Printing and writing papers, coated — 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
220
Highest
1.30 million t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
Norfolk Island
Median
3,554 t
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
6,040
What the numbers show
Printing and writing papers, coated — Import quantity is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 1.30 million t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in Norfolk Island.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,554 t, and the mean is 55,266 t.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 131 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (up 3,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Nauru (down 100.0%).
Printing and writing papers, coated — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 1.30 million t | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 2 | France | 821,770 t | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 3 | India | 725,229 t | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 563,000 t | 2024 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 510,274 t | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 6 | China | 492,384 t | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 412,919 t | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 8 | Belgium | 393,260 t | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 9 | Mexico | 391,551 t | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 327,098 t | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 261,986 t | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 256,151 t | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 234,461 t | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 233,738 t | 2024 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 15 | China, mainland | 233,072 t | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Malaysia | 226,914 t | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 226,294 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 18 | China, Taiwan Province of | 225,484 t | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 216,117 t | 2024 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 20 | Canada | 207,684 t | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 21 | Australia | 201,901 t | 2024 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 181,932 t | 2024 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 23 | Indonesia | 160,324 t | 2024 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Brazil | 152,325 t | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Czechia | 142,000 t | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 26 | Egypt | 139,226 t | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Austria | 132,976 t | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 28 | Philippines | 122,144 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 104,745 t | 2024 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 30 | Portugal | 101,647 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 31 | Japan | 93,487 t | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 92,149 t | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 91,715 t | 2024 | down 57.0% | rising |
| 34 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 91,059 t | 2024 | up 471.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 89,948 t | 2024 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 84,653 t | 2024 | up 545.5% | falling |
| 37 | Colombia | 82,419 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 75,617 t | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 39 | Switzerland | 69,713 t | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 40 | Greece | 67,195 t | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Romania | 66,527 t | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Pakistan | 63,408 t | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 43 | Algeria | 61,363 t | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 58,357 t | 2024 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 45 | Sweden | 58,215 t | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 53,192 t | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 48,214 t | 2024 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 48 | Slovakia | 45,982 t | 2024 | down 37.0% | flat |
| 49 | Israel | 43,381 t | 2024 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 50 | Morocco | 42,360 t | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 51 | Slovenia | 39,619 t | 2024 | down 52.6% | rising |
| 52 | Tunisia | 39,306 t | 2024 | up 114.6% | rising |
| 53 | Ukraine | 39,053 t | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 33,967 t | 2024 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 55 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 33,825 t | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Serbia | 33,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 57 | New Zealand | 31,830 t | 2024 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 58 | Croatia | 31,483 t | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Singapore | 31,231 t | 2024 | down 88.2% | falling |
| 60 | Caribbean | 27,487 t | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 61 | Iraq | 27,181 t | 2024 | up 1,179.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 27,102 t | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 63 | Kuwait | 26,328 t | 2024 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 64 | Latvia | 26,067 t | 2024 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 65 | Estonia | 25,150 t | 2024 | down 53.8% | rising |
| 66 | Jordan | 24,815 t | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 67 | Lithuania | 24,392 t | 2024 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 68 | Guatemala | 24,209 t | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 69 | Serbia and Montenegro | 23,000 t | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Uruguay | 22,000 t | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 71 | Ecuador | 21,984 t | 2024 | down 46.0% | rising |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 20,103 t | 2024 | up 449.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Paraguay | 19,473 t | 2024 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 18,098 t | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 75 | Norway | 18,096 t | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Kenya | 16,197 t | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 77 | Lebanon | 15,956 t | 2024 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 78 | Cambodia | 15,610 t | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Ireland | 15,196 t | 2024 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 80 | Qatar | 15,128 t | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Belarus | 14,410 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 82 | Nigeria | 13,620 t | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Finland | 13,370 t | 2024 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12,998 t | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 85 | Uganda | 12,113 t | 2024 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 86 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11,954 t | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10,360 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 9,735 t | 2024 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 89 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 9,563 t | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Myanmar | 9,228 t | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 9,155 t | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 92 | Ghana | 8,698 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Ethiopia | 8,659 t | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Sudan (former) | 8,406 t | 2011 | up 546.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Bahrain | 8,404 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 96 | Cameroon | 8,058 t | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 97 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6,797 t | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6,369 t | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Nepal | 6,120 t | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 5,726 t | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Mongolia | 5,582 t | 2024 | up 209.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5,540 t | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 103 | Oman | 4,850 t | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 4,743 t | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 105 | Melanesia | 4,633 t | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 106 | Cyprus | 4,598 t | 2024 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 107 | Djibouti | 4,242 t | 2024 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Madagascar | 4,186 t | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 109 | Mauritius | 3,806 t | 2024 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 110 | Senegal | 3,613 t | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 111 | Zambia | 3,496 t | 2024 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Yemen | 3,424 t | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3,367 t | 2024 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Fiji | 3,324 t | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Albania | 3,232 t | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Georgia | 2,606 t | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Republic of Moldova | 2,564 t | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Malta | 2,454 t | 2024 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Cuba | 2,386 t | 2024 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 2,328 t | 2023 | up 138.5% | rising |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,295 t | 2024 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 122 | Libya | 2,291 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Panama | 1,974 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Armenia | 1,857 t | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Jamaica | 1,844 t | 2024 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 126 | Honduras | 1,724 t | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Namibia | 1,578 t | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Malawi | 1,472 t | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 1,428 t | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,363 t | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 1,288 t | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,281 t | 2024 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Turkmenistan | 1,279 t | 2024 | up 411.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Montenegro | 1,200 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 135 | Palestine | 1,108 t | 2024 | up 555.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Gabon | 1,106 t | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 137 | Iceland | 1,066 t | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Barbados | 1,048 t | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea | 939 t | 2024 | up 33.4% | flat |
| 140 | Angola | 920 t | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Congo | 845 t | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Botswana | 784 t | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Mozambique | 784 t | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Guinea | 755 t | 2024 | up 114.5% | rising |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 729 t | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Togo | 520 t | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 479 t | 2010 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Sudan | 424 t | 2024 | down 90.2% | falling |
| 149 | Andorra | 417 t | 2024 | up 363.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 415 t | 2024 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Suriname | 413 t | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 152 | Martinique | 400 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | New Caledonia | 339 t | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Chad | 336 t | 2024 | up 522.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Somalia | 335 t | 2024 | up 186.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Brunei Darussalam | 281 t | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Mali | 280 t | 2024 | up 154.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Guyana | 279 t | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Mauritania | 268 t | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Cabo Verde | 264 t | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Sierra Leone | 255 t | 2024 | up 129.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Rwanda | 235 t | 2024 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 163 | French Southern Territories | 216 t | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 164 | Eswatini | 212 t | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Burundi | 203 t | 2024 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Curaçao | 203 t | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 167 | South Sudan | 185 t | 2024 | up 988.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Bahamas | 178 t | 2024 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Liberia | 177 t | 2024 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Lesotho | 174 t | 2024 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Niger | 164 t | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Gambia | 159 t | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Dominica | 137 t | 2024 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Afghanistan | 128 t | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Faroe Islands | 121 t | 2024 | down 85.8% | falling |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 103 t | 2024 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98 t | 2024 | up 415.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Cayman Islands | 93 t | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Benin | 91 t | 2024 | down 92.2% | falling |
| 179 | Seychelles | 91 t | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Polynesia | 87 t | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Samoa | 72 t | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 64 t | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Grenada | 60 t | 2024 | up 445.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Belize | 54 t | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Bhutan | 49 t | 2024 | up 444.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Micronesia | 45 t | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 188 | British Virgin Islands | 38 t | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31 t | 2024 | up 3,000.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Timor-Leste | 31 t | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28 t | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Bermuda | 24 t | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Aruba | 23 t | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 194 | Kiribati | 22 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 194 | Vanuatu | 22 t | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | 17 t | 2024 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Greenland | 17 t | 2024 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Martin (French part) | 17 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Gibraltar | 16 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 200 | Guam | 13 t | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12 t | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 202 | Tonga | 11 t | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 203 | Anguilla | 10 t | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 204 | Solomon Islands | 9 t | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 205 | Marshall Islands | 8 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Maldives | 7 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 206 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 7 t | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 208 | Cook Islands | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 208 | China, Macao SAR | 3 t | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Eritrea | 2 t | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 211 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 t | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 211 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 t | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 211 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 t | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 214 | Nauru | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 214 | Palau | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 214 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 214 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 214 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 214 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 214 | Norfolk Island | 0 t | 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 12.68 million t
- Europe 5.90 million t
- Asia 3.63 million t
- Western Europe 3.02 million t
- Americas 2.39 million t
- Northern America 1.41 million t
- United States of America 1.20 million t
- Southern Europe 1.04 million t
- Southern Asia 1.03 million t
- South-eastern Asia 1.03 million t
- Eastern Europe 1.01 million t
- Western Asia 849,922 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