Printing and writing papers — 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
233
Highest
2.73 million t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
Niue
Median
14,215 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,487
What the numbers show
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity is currently reported for 233 countries. The highest value is 2.73 million t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 14,215 t, and the mean is 128,046 t.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 124 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 24,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 100.0%).
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2.73 million t | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.57 million t | 1999 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 3 | France | 1.56 million t | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.36 million t | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 1.31 million t | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 6 | India | 1.04 million t | 2024 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 985,156 t | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 963,713 t | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 9 | China, mainland | 724,731 t | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 724,535 t | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 678,231 t | 2024 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 673,952 t | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 657,794 t | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 535,968 t | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 517,856 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Japan | 516,912 t | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 510,755 t | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 475,180 t | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 19 | China, Taiwan Province of | 470,992 t | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 456,650 t | 2024 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Egypt | 448,885 t | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 435,552 t | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Canada | 400,920 t | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia | 376,919 t | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 352,996 t | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 340,865 t | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Republic of Korea | 332,132 t | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | 331,000 t | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 308,684 t | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Peru | 252,818 t | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Austria | 235,308 t | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Algeria | 229,832 t | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Serbia and Montenegro | 225,000 t | 2005 | up 24,900.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 222,594 t | 2024 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 222,149 t | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Switzerland | 219,930 t | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Brazil | 215,148 t | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Sweden | 199,784 t | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Nigeria | 190,988 t | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 40 | USSR | 185,000 t | 1991 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Hungary | 184,596 t | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Greece | 163,170 t | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 161,315 t | 2024 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 159,375 t | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Portugal | 158,609 t | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Morocco | 156,600 t | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Chile | 150,697 t | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Ukraine | 148,653 t | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Denmark | 138,035 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Pakistan | 137,450 t | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Argentina | 126,349 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Tunisia | 120,474 t | 2024 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 119,874 t | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Kenya | 118,218 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Caribbean | 115,884 t | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Singapore | 115,841 t | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Russian Federation | 115,161 t | 2024 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovakia | 114,508 t | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 59 | Israel | 109,724 t | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 60 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 106,933 t | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovenia | 106,662 t | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 99,242 t | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 96,284 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Serbia | 87,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Croatia | 83,969 t | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 83,010 t | 2024 | up 156.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Guatemala | 78,344 t | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Iraq | 74,258 t | 2024 | up 314.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 72,223 t | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 72,148 t | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Cambodia | 71,714 t | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Uganda | 71,282 t | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Lithuania | 68,941 t | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Latvia | 64,849 t | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Ireland | 62,907 t | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 76 | New Zealand | 58,620 t | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 77 | United Republic of Tanzania | 56,984 t | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 56,929 t | 2024 | up 39.4% | falling |
| 79 | Nepal | 56,261 t | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Ghana | 54,799 t | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 53,877 t | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Myanmar | 53,054 t | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Norway | 51,953 t | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 50,347 t | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 49,741 t | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Paraguay | 48,520 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Kuwait | 46,975 t | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Estonia | 43,402 t | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Côte d'Ivoire | 41,109 t | 2024 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Uruguay | 37,235 t | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Cameroon | 36,031 t | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Finland | 34,765 t | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Sudan (former) | 34,053 t | 2011 | up 845.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33,446 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 31,851 t | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 28,458 t | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Czechoslovakia | 27,800 t | 1992 | up 280.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Qatar | 27,162 t | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Djibouti | 25,826 t | 2024 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 25,103 t | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Yemen | 24,819 t | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Yugoslav SFR | 23,500 t | 1991 | up 217.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Angola | 21,742 t | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21,483 t | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Honduras | 20,385 t | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 19,355 t | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Belarus | 18,061 t | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 108 | El Salvador | 17,775 t | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Oman | 17,260 t | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16,269 t | 2024 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Georgia | 15,901 t | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Bahrain | 15,579 t | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Melanesia | 15,046 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Mongolia | 14,850 t | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 14,371 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 116 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 14,230 t | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Zambia | 14,215 t | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Panama | 13,861 t | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Zimbabwe | 13,673 t | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 12,799 t | 2023 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Cyprus | 12,754 t | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | 12,088 t | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Libya | 11,943 t | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Cuba | 11,696 t | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Madagascar | 11,668 t | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11,215 t | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Mozambique | 10,549 t | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 10,389 t | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Albania | 9,527 t | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Armenia | 9,390 t | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Senegal | 9,305 t | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Botswana | 9,155 t | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Benin | 8,912 t | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritius | 8,783 t | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Malta | 8,628 t | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Namibia | 8,365 t | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 8,252 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Malawi | 7,826 t | 2024 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Jamaica | 7,638 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 140 | Fiji | 6,945 t | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Gabon | 6,859 t | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6,618 t | 2024 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Turkmenistan | 6,610 t | 2024 | up 147.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Congo | 6,120 t | 2024 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 5,585 t | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 146 | Haiti | 4,867 t | 2024 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Afghanistan | 4,614 t | 2024 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Palestine | 4,346 t | 2024 | down 90.7% | falling |
| 149 | Montenegro | 4,317 t | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 150 | Togo | 3,991 t | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Guinea | 3,965 t | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 152 | China, Macao SAR | 3,171 t | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Eswatini | 3,084 t | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 154 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,945 t | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Somalia | 2,849 t | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 2,609 t | 2010 | up 320.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Tajikistan | 2,474 t | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Niger | 2,455 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Barbados | 2,258 t | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Maldives | 2,181 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Sierra Leone | 2,006 t | 2024 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Liberia | 1,987 t | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritania | 1,893 t | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Iceland | 1,883 t | 2024 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Bahamas | 1,793 t | 2024 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Mali | 1,766 t | 2024 | up 339.3% | volatile |
| 167 | South Sudan | 1,692 t | 2024 | up 9,300.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Ethiopia PDR | 1,654 t | 1992 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Andorra | 1,637 t | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Timor-Leste | 1,581 t | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 171 | New Caledonia | 1,556 t | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Rwanda | 1,548 t | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Suriname | 1,267 t | 2024 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Gambia | 1,260 t | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Polynesia | 1,226 t | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Curaçao | 1,066 t | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 177 | Guyana | 1,023 t | 2024 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 178 | Micronesia | 911 t | 2024 | up 308.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Eritrea | 856 t | 2024 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Sudan | 814 t | 2024 | down 97.4% | falling |
| 181 | Cabo Verde | 796 t | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Lesotho | 728 t | 2024 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Aruba | 682 t | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Bhutan | 659 t | 2024 | up 510.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Guinea-Bissau | 574 t | 2024 | up 319.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Solomon Islands | 532 t | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Cayman Islands | 471 t | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Seychelles | 459 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 189 | French Polynesia | 445 t | 2024 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Bermuda | 430 t | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 190 | Guam | 430 t | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 428 t | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Guadeloupe | 417 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 194 | Belize | 409 t | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Martinique | 400 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 196 | Samoa | 398 t | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Equatorial Guinea | 390 t | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Burundi | 386 t | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Gibraltar | 377 t | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Chad | 363 t | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Saint Lucia | 332 t | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 202 | Faroe Islands | 299 t | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 203 | Dominica | 255 t | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 204 | Sao Tome and Principe | 220 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 205 | French Southern Territories | 216 t | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 205 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 216 t | 1997 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 207 | Greenland | 213 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 208 | Tonga | 166 t | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands | 136 t | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 210 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 133 t | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Kiribati | 127 t | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 212 | Comoros | 107 t | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 213 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 100 t | 2024 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 214 | Northern Mariana Islands | 99 t | 2024 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 215 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 97 t | 2024 | up 385.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Grenada | 88 t | 2024 | up 183.9% | falling |
| 217 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 82 t | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 218 | Marshall Islands | 79 t | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 218 | French Guiana | 79 t | 1997 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 220 | Antigua and Barbuda | 72 t | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 221 | Palau | 59 t | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 222 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 49 t | 2024 | up 276.9% | volatile |
| 223 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 33 t | 2024 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 224 | Saint Martin (French part) | 19 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 225 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 18 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 226 | Nauru | 17 t | 2024 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 227 | Cook Islands | 15 t | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 228 | Anguilla | 13 t | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 229 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 12 t | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 230 | Tuvalu | 11 t | 2024 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 231 | Montserrat | 6 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 232 | Norfolk Island | 5 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 233 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 29.18 million t
- Europe 12.52 million t
- Asia 8.56 million t
- Western Europe 5.99 million t
- Americas 5.61 million t
- Northern America 3.43 million t
- United States of America 3.03 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.41 million t
- South-eastern Asia 2.33 million t
- Southern Europe 2.31 million t
- Eastern Asia 2.18 million t
- Eastern Europe 2.18 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