Packaging 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
222
Highest
10.16 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Norfolk Island
Median
27,750 t
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
5,960
What the numbers show
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 10.16 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Norfolk Island.
The median across all reporting countries is 27,750 t, and the mean is 355,466 t.
Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Seychelles (up 4,430.0%), and the largest decrease in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha (down 98.7%).
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 10.16 million t | 2024 | up 318.7% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 9.63 million t | 2024 | up 414.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 5.22 million t | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 3.84 million t | 2024 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Italy | 3.43 million t | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 2.97 million t | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 7 | France | 2.37 million t | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 2.22 million t | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.19 million t | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 2.04 million t | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 1.91 million t | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 1.63 million t | 2024 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.60 million t | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 1.50 million t | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 15 | India | 1.28 million t | 2024 | up 246.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Czechia | 1.09 million t | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 959,602 t | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 898,991 t | 2024 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 847,296 t | 2024 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Morocco | 806,830 t | 2024 | up 235.4% | volatile |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 773,038 t | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Austria | 759,681 t | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 23 | Algeria | 741,927 t | 2024 | up 185.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 716,830 t | 2024 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 684,355 t | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 654,266 t | 2024 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 27 | Australia and New Zealand | 614,734 t | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 28 | Guatemala | 593,974 t | 2024 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Indonesia | 591,586 t | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Malaysia | 551,662 t | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 549,174 t | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 535,310 t | 2024 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Greece | 527,195 t | 2024 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 34 | Hungary | 516,780 t | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 35 | China, Taiwan Province of | 494,707 t | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 36 | Sweden | 449,173 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 429,334 t | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 38 | Denmark | 419,649 t | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 39 | Japan | 404,990 t | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 40 | Chile | 388,905 t | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 41 | Australia | 369,145 t | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 361,598 t | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 43 | Serbia | 359,000 t | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 44 | Cambodia | 349,865 t | 2024 | up 321.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 315,611 t | 2024 | down 61.2% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 308,010 t | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Caribbean | 301,646 t | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 48 | Slovenia | 293,784 t | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Argentina | 283,093 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 50 | Israel | 278,702 t | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 277,897 t | 2024 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Brazil | 272,541 t | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 53 | Ireland | 269,579 t | 2024 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 54 | Ukraine | 265,700 t | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 55 | Slovakia | 259,971 t | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 56 | New Zealand | 245,503 t | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 57 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 241,536 t | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 238,330 t | 2024 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 237,893 t | 2024 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 60 | Switzerland | 233,906 t | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 61 | Croatia | 229,723 t | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Singapore | 222,374 t | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 63 | Lithuania | 221,035 t | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Jordan | 219,531 t | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 65 | Pakistan | 213,554 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 66 | Iraq | 189,382 t | 2024 | up 699.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Finland | 186,900 t | 2024 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 68 | Kenya | 180,802 t | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 69 | Tunisia | 174,800 t | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 70 | Norway | 173,445 t | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 71 | El Salvador | 163,590 t | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 72 | Honduras | 158,347 t | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 127,806 t | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Côte d'Ivoire | 122,230 t | 2024 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 94,861 t | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 76 | Luxembourg | 92,046 t | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 77 | Oman | 90,700 t | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 90,640 t | 2024 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Ghana | 83,520 t | 2024 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Lebanon | 81,601 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 81 | United Republic of Tanzania | 76,237 t | 2024 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Kuwait | 72,656 t | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 83 | Paraguay | 71,763 t | 2024 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Yemen | 67,967 t | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 85 | Senegal | 66,760 t | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Latvia | 66,561 t | 2024 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61,593 t | 2024 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 88 | Estonia | 60,913 t | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 89 | Uganda | 59,120 t | 2024 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Myanmar | 56,408 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 55,309 t | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 53,860 t | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Cameroon | 50,959 t | 2024 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 94 | Nigeria | 49,197 t | 2024 | down 76.9% | rising |
| 95 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 44,589 t | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Zambia | 44,374 t | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Melanesia | 43,999 t | 2024 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 42,564 t | 2024 | up 319.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Libya | 41,763 t | 2024 | up 208.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Syrian Arab Republic | 41,456 t | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 101 | Bahrain | 39,016 t | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 36,971 t | 2023 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Georgia | 36,054 t | 2024 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Madagascar | 35,804 t | 2024 | up 176.0% | volatile |
| 105 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 35,214 t | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 34,031 t | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 107 | Serbia and Montenegro | 34,000 t | 2005 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 108 | Sudan (former) | 32,215 t | 2011 | up 297.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Zimbabwe | 29,112 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 110 | Namibia | 28,254 t | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 111 | Uruguay | 28,080 t | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 112 | Panama | 27,420 t | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 113 | Republic of Moldova | 26,831 t | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 114 | Fiji | 26,677 t | 2024 | up 186.9% | rising |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25,646 t | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 116 | Armenia | 24,372 t | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Cyprus | 23,356 t | 2024 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 118 | Qatar | 22,528 t | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritius | 20,557 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 120 | Nepal | 20,536 t | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Belarus | 19,289 t | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Angola | 18,204 t | 2024 | up 177.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Jamaica | 17,747 t | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Eswatini | 16,448 t | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 16,210 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 126 | Rwanda | 16,190 t | 2024 | up 621.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Albania | 13,882 t | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13,500 t | 2024 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Cuba | 12,724 t | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 130 | Mozambique | 12,437 t | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Malta | 11,462 t | 2024 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 132 | Malawi | 11,020 t | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 10,984 t | 2024 | up 711.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Ethiopia | 10,774 t | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Mauritania | 10,287 t | 2024 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Palestine | 9,609 t | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 137 | Botswana | 9,259 t | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 138 | Togo | 9,117 t | 2024 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Djibouti | 9,000 t | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Seychelles | 8,607 t | 2024 | up 4,430.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | 7,105 t | 2024 | down 59.2% | rising |
| 142 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6,833 t | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Turkmenistan | 6,740 t | 2024 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 144 | Guinea | 6,105 t | 2024 | up 278.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Mongolia | 5,390 t | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 4,942 t | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Guyana | 4,253 t | 2024 | up 501.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Gabon | 4,218 t | 2024 | up 665.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Lesotho | 4,135 t | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 150 | Benin | 3,209 t | 2024 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 151 | Burkina Faso | 2,738 t | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Congo | 2,732 t | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 2,620 t | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Maldives | 1,968 t | 2024 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 155 | Iceland | 1,889 t | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Bhutan | 1,866 t | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Belize | 1,806 t | 2024 | up 360.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Mali | 1,769 t | 2024 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1,607 t | 2010 | up 138.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Liberia | 1,523 t | 2024 | up 1,393.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Montenegro | 1,487 t | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 162 | Sudan | 1,309 t | 2024 | down 95.6% | falling |
| 163 | Dominica | 1,076 t | 2024 | up 294.1% | volatile |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 1,019 t | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 165 | Haiti | 789 t | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 166 | Equatorial Guinea | 736 t | 2024 | up 224.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Barbados | 732 t | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Niger | 706 t | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 169 | South Sudan | 693 t | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 641 t | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Greenland | 559 t | 2024 | up 645.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Faroe Islands | 518 t | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | 494 t | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 174 | French Southern Territories | 415 t | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 175 | Polynesia | 381 t | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Andorra | 336 t | 2024 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 177 | Anguilla | 322 t | 2024 | up 427.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Suriname | 279 t | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Bahamas | 266 t | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Somalia | 248 t | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Samoa | 246 t | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 239 t | 2024 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Burundi | 199 t | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Eritrea | 187 t | 2024 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Chad | 185 t | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Aruba | 181 t | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 187 | Curaçao | 155 t | 2024 | down 80.5% | falling |
| 188 | Gambia | 153 t | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Timor-Leste | 129 t | 2024 | up 545.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Cayman Islands | 128 t | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 86 t | 2024 | up 760.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Guinea-Bissau | 84 t | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Cabo Verde | 82 t | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 194 | French Polynesia | 81 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Solomon Islands | 67 t | 2024 | up 378.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 58 t | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 197 | Comoros | 57 t | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Micronesia | 56 t | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 199 | China, Macao SAR | 55 t | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 200 | British Virgin Islands | 52 t | 2024 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 201 | Tonga | 48 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Gibraltar | 35 t | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 202 | Grenada | 35 t | 2024 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 204 | Bermuda | 34 t | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 205 | Vanuatu | 26 t | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 25 t | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 207 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23 t | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Saint Martin (French part) | 22 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 209 | Marshall Islands | 19 t | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 210 | Palau | 9 t | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9 t | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 212 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 4 t | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 212 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 4 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 214 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3 t | 2024 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 214 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 3 t | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 216 | Kiribati | 2 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Cook Islands | 2 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 218 | Guam | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 218 | Pitcairn | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 220 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 220 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 220 | Norfolk Island | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 71.61 million t
- Europe 31.22 million t
- Asia 23.86 million t
- Western Europe 12.49 million t
- Americas 12.09 million t
- Eastern Asia 11.26 million t
- Southern Europe 7.54 million t
- Eastern Europe 7.15 million t
- Northern America 5.49 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.25 million t
- South-eastern Asia 5.19 million t
- Western Asia 4.49 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