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
12.16 million t
China
Lowest
3 t
Niue
Median
50,174 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,447

What the numbers show

Paper and paperboard — Import quantity is currently reported for 255 countries. The highest value is 12.16 million t in China; the lowest is 3 t in Niue.

The median across all reporting countries is 50,174 t, and the mean is 549,263 t.

Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 10,413.0%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 96.8%).

Paper and paperboard — Import quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 12.16 million t 2024 up 165.2% volatile
2 China, mainland 10.87 million t 2024 up 304.0% volatile
3 Germany 8.88 million t 2024 down 17.6% volatile
4 United States 7.68 million t 2024 down 23.4% rising
5 Poland 5.16 million t 2024 up 43.9% volatile
6 Italy 4.79 million t 2024 down 0.6% volatile
7 United Kingdom 4.32 million t 2024 down 23.2% rising
7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.32 million t 2024 down 23.2% rising
9 France 4.24 million t 2024 down 15.3% volatile
10 Mexico 3.92 million t 2024 up 19.9% volatile
11 Belgium-Luxembourg 3.39 million t 1999 up 104.5% volatile
12 India 3.12 million t 2024 up 30.0% volatile
13 Belgium 2.99 million t 2024 down 21.1% falling
14 Spain 2.83 million t 2024 down 5.5% volatile
15 Canada 2.60 million t 2024 down 1.6% volatile
16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.46 million t 2024 down 11.9% rising
17 Turkey 2.32 million t 2024 down 14.0% volatile
17 Türkiye 2.32 million t 2024 down 14.0% volatile
19 Vietnam 2.27 million t 2024 up 80.2% volatile
19 Viet Nam 2.27 million t 2024 up 80.2% volatile
21 Czechia 1.54 million t 2024 up 9.8% rising
22 Philippines 1.47 million t 2024 up 83.5% volatile
23 Saudi Arabia 1.38 million t 2024 up 6.6% volatile
24 United Arab Emirates 1.33 million t 2024 up 44.3% volatile
25 Thailand 1.29 million t 2024 up 32.2% volatile
26 Australia and New Zealand 1.27 million t 2024 down 33.0% rising
27 Republic of Korea 1.21 million t 2024 up 18.2% volatile
28 Malaysia 1.20 million t 2024 down 23.4% volatile
29 Austria 1.13 million t 2024 down 19.8% volatile
30 China, Taiwan Province of 1.10 million t 2024 down 8.6% volatile
31 Egypt 1.07 million t 2024 up 1.0% volatile
32 Algeria 1.01 million t 2024 up 83.4% volatile
33 Morocco 1.01 million t 2024 up 145.2% volatile
34 Japan 942,012 t 2024 down 52.6% volatile
35 Bangladesh 918,906 t 2024 up 65.5% volatile
36 Australia 887,614 t 2024 down 38.6% rising
37 Indonesia 877,809 t 2024 up 62.2% volatile
38 Portugal 871,643 t 2024 up 10.6% volatile
39 Romania 844,271 t 2024 up 49.7% volatile
40 Greece 824,959 t 2024 up 24.1% volatile
41 Hungary 778,002 t 2024 down 4.0% volatile
42 South Africa 771,010 t 2024 up 14.6% volatile
43 Sweden 765,739 t 2024 down 7.9% volatile
44 Guatemala 705,330 t 2024 up 45.5% volatile
45 Peru 640,355 t 2024 up 7.9% volatile
46 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 631,850 t 2024 down 14.9% volatile
47 Denmark 592,487 t 2024 down 22.2% rising
48 Chile 591,498 t 2024 up 4.1% volatile
49 Colombia 579,518 t 2024 up 13.1% volatile
50 Caribbean 541,691 t 2024 up 31.4% rising
51 USSR 529,000 t 1991 down 44.4% rising
52 Brazil 527,025 t 2024 down 56.9% volatile
53 Switzerland 518,587 t 2024 down 32.0% volatile
54 Serbia 499,000 t 2024 up 17.4% rising
55 Israel 469,405 t 2024 down 26.0% volatile
56 Russia 462,358 t 2024 down 67.9% volatile
56 Russian Federation 462,358 t 2024 down 67.9% volatile
58 Costa Rica 460,638 t 2024 up 0.7% volatile
59 Cambodia 456,227 t 2024 up 168.4% volatile
60 Ukraine 455,553 t 2024 down 29.7% volatile
61 Serbia and Montenegro 426,000 t 2005 up 7,000.0% volatile
62 Argentina 423,773 t 2024 down 38.3% volatile
63 Sri Lanka 419,303 t 2024 down 24.7% volatile
64 Slovenia 419,018 t 2024 up 5.3% volatile
65 Bulgaria 410,895 t 2024 up 29.8% volatile
66 Slovakia 400,170 t 2024 down 17.5% rising
67 Pakistan 393,000 t 2024 down 17.5% volatile
68 New Zealand 382,082 t 2024 down 14.8% volatile
69 Croatia 379,033 t 2024 up 10.8% rising
70 Ireland 371,152 t 2024 down 8.2% rising
71 Kenya 370,129 t 2024 up 17.7% volatile
72 Singapore 369,763 t 2024 down 70.9% volatile
73 Dominican Republic 351,149 t 2024 up 64.9% volatile
74 Jordan 342,979 t 2024 up 49.8% volatile
75 Lithuania 306,019 t 2024 up 4.5% volatile
76 Tunisia 304,956 t 2024 up 31.5% volatile
77 Iraq 298,331 t 2024 up 518.6% volatile
78 Ecuador 270,934 t 2024 down 5.6% rising
79 Finland 266,660 t 2024 down 37.4% volatile
80 Nigeria 254,622 t 2024 down 53.7% volatile
81 Norway 234,690 t 2024 down 50.8% volatile
82 El Salvador 192,290 t 2024 up 8.5% volatile
83 Honduras 187,831 t 2024 up 17.0% volatile
84 Uzbekistan 186,461 t 2024 up 105.3% volatile
85 China, Hong Kong SAR 182,839 t 2024 down 72.9% volatile
86 Cote d'Ivoire 180,513 t 2024 up 67.7% volatile
86 Côte d'Ivoire 180,513 t 2024 up 67.7% volatile
88 Yugoslav SFR 180,400 t 1991 up 59.6% rising
89 Kazakhstan 174,206 t 2024 down 19.8% volatile
90 Ghana 162,387 t 2024 up 105.0% volatile
91 United Republic of Tanzania 156,466 t 2024 up 72.1% volatile
92 Lebanon 153,320 t 2024 down 35.3% volatile
93 Luxembourg 152,390 t 2024 up 7.8% flat
94 Uganda 150,380 t 2024 up 71.3% volatile
95 Latvia 142,351 t 2024 down 23.0% rising
96 Paraguay 135,948 t 2024 up 16.5% volatile
97 Kuwait 126,663 t 2024 down 40.9% volatile
98 Myanmar 119,567 t 2024 down 50.7% volatile
99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 116,976 t 2024 up 25.8% volatile
100 Oman 112,350 t 2024 down 19.7% volatile
101 Estonia 108,956 t 2024 down 34.4% rising
102 Yemen 97,857 t 2024 down 22.2% volatile
103 Azerbaijan 97,214 t 2024 up 58.0% volatile
104 Cameroon 94,026 t 2024 up 62.1% volatile
105 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 90,184 t 2024 down 13.1% volatile
106 Senegal 85,118 t 2024 up 47.2% volatile
107 Nepal 79,851 t 2024 down 11.5% volatile
108 Trinidad and Tobago 77,990 t 2024 up 4.1% volatile
109 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 75,943 t 2024 down 65.9% rising
110 North Macedonia 75,639 t 2024 up 23.9% rising
111 Sudan (former) 74,862 t 2011 up 305.5% volatile
112 Syria 73,289 t 2024 down 16.3% volatile
112 Syrian Arab Republic 73,289 t 2024 down 16.3% volatile
114 Uruguay 72,618 t 2024 up 11.6% volatile
115 Melanesia 71,234 t 2024 up 22.8% volatile
116 Zambia 70,920 t 2024 up 40.3% volatile
117 Qatar 67,695 t 2024 up 2.3% volatile
118 Czechoslovakia 63,200 t 1992 down 26.8% rising
119 Georgia 63,084 t 2024 up 57.6% volatile
120 Bahrain 58,971 t 2024 up 20.5% volatile
121 Panama 57,364 t 2024 down 19.4% rising
122 Libya 57,317 t 2024 up 114.9% volatile
123 Zimbabwe 57,131 t 2024 down 15.0% volatile
124 Madagascar 54,415 t 2024 up 45.4% volatile
125 Cyprus 53,902 t 2024 down 3.2% rising
126 Nicaragua 51,428 t 2023 up 72.0% volatile
127 Laos 50,174 t 2024 up 138.6% volatile
127 Lao People's Democratic Republic 50,174 t 2024 up 138.6% volatile
129 Angola 47,321 t 2024 up 15.6% volatile
130 Armenia 42,465 t 2024 up 44.7% volatile
131 Moldova 42,233 t 2024 up 18.0% rising
131 Republic of Moldova 42,233 t 2024 up 18.0% rising
133 Mongolia 42,151 t 2024 up 47.6% volatile
134 Belarus 40,293 t 2024 down 81.2% volatile
135 Namibia 38,708 t 2024 down 12.6% rising
136 Fiji 37,946 t 2024 up 67.4% volatile
137 Albania 37,341 t 2024 up 26.6% volatile
138 Mauritius 36,747 t 2024 down 9.6% volatile
139 Jamaica 36,233 t 2024 up 10.1% falling
140 Djibouti 35,348 t 2024 up 84.6% volatile
141 Cuba 33,163 t 2024 down 4.1% volatile
142 Ethiopia 31,934 t 2024 down 74.9% volatile
143 Democratic Republic of the Congo 30,658 t 2024 up 106.0% volatile
144 Papua New Guinea 27,195 t 2024 up 11.5% volatile
145 Palestine 26,276 t 2024 down 57.8% falling
145 Palestine 26,276 t 2024 down 57.8% falling
147 Mozambique 24,501 t 2024 down 9.5% volatile
148 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 23,153 t 2024 down 13.4% volatile
149 Kyrgyzstan 22,732 t 2024 down 34.4% volatile
150 Malawi 22,651 t 2024 up 20.7% volatile
151 Malta 22,333 t 2024 up 16.1% volatile
152 Botswana 21,471 t 2024 down 8.7% volatile
153 Eswatini 21,243 t 2024 down 3.8% falling
154 Rwanda 18,967 t 2024 up 132.7% volatile
155 Afghanistan 17,321 t 2024 up 268.2% volatile
156 Turkmenistan 14,447 t 2024 down 43.1% volatile
157 Togo 13,849 t 2024 down 27.9% volatile
158 Mauritania 12,914 t 2024 up 78.0% volatile
159 Benin 12,323 t 2024 up 1.8% volatile
160 Burkina Faso 11,911 t 2024 down 19.3% volatile
161 Gabon 11,417 t 2024 up 81.0% volatile
162 Guinea 10,355 t 2024 up 80.6% volatile
163 Seychelles 10,104 t 2024 up 718.1% volatile
164 Congo 9,451 t 2024 down 5.6% volatile
165 Tajikistan 8,833 t 2024 up 0.6% volatile
166 Netherlands Antilles (former) 7,808 t 2010 up 48.9% volatile
167 Reunion 7,519 t 2024 unchanged volatile
167 Réunion 7,519 t 2024 unchanged volatile
169 Haiti 7,409 t 2024 up 14.6% volatile
170 Montenegro 7,368 t 2024 down 23.6% rising
171 Guyana 6,520 t 2024 up 49.9% rising
172 Guadeloupe 6,385 t 2024 unchanged falling
173 Iceland 6,241 t 2024 down 77.9% rising
174 Martinique 5,400 t 2024 unchanged volatile
175 Lesotho 4,979 t 2024 down 15.6% rising
176 New Caledonia 4,750 t 2024 down 51.9% volatile
177 Maldives 4,450 t 2024 up 24.5% volatile
178 Bahamas 4,360 t 2024 up 68.0% volatile
179 Niger 4,310 t 2024 up 21.4% volatile
180 Barbados 4,096 t 2024 down 60.3% volatile
181 Liberia 4,077 t 2024 up 148.6% volatile
182 Mali 4,017 t 2024 down 35.8% volatile
183 Brunei 3,871 t 2024 down 38.9% volatile
183 Brunei Darussalam 3,871 t 2024 down 38.9% volatile
185 Somalia 3,829 t 2024 up 90.7% volatile
186 China, Macao SAR 3,822 t 2024 down 69.1% volatile
187 Suriname 3,787 t 2024 down 56.8% volatile
188 Saint Lucia 3,510 t 2024 up 38.7% volatile
189 Andorra 3,013 t 2024 up 321.4% volatile
190 Sierra Leone 2,735 t 2024 up 125.7% volatile
191 Bhutan 2,666 t 2024 up 96.5% volatile
192 Cayman Islands 2,607 t 2024 down 67.2% volatile
193 Sudan 2,605 t 2024 down 96.8% falling
194 South Sudan 2,418 t 2024 up 10,413.0% volatile
195 Belize 2,381 t 2024 down 36.8% volatile
196 East Timor 2,250 t 2024 up 118.7% volatile
196 Timor-Leste 2,250 t 2024 up 118.7% volatile
198 Polynesia 2,230 t 2024 down 73.8% volatile
199 Gambia 2,205 t 2024 down 40.5% volatile
200 Curacao 1,962 t 2024 down 71.3% falling
200 Curaçao 1,962 t 2024 down 71.3% falling
202 Micronesia 1,872 t 2024 up 279.7% volatile
203 Ethiopia PDR 1,678 t 1992 down 67.7% rising
204 Equatorial Guinea 1,597 t 2024 down 42.2% volatile
205 Dominica 1,581 t 2024 up 59.9% volatile
206 Eritrea 1,358 t 2024 up 49.9% volatile
207 Greenland 1,164 t 2024 up 113.2% falling
208 Aruba 1,071 t 2024 down 53.5% rising
209 Central African Republic 1,051 t 2024 up 91.4% volatile
210 Grenada 1,019 t 2024 down 1.5% volatile
211 Bermuda 967 t 2024 down 33.3% falling
212 Cabo Verde 948 t 2024 down 4.9% volatile
213 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 943 t 2024 down 37.1% volatile
214 Faroe Islands 878 t 2024 down 48.6% falling
215 French Polynesia 866 t 2024 down 85.5% volatile
216 Samoa 789 t 2024 down 39.4% volatile
217 Burundi 775 t 2024 down 79.2% volatile
218 Solomon Islands 717 t 2024 up 52.6% volatile
219 Turks and Caicos Islands 709 t 2024 up 36.3% volatile
220 Guinea-Bissau 671 t 2024 up 113.7% volatile
221 British Virgin Islands 664 t 2024 up 97.6% volatile
222 French Southern Territories 631 t 2024 down 32.6% falling
223 Vanuatu 626 t 2024 up 1.0% volatile
224 Chad 588 t 2024 up 28.4% volatile
225 Saint Martin (French Part) 587 t 2024 unchanged flat
226 Nauru 550 t 2024 up 1,517.7% volatile
226 Nauru 550 t 2024 up 1,517.7% volatile
228 Gibraltar 492 t 2024 up 407.2% volatile
229 Guam 461 t 2024 down 75.0% volatile
230 Anguilla 397 t 2024 up 114.6% volatile
231 Northern Mariana Islands 389 t 2024 up 2,493.3% volatile
232 Saint Kitts and Nevis 284 t 2024 down 70.5% volatile
233 Sao Tome and Principe 255 t 2024 up 33.5% volatile
234 French Guiana 239 t 2024 unchanged volatile
235 Tonga 233 t 2024 down 77.9% volatile
236 Comoros 193 t 2024 up 82.1% volatile
237 American Samoa 158 t 2024 up 29.5% volatile
238 Antigua and Barbuda 153 t 2024 down 2.5% volatile
239 Kiribati 134 t 2024 up 3,250.0% volatile
240 Micronesia (Federated States of) 132 t 2024 down 28.6% rising
241 Marshall Islands 130 t 2024 up 261.1% volatile
242 Christmas Island 79 t 2024 up 229.2% volatile
242 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 79 t 2024 up 49.1% volatile
244 Palau 76 t 2024 down 65.3% volatile
245 Cook Islands 72 t 2024 — volatile
246 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 60 t 2024 up 160.9% volatile
247 Wallis and Futuna Islands 36 t 2024 up 125.0% rising
248 Pitcairn 35 t 2024 up 250.0% rising
249 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 31 t 2024 down 60.8% volatile
250 Tokelau 27 t 2024 — volatile
251 Norfolk Island 22 t 2024 up 144.4% rising
252 Montserrat 19 t 2024 up 533.3% volatile
253 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 18 t 2024 down 86.4% falling
254 Tuvalu 11 t 2024 up 266.7% volatile
255 Niue 3 t 2024 down 75.0% falling

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Indicator
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, 14,447 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