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
236
Highest
12.16 million t
China
Lowest
3 t
Niue
Median
50,801 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,716
What the numbers show
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity is currently reported for 236 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 50,801 t, and the mean is 516,292 t.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 104 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Poland | 5.16 million t | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Italy | 4.79 million t | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.32 million t | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 7 | France | 4.24 million t | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 3.92 million t | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3.39 million t | 1999 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 10 | India | 3.12 million t | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 2.99 million t | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 12 | Spain | 2.83 million t | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 2.60 million t | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.46 million t | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 15 | Türkiye | 2.32 million t | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 2.27 million t | 2024 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Czechia | 1.54 million t | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 1.47 million t | 2024 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 1.38 million t | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 1.33 million t | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 1.29 million t | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.27 million t | 2024 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 1.21 million t | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 1.20 million t | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Austria | 1.13 million t | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 26 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.10 million t | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Egypt | 1.07 million t | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Algeria | 1.01 million t | 2024 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 1.01 million t | 2024 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Japan | 942,012 t | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 918,906 t | 2024 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Australia | 887,614 t | 2024 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 33 | Indonesia | 877,809 t | 2024 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 871,643 t | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 844,271 t | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Greece | 824,959 t | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | 778,002 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Sweden | 765,739 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 705,330 t | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Peru | 640,355 t | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 631,850 t | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Denmark | 592,487 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 591,498 t | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Colombia | 579,518 t | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Caribbean | 541,691 t | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 46 | USSR | 529,000 t | 1991 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 47 | Brazil | 527,025 t | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Switzerland | 518,587 t | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Serbia | 499,000 t | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 50 | Israel | 469,405 t | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 462,358 t | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 460,638 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Cambodia | 456,227 t | 2024 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Ukraine | 455,553 t | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Serbia and Montenegro | 426,000 t | 2005 | up 7,000.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Argentina | 423,773 t | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 419,303 t | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovenia | 419,018 t | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 410,895 t | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Slovakia | 400,170 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 61 | Pakistan | 393,000 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 62 | New Zealand | 382,082 t | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Croatia | 379,033 t | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 64 | Ireland | 371,152 t | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 65 | Kenya | 370,129 t | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Singapore | 369,763 t | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 351,149 t | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Jordan | 342,979 t | 2024 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Lithuania | 306,019 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Tunisia | 304,956 t | 2024 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Iraq | 298,331 t | 2024 | up 518.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 270,934 t | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 73 | Finland | 266,660 t | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Nigeria | 254,622 t | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Norway | 234,690 t | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 76 | El Salvador | 192,290 t | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Honduras | 187,831 t | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 186,461 t | 2024 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 79 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 182,839 t | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Côte d'Ivoire | 180,513 t | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Yugoslav SFR | 180,400 t | 1991 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 174,206 t | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Ghana | 162,387 t | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 84 | United Republic of Tanzania | 156,466 t | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 153,320 t | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Luxembourg | 152,390 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 87 | Uganda | 150,380 t | 2024 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Latvia | 142,351 t | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 89 | Paraguay | 135,948 t | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Kuwait | 126,663 t | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Myanmar | 119,567 t | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 116,976 t | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Oman | 112,350 t | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Estonia | 108,956 t | 2024 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 95 | Yemen | 97,857 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 97,214 t | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Cameroon | 94,026 t | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 90,184 t | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Senegal | 85,118 t | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Nepal | 79,851 t | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 77,990 t | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 75,943 t | 2024 | down 65.9% | rising |
| 103 | North Macedonia | 75,639 t | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 104 | Sudan (former) | 74,862 t | 2011 | up 305.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Syrian Arab Republic | 73,289 t | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Uruguay | 72,618 t | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Melanesia | 71,234 t | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Zambia | 70,920 t | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Qatar | 67,695 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Czechoslovakia | 63,200 t | 1992 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 111 | Georgia | 63,084 t | 2024 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Bahrain | 58,971 t | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Panama | 57,364 t | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 114 | Libya | 57,317 t | 2024 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 57,131 t | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Madagascar | 54,415 t | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Cyprus | 53,902 t | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 51,428 t | 2023 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 50,174 t | 2024 | up 138.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Angola | 47,321 t | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Armenia | 42,465 t | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | 42,233 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 123 | Mongolia | 42,151 t | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Belarus | 40,293 t | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Namibia | 38,708 t | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 126 | Fiji | 37,946 t | 2024 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Albania | 37,341 t | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Mauritius | 36,747 t | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Jamaica | 36,233 t | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 130 | Djibouti | 35,348 t | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Cuba | 33,163 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Ethiopia | 31,934 t | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 30,658 t | 2024 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 27,195 t | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Palestine | 26,276 t | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 136 | Mozambique | 24,501 t | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 23,153 t | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 22,732 t | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Malawi | 22,651 t | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Malta | 22,333 t | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Botswana | 21,471 t | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Eswatini | 21,243 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 143 | Rwanda | 18,967 t | 2024 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Afghanistan | 17,321 t | 2024 | up 268.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Turkmenistan | 14,447 t | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Togo | 13,849 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Mauritania | 12,914 t | 2024 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Benin | 12,323 t | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 11,911 t | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Gabon | 11,417 t | 2024 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Guinea | 10,355 t | 2024 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Seychelles | 10,104 t | 2024 | up 718.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Congo | 9,451 t | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Tajikistan | 8,833 t | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 7,808 t | 2010 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Haiti | 7,409 t | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Montenegro | 7,368 t | 2024 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 158 | Guyana | 6,520 t | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 159 | Guadeloupe | 6,385 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 160 | Iceland | 6,241 t | 2024 | down 77.9% | rising |
| 161 | Martinique | 5,400 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Lesotho | 4,979 t | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 163 | New Caledonia | 4,750 t | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Maldives | 4,450 t | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Bahamas | 4,360 t | 2024 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Niger | 4,310 t | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Barbados | 4,096 t | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Liberia | 4,077 t | 2024 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Mali | 4,017 t | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,871 t | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Somalia | 3,829 t | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 172 | China, Macao SAR | 3,822 t | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Suriname | 3,787 t | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 3,510 t | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Andorra | 3,013 t | 2024 | up 321.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Sierra Leone | 2,735 t | 2024 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Bhutan | 2,666 t | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Cayman Islands | 2,607 t | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Sudan | 2,605 t | 2024 | down 96.8% | falling |
| 180 | South Sudan | 2,418 t | 2024 | up 10,413.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Belize | 2,381 t | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Timor-Leste | 2,250 t | 2024 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Polynesia | 2,230 t | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Gambia | 2,205 t | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Curaçao | 1,962 t | 2024 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 186 | Micronesia | 1,872 t | 2024 | up 279.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Ethiopia PDR | 1,678 t | 1992 | down 67.7% | rising |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,597 t | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Dominica | 1,581 t | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Eritrea | 1,358 t | 2024 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Greenland | 1,164 t | 2024 | up 113.2% | falling |
| 192 | Aruba | 1,071 t | 2024 | down 53.5% | rising |
| 193 | Grenada | 1,019 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Bermuda | 967 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 195 | Cabo Verde | 948 t | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 943 t | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Faroe Islands | 878 t | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 198 | French Polynesia | 866 t | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 199 | Samoa | 789 t | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 200 | Burundi | 775 t | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Solomon Islands | 717 t | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 202 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 709 t | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau | 671 t | 2024 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 204 | British Virgin Islands | 664 t | 2024 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 205 | French Southern Territories | 631 t | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 206 | Vanuatu | 626 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Chad | 588 t | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 208 | Saint Martin (French part) | 587 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 209 | Nauru | 550 t | 2024 | up 1,517.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Gibraltar | 492 t | 2024 | up 407.2% | volatile |
| 211 | Guam | 461 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 212 | Anguilla | 397 t | 2024 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 213 | Northern Mariana Islands | 389 t | 2024 | up 2,493.3% | volatile |
| 214 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 284 t | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 215 | Sao Tome and Principe | 255 t | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 216 | French Guiana | 239 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 217 | Tonga | 233 t | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 218 | Comoros | 193 t | 2024 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 219 | Antigua and Barbuda | 153 t | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 220 | Kiribati | 134 t | 2024 | up 3,250.0% | volatile |
| 221 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 132 t | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 222 | Marshall Islands | 130 t | 2024 | up 261.1% | volatile |
| 223 | Christmas Island | 79 t | 2024 | up 229.2% | volatile |
| 223 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 79 t | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 225 | Palau | 76 t | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 226 | Cook Islands | 72 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 227 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 60 t | 2024 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 228 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 36 t | 2024 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 229 | Pitcairn | 35 t | 2024 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 230 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 31 t | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 231 | Tokelau | 27 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 232 | Norfolk Island | 22 t | 2024 | up 144.4% | rising |
| 233 | Montserrat | 19 t | 2024 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 234 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 18 t | 2024 | down 86.4% | falling |
| 235 | Tuvalu | 11 t | 2024 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 236 | Niue | 3 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 111.58 million t
- Europe 48.49 million t
- Asia 35.60 million t
- Western Europe 20.36 million t
- Americas 19.81 million t
- Eastern Asia 14.37 million t
- Southern Europe 10.88 million t
- Northern America 10.28 million t
- Eastern Europe 10.13 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 8.45 million t
- South-eastern Asia 8.12 million t
- United States of America 7.68 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