119.0% rising
7 Spain 113,756 t 2024 up 87.4% rising
8 United States 108,267 t 2024 up 89.9% volatile
9 Poland 102,637 t 2024 up 20.0% rising
10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 101,515 t 2024 up 18.2% rising
11 France 95,620 t 2024 up 17.4% rising
12 China, Taiwan Province of 74,450 t 2024 up 47.4% volatile
13 Vietnam 69,400 t 2024 up 76.7% volatile
13 Viet Nam 69,400 t 2024 up 76.7% volatile
15 Sweden 56,113 t 2024 up 30.6% rising
16 Republic of Korea 47,453 t 2024 up 339.9% volatile
17 Thailand 44,894 t 2024 up 129.6% volatile
18 Greece 40,757 t 2024 up 140.2% volatile
19 Italy 35,110 t 2024 up 35.9% volatile
20 Austria 32,562 t 2024 down 15.6% flat
21 Denmark 31,671 t 2024 down 45.6% volatile
22 Turkey 29,014 t 2024 down 34.3% rising
22 Türkiye 29,014 t 2024 down 34.3% rising
24 Romania 28,878 t 2024 up 27.7% volatile
25 Czechia 26,000 t 2024 down 56.7% rising
26 Portugal 25,046 t 2024 up 294.5% volatile
27 Saudi Arabia 24,378 t 2024 down 18.0% falling
28 India 23,973 t 2024 up 123.5% volatile
29 Canada 23,306 t 2024 up 85.3% volatile
30 United Arab Emirates 22,919 t 2024 up 77.6% volatile
31 Indonesia 21,147 t 2024 up 403.9% volatile
32 Hungary 20,964 t 2024 down 17.8% rising
33 Belgium 19,997 t 2024 down 57.5% falling
34 Chile 16,148 t 2024 up 28.2% rising
35 Switzerland 15,295 t 2024 down 28.3% falling
36 Mexico 15,153 t 2024 up 194.9% volatile
37 Israel 14,872 t 2024 down 12.1% volatile
38 Algeria 13,791 t 2024 up 294.8% volatile
39 Morocco 13,280 t 2024 up 1,500.0% volatile
40 Croatia 12,501 t 2024 up 65.6% volatile
41 Malaysia 11,923 t 2024 up 124.0% volatile
42 Serbia 11,000 t 2024 down 90.3% volatile
43 Australia and New Zealand 10,222 t 2024 up 0.5% volatile
44 Jordan 9,883 t 2024 up 865.1% volatile
45 Philippines 9,429 t 2024 up 55.9% volatile
46 Tunisia 9,072 t 2024 up 359.6% volatile
47 Ecuador 8,858 t 2024 up 904.3% volatile
48 Japan 7,502 t 2024 down 29.2% volatile
49 Ireland 6,849 t 2024 down 77.6% volatile
50 Australia 6,332 t 2024 up 14.6% volatile
51 Serbia and Montenegro 6,000 t 2005 — volatile
52 Bulgaria 5,973 t 2024 up 20.7% volatile
53 Lithuania 5,786 t 2024 down 10.1% rising
54 Singapore 5,607 t 2024 up 33.9% falling
55 Slovenia 5,591 t 2024 down 16.7% volatile
56 Pakistan 5,268 t 2024 up 930.9% volatile
57 Ukraine 5,000 t 2024 down 75.9% volatile
58 Bangladesh 4,794 t 2024 up 1,948.7% volatile
59 New Zealand 3,890 t 2024 down 16.2% volatile
60 South Africa 3,770 t 2024 down 29.7% rising
61 Finland 3,371 t 2024 down 27.2% volatile
62 Kuwait 3,340 t 2024 up 375.8% volatile
63 Iraq 3,303 t 2024 up 10,554.8% volatile
64 Kazakhstan 3,237 t 2024 up 42.0% rising
65 Slovakia 3,026 t 2024 down 75.1% volatile
66 Caribbean 3,019 t 2024 up 67.8% volatile
67 Colombia 3,013 t 2024 down 6.7% volatile
68 Laos 2,945 t 2024 up 1,483.3% volatile
68 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,945 t 2024 up 1,483.3% volatile
70 El Salvador 2,838 t 2024 up 180.7% volatile
71 Azerbaijan 2,564 t 2024 up 1,144.7% volatile
72 Sri Lanka 2,361 t 2024 up 13.3% volatile
73 North Macedonia 2,281 t 2024 up 158.9% volatile
74 Russia 2,209 t 2024 down 92.0% volatile
74 Russian Federation 2,209 t 2024 down 92.0% volatile
76 Oman 2,195 t 2024 up 588.1% volatile
77 Argentina 2,148 t 2024 down 31.4% volatile
78 Turkmenistan 2,114 t 2024 up 95.2% volatile
79 Cambodia 2,108 t 2024 up 626.9% volatile
80 Egypt 2,065 t 2024 up 41.7% volatile
81 Kenya 2,028 t 2024 up 1,590.0% volatile
82 Guatemala 2,015 t 2024 up 160.7% volatile
83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,008 t 2024 up 0.4% falling
84 Albania 1,704 t 2024 up 70.4% volatile
85 Brazil 1,632 t 2024 up 41.5% volatile
86 China, Hong Kong SAR 1,628 t 2024 down 56.6% volatile
87 Cameroon 1,589 t 2024 up 2,687.7% volatile
88 Luxembourg 1,560 t 2024 down 87.6% volatile
89 Georgia 1,540 t 2024 up 1,849.4% volatile
90 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,513 t 2024 up 253.5% volatile
91 Cuba 1,343 t 2024 up 240.0% volatile
92 Cote d'Ivoire 1,235 t 2024 up 5,045.8% volatile
92 Côte d'Ivoire 1,235 t 2024 up 5,045.8% volatile
94 Tajikistan 1,093 t 2024 up 1,114.4% volatile
95 Myanmar 1,082 t 2024 up 616.6% volatile
96 Gabon 1,049 t 2024 up 411.7% volatile
97 Peru 947 t 2024 down 12.6% falling
98 Dominican Republic 900 t 2024 up 10.8% volatile
99 Estonia 881 t 2024 down 41.1% volatile
100 Maldives 843 t 2024 up 3,022.2% volatile
101 Uzbekistan 743 t 2024 down 58.5% volatile
102 Paraguay 729 t 2024 up 300.5% volatile
103 Norway 718 t 2024 down 81.1% volatile
104 Cyprus 680 t 2024 up 94.3% volatile
105 Ghana 624 t 2024 up 2,128.6% volatile
106 Qatar 620 t 2024 up 17.9% volatile
107 Belize 612 t 2024 up 30,500.0% volatile
108 Armenia 460 t 2024 up 71.0% volatile
109 Jamaica 446 t 2024 up 774.5% volatile
110 Syria 427 t 2024 up 32.2% volatile
110 Syrian Arab Republic 427 t 2024 up 32.2% volatile
112 Ethiopia 404 t 2024 up 1,054.3% volatile
112 Malawi 404 t 2024 up 6,633.3% volatile
114 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 370 t 2024 down 85.9% volatile
115 Moldova 361 t 2024 up 132.9% volatile
115 Republic of Moldova 361 t 2024 up 132.9% volatile
117 Kyrgyzstan 313 t 2024 down 31.8% volatile
118 Nepal 304 t 2024 up 128.6% volatile
119 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 296 t 2024 up 458.5% volatile
120 Melanesia 266 t 2024 down 36.5% volatile
121 Djibouti 249 t 2024 up 3,012.5% volatile
122 Latvia 223 t 2024 down 55.8% volatile
123 Libya 221 t 2024 up 35.6% volatile
124 Haiti 214 t 2024 up 2,040.0% volatile
125 New Caledonia 200 t 2024 up 488.2% volatile
126 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 194 t 2024 down 77.8% volatile
127 Bahrain 193 t 2024 down 2.0% volatile
127 Palestine 193 t 2024 up 310.6% volatile
127 Palestine 193 t 2024 up 310.6% volatile
130 Lebanon 188 t 2024 down 46.4% volatile
131 United Republic of Tanzania 186 t 2024 up 2,225.0% volatile
132 Seychelles 168 t 2024 up 1,766.7% volatile
133 Benin 163 t 2024 up 150.8% volatile
134 Burkina Faso 152 t 2024 up 1,069.2% volatile
135 Chad 135 t 2024 up 13,400.0% volatile
136 Mauritius 117 t 2024 up 207.9% volatile
137 Botswana 114 t 2024 — volatile
138 Liberia 113 t 2024 up 11,200.0% volatile
139 Panama 112 t 2024 down 10.4% volatile
140 Malta 105 t 2024 up 1,400.0% volatile
141 Honduras 99 t 2024 down 64.1% volatile
142 Uruguay 80 t 2024 down 79.3% volatile
143 Nicaragua 76 t 2023 down 79.6% volatile
143 Somalia 76 t 2024 up 2,433.3% volatile
145 Belarus 72 t 2024 down 99.2% volatile
146 Mongolia 62 t 2024 up 463.6% volatile
147 Angola 59 t 2024 up 1.7% volatile
148 Papua New Guinea 54 t 2024 down 85.0% volatile
149 Niger 53 t 2024 up 55.9% volatile
150 Yemen 52 t 2024 down 58.7% volatile
151 Togo 50 t 2024 down 2.0% volatile
152 Uganda 49 t 2024 down 66.0% volatile
152 British Virgin Islands 49 t 2024 up 1,533.3% volatile
154 Mozambique 47 t 2024 down 7.8% volatile
155 Guinea 45 t 2024 up 2,150.0% volatile
155 Democratic Republic of the Congo 45 t 2024 up 1,400.0% volatile
157 Polynesia 44 t 2024 up 214.3% volatile
158 French Polynesia 41 t 2024 up 4,000.0% volatile
159 Congo 38 t 2024 up 375.0% volatile
160 Montenegro 31 t 2024 up 55.0% volatile
160 Zambia 31 t 2024 up 210.0% volatile
162 Netherlands Antilles (former) 29 t 2010 up 190.0% volatile
163 Sudan (former) 26 t 2011 down 91.3% volatile
164 Rwanda 24 t 2024 down 35.1% volatile
165 Turks and Caicos Islands 23 t 2024 — volatile
166 Burundi 21 t 2024 down 99.0% volatile
167 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 t 2024 down 9.5% falling
168 Eswatini 18 t 2024 up 260.0% volatile
169 Nigeria 16 t 2024 down 99.6% volatile
170 Brunei 15 t 2024 up 650.0% volatile
170 Iceland 15 t 2024 down 34.8% volatile
170 Brunei Darussalam 15 t 2024 up 650.0% volatile
173 Barbados 11 t 2024 down 62.1% volatile
173 Gibraltar 11 t 2024 up 10.0% falling
175 Micronesia 9 t 2024 up 125.0% volatile
176 Saint Lucia 8 t 2024 unchanged volatile
176 Solomon Islands 8 t 2024 up 166.7% volatile
178 Sudan 7 t 2024 down 99.9% volatile
179 Eritrea 5 t 2024 down 54.5% volatile
179 Madagascar 5 t 2024 down 66.7% volatile
181 Bahamas 4 t 2024 up 33.3% volatile
181 Fiji 4 t 2024 down 80.0% volatile
181 Equatorial Guinea 4 t 2024 up 33.3% volatile
184 Senegal 3 t 2024 down 98.6% volatile
184 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 3 t 2024 — falling
186 Gambia 2 t 2024 down 80.0% volatile
186 Mauritania 2 t 2024 down 71.4% volatile
186 Sierra Leone 2 t 2024 unchanged volatile
186 Suriname 2 t 2024 down 60.0% volatile
186 Samoa 2 t 2024 down 83.3% volatile
191 Afghanistan 1 t 2024 down 98.5% volatile
191 Bhutan 1 t 2024 down 95.0% volatile
191 Cayman Islands 1 t 2024 — volatile
191 Dominica 1 t 2024 down 98.5% volatile
191 Guyana 1 t 2024 down 88.9% volatile
191 Lesotho 1 t 2024 unchanged volatile
191 Mali 1 t 2024 down 99.4% volatile
191 Tonga 1 t 2024 unchanged volatile
191 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1 t 2024 down 75.0% falling
200 Antigua and Barbuda 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
200 Bermuda 0 t 2024 — volatile
200 Curacao 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
200 Guinea-Bissau 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
200 Greenland 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
200 Namibia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
200 Sao Tome and Principe 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
200 Trinidad and Tobago 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
200 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t 2024 — volatile
200 Vanuatu 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
200 Zimbabwe 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
200 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
200 Cabo Verde 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
200 Curaçao 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
200 China, Macao SAR 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 5,790 data points, 1998–2024
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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