Plywood and LVL — 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
2.21 million m3
Japan
Lowest
0 m3
Pitcairn
Median
12,137 m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,785
What the numbers show
Plywood and LVL — Import quantity is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 2.21 million m3 in Japan; the lowest is 0 m3 in Pitcairn.
The median across all reporting countries is 12,137 m3, and the mean is 115,408 m3.
Over the past decade 138 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Norfolk Island (up 15,037.5%), and the largest decrease in Pitcairn (down 100.0%).
Plywood and LVL — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2.21 million m3 | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Malaysia | 1.48 million m3 | 2024 | up 237.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 1.40 million m3 | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 1.37 million m3 | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.24 million m3 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 1.11 million m3 | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 7 | China | 1.07 million m3 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 907,359 m3 | 2024 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Philippines | 880,234 m3 | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 792,649 m3 | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand | 776,941 m3 | 2024 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 736,953 m3 | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 650,700 m3 | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 637,088 m3 | 2024 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 616,055 m3 | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 16 | China, Taiwan Province of | 579,091 m3 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 538,300 m3 | 1999 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 18 | France | 488,963 m3 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 433,800 m3 | 2024 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 425,081 m3 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 21 | India | 415,055 m3 | 2024 | up 242.1% | volatile |
| 22 | China, mainland | 403,448 m3 | 2024 | up 135.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Nigeria | 384,746 m3 | 2024 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Poland | 368,470 m3 | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Iraq | 347,036 m3 | 2024 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 342,829 m3 | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Caribbean | 336,436 m3 | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Singapore | 271,796 m3 | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Israel | 220,000 m3 | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Sweden | 214,092 m3 | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 31 | Algeria | 193,495 m3 | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Denmark | 179,024 m3 | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Türkiye | 175,431 m3 | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Austria | 163,293 m3 | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Jordan | 158,498 m3 | 2024 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Norway | 152,675 m3 | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 139,484 m3 | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 136,628 m3 | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 39 | New Zealand | 135,000 m3 | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Kuwait | 129,474 m3 | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Qatar | 123,005 m3 | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Spain | 118,878 m3 | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Peru | 117,715 m3 | 2024 | up 189.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Oman | 116,994 m3 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 115,000 m3 | 2024 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Romania | 111,314 m3 | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Hungary | 107,519 m3 | 2024 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Egypt | 94,829 m3 | 2024 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Faroe Islands | 84,572 m3 | 2024 | up 392.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Yemen | 83,497 m3 | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Estonia | 79,602 m3 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 77,488 m3 | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Jamaica | 76,812 m3 | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Lithuania | 76,782 m3 | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | 76,132 m3 | 2024 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 73,440 m3 | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 57 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 72,087 m3 | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 66,489 m3 | 2024 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Colombia | 63,910 m3 | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Finland | 61,188 m3 | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovenia | 58,517 m3 | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 57,920 m3 | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Ireland | 56,131 m3 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Mongolia | 55,471 m3 | 2024 | up 213.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Switzerland | 55,335 m3 | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Georgia | 52,315 m3 | 2024 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Senegal | 51,433 m3 | 2024 | up 268.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Indonesia | 51,402 m3 | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 49,841 m3 | 2024 | up 323.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Somalia | 49,698 m3 | 2024 | up 7,262.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Slovakia | 48,940 m3 | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Morocco | 48,310 m3 | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Libya | 47,256 m3 | 2024 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Ghana | 46,641 m3 | 2024 | up 648.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Bahrain | 44,174 m3 | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Croatia | 40,913 m3 | 2024 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Mauritius | 39,044 m3 | 2024 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Cambodia | 38,000 m3 | 2024 | up 263.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Rwanda | 37,455 m3 | 2024 | up 625.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Latvia | 37,281 m3 | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 37,031 m3 | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Chile | 37,000 m3 | 2024 | up 4,768.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Bahamas | 36,338 m3 | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Melanesia | 33,601 m3 | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Guinea | 32,573 m3 | 2024 | up 3,213.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Myanmar | 31,453 m3 | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Guatemala | 29,933 m3 | 2024 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29,865 m3 | 2024 | up 1,785.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Panama | 25,996 m3 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Serbia | 25,500 m3 | 2024 | up 410.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Bhutan | 25,000 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Cyprus | 24,625 m3 | 2024 | up 521.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Mozambique | 23,737 m3 | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 22,081 m3 | 2024 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 21,929 m3 | 2024 | up 295.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Fiji | 21,335 m3 | 2024 | up 543.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Guadeloupe | 21,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 20,059 m3 | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | 19,955 m3 | 2024 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Maldives | 19,409 m3 | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 101 | El Salvador | 18,759 m3 | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Mali | 18,578 m3 | 2024 | up 308.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Malta | 18,296 m3 | 2024 | up 351.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Ukraine | 18,097 m3 | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16,798 m3 | 2024 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Belize | 14,547 m3 | 2024 | up 387.5% | volatile |
| 107 | South Sudan | 14,329 m3 | 2024 | up 7,645.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Haiti | 14,170 m3 | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Pakistan | 14,003 m3 | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 110 | USSR | 14,000 m3 | 1991 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 13,799 m3 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13,360 m3 | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Timor-Leste | 13,246 m3 | 2024 | up 282.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 13,161 m3 | 2023 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Lebanon | 12,805 m3 | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 12,385 m3 | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Armenia | 12,306 m3 | 2024 | up 335.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12,274 m3 | 2024 | up 374.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Uruguay | 12,000 m3 | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 120 | China, Macao SAR | 11,538 m3 | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Tunisia | 11,177 m3 | 2024 | up 331.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Togo | 10,878 m3 | 2024 | up 213.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Djibouti | 10,749 m3 | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Barbados | 10,578 m3 | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Republic of Moldova | 10,573 m3 | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10,418 m3 | 2024 | up 498.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | 9,791 m3 | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 128 | Benin | 9,524 m3 | 2024 | up 179.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Honduras | 9,462 m3 | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Polynesia | 9,451 m3 | 2024 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 131 | Angola | 9,413 m3 | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9,376 m3 | 2024 | up 344.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 9,213 m3 | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Iceland | 8,989 m3 | 2024 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 135 | Russian Federation | 8,923 m3 | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Argentina | 8,917 m3 | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Liberia | 8,763 m3 | 2024 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Micronesia | 7,916 m3 | 2024 | up 94.4% | falling |
| 139 | Curaçao | 7,881 m3 | 2024 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 7,804 m3 | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Anguilla | 7,693 m3 | 2024 | up 513.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Nepal | 7,284 m3 | 2024 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Brunei Darussalam | 6,654 m3 | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Zambia | 6,498 m3 | 2024 | up 191.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 6,201 m3 | 2010 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Grenada | 6,108 m3 | 2024 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 147 | Yugoslav SFR | 6,100 m3 | 1991 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 148 | North Macedonia | 6,023 m3 | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 149 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5,999 m3 | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5,935 m3 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 151 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5,911 m3 | 2024 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Gambia | 5,904 m3 | 2024 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Martinique | 5,700 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Aruba | 5,688 m3 | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 155 | Cuba | 5,640 m3 | 2024 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5,603 m3 | 2024 | up 247.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Guyana | 5,541 m3 | 2024 | up 548.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Montenegro | 5,120 m3 | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Madagascar | 4,899 m3 | 2024 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Norfolk Island | 4,844 m3 | 2024 | up 15,037.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Turkmenistan | 4,776 m3 | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Seychelles | 4,659 m3 | 2024 | up 225.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Papua New Guinea | 4,456 m3 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Greenland | 4,386 m3 | 2024 | up 39.9% | flat |
| 165 | British Virgin Islands | 4,041 m3 | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Botswana | 3,858 m3 | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Albania | 3,706 m3 | 2024 | up 270.6% | volatile |
| 168 | French Guiana | 3,252 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | New Caledonia | 3,238 m3 | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3,178 m3 | 2024 | up 11,670.4% | rising |
| 171 | Sudan (former) | 3,167 m3 | 2011 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Brazil | 3,146 m3 | 2024 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Sierra Leone | 3,144 m3 | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 3,029 m3 | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Cayman Islands | 3,023 m3 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 176 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3,000 m3 | 2005 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Ecuador | 2,937 m3 | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Paraguay | 2,888 m3 | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 2,854 m3 | 2024 | up 263.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Congo | 2,800 m3 | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Comoros | 2,737 m3 | 2024 | up 1,724.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Namibia | 2,680 m3 | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,620 m3 | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Burundi | 2,592 m3 | 2024 | up 548.0% | volatile |
| 185 | French Polynesia | 2,562 m3 | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Uganda | 2,532 m3 | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Sri Lanka | 2,457 m3 | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Suriname | 2,319 m3 | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Lesotho | 2,308 m3 | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Cameroon | 2,130 m3 | 2024 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Dominica | 2,060 m3 | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Mauritania | 2,008 m3 | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,901 m3 | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Tokelau | 1,756 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Vanuatu | 1,718 m3 | 2024 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Czechoslovakia | 1,600 m3 | 1992 | down 85.6% | falling |
| 197 | Saint Martin (French part) | 1,582 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,419 m3 | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Samoa | 1,382 m3 | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Tonga | 1,342 m3 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 201 | Cabo Verde | 1,341 m3 | 2024 | up 185.9% | volatile |
| 202 | Marshall Islands | 1,268 m3 | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 203 | Kiribati | 1,245 m3 | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Belarus | 1,203 m3 | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 205 | Zimbabwe | 1,182 m3 | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 206 | Tajikistan | 1,147 m3 | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Sudan | 1,142 m3 | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 208 | Guam | 1,033 m3 | 2024 | up 286.9% | volatile |
| 209 | Eswatini | 974 m3 | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 210 | Cook Islands | 911 m3 | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 211 | Palau | 813 m3 | 2024 | up 132.3% | falling |
| 212 | Malawi | 630 m3 | 2024 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 213 | Ethiopia PDR | 517 m3 | 1992 | up 158.5% | volatile |
| 214 | Andorra | 512 m3 | 2024 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 215 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 407 m3 | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 216 | Palestine | 389 m3 | 2024 | down 99.3% | falling |
| 217 | Gibraltar | 366 m3 | 2024 | up 207.6% | volatile |
| 218 | Gabon | 358 m3 | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 219 | Sao Tome and Principe | 357 m3 | 2024 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 220 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 332 m3 | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 221 | Guinea-Bissau | 328 m3 | 2024 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 222 | Tuvalu | 271 m3 | 2024 | up 304.5% | volatile |
| 223 | Nauru | 231 m3 | 2024 | up 1,258.8% | volatile |
| 224 | French Southern Territories | 227 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 225 | Montserrat | 226 m3 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 226 | Bermuda | 210 m3 | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 227 | Eritrea | 159 m3 | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 228 | Northern Mariana Islands | 148 m3 | 2024 | up 1,038.5% | volatile |
| 229 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 99 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 230 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 36 m3 | 2024 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 231 | Niue | 22 m3 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 232 | Chad | 12 m3 | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 233 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 7 m3 | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 234 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 5 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 235 | Christmas Island | 4 m3 | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 236 | Pitcairn | 0 m3 | 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 29.29 million m3
- Asia 12.04 million m3
- Americas 7.72 million m3
- Europe 7.19 million m3
- Northern America 6.08 million m3
- Eastern Asia 4.78 million m3
- United States of America 4.70 million m3
- South-eastern Asia 3.57 million m3
- Western Asia 3.05 million m3
- Western Europe 2.91 million m3
- Northern Europe 2.19 million m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.57 million m3
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