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
252
Highest
3.03 million t
United States
Lowest
0 t
Niue
Median
13,767 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,103

What the numbers show

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity is currently reported for 252 countries. The highest value is 3.03 million t in United States; the lowest is 0 t in Niue.

The median across all reporting countries is 13,767 t, and the mean is 142,512 t.

Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 132 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 3.03 million t 2024 down 37.9% volatile
2 Germany 2.73 million t 2024 down 41.6% volatile
3 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.57 million t 1999 up 125.6% volatile
4 France 1.56 million t 2024 down 35.3% volatile
5 United Kingdom 1.36 million t 2024 down 50.8% volatile
5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.36 million t 2024 down 50.8% volatile
7 China 1.31 million t 2024 down 9.4% volatile
8 India 1.04 million t 2024 up 48.2% volatile
9 Italy 985,156 t 2024 down 34.1% volatile
10 Poland 963,713 t 2024 down 17.4% volatile
11 China, mainland 724,731 t 2024 up 11.7% volatile
12 Mexico 724,535 t 2024 down 18.4% volatile
13 Belgium 678,231 t 2024 down 56.5% falling
14 Turkey 673,952 t 2024 down 25.9% volatile
14 Türkiye 673,952 t 2024 down 25.9% volatile
16 Spain 657,794 t 2024 down 42.3% volatile
17 Vietnam 535,968 t 2024 up 56.1% volatile
17 Viet Nam 535,968 t 2024 up 56.1% volatile
19 Malaysia 517,856 t 2024 up 0.7% volatile
20 Japan 516,912 t 2024 down 60.2% volatile
21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 510,755 t 2024 down 39.3% volatile
22 United Arab Emirates 475,180 t 2024 up 43.1% volatile
23 China, Taiwan Province of 470,992 t 2024 up 3.9% volatile
24 Philippines 456,650 t 2024 up 130.5% volatile
25 Egypt 448,885 t 2024 up 45.8% volatile
26 Australia and New Zealand 435,552 t 2024 down 61.0% volatile
27 Canada 400,920 t 2024 down 49.7% volatile
28 Australia 376,919 t 2024 down 59.9% volatile
29 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 352,996 t 2024 up 43.3% volatile
30 Thailand 340,865 t 2024 down 3.0% volatile
31 Republic of Korea 332,132 t 2024 down 21.3% volatile
32 Czechia 331,000 t 2024 down 13.8% rising
33 Saudi Arabia 308,684 t 2024 down 28.1% volatile
34 South Africa 263,723 t 2024 down 12.3% volatile
35 Peru 252,818 t 2024 down 16.0% volatile
36 Austria 235,308 t 2024 down 46.0% volatile
37 Algeria 229,832 t 2024 up 30.3% volatile
38 Serbia and Montenegro 225,000 t 2005 up 24,900.0% volatile
39 Indonesia 222,594 t 2024 up 59.6% volatile
40 Romania 222,149 t 2024 down 0.6% volatile
41 Switzerland 219,930 t 2024 down 41.2% volatile
42 Brazil 215,148 t 2024 down 68.0% volatile
43 Sweden 199,784 t 2024 down 29.1% volatile
44 Nigeria 190,988 t 2024 down 30.5% volatile
45 USSR 185,000 t 1991 down 27.4% volatile
46 Hungary 184,596 t 2024 down 30.4% volatile
47 Greece 163,170 t 2024 down 31.3% volatile
48 Colombia 161,315 t 2024 up 39.9% volatile
49 Sri Lanka 159,375 t 2024 up 6.2% volatile
50 Portugal 158,609 t 2024 down 34.5% volatile
51 Morocco 156,600 t 2024 up 41.0% volatile
52 Chile 150,697 t 2024 down 42.5% volatile
53 Ukraine 148,653 t 2024 up 28.5% volatile
54 Denmark 138,035 t 2024 up 7.8% volatile
55 Pakistan 137,450 t 2024 down 1.9% volatile
56 Argentina 126,349 t 2024 down 57.1% volatile
57 Tunisia 120,474 t 2024 up 86.0% volatile
58 Bangladesh 119,874 t 2024 down 28.6% volatile
59 Kenya 118,218 t 2024 up 40.0% volatile
60 Caribbean 115,884 t 2024 up 0.9% volatile
61 Singapore 115,841 t 2024 down 87.1% volatile
62 Russia 115,161 t 2024 down 78.9% volatile
62 Russian Federation 115,161 t 2024 down 78.9% volatile
64 Slovakia 114,508 t 2024 down 45.1% rising
65 Israel 109,724 t 2024 down 28.7% volatile
66 China, Hong Kong SAR 106,933 t 2024 down 67.8% volatile
67 Slovenia 106,662 t 2024 down 40.4% volatile
68 Ecuador 99,242 t 2024 down 24.4% volatile
69 Jordan 96,284 t 2024 up 40.0% volatile
70 Serbia 87,000 t 2024 unchanged falling
71 Croatia 83,969 t 2024 down 16.9% rising
72 Uzbekistan 83,010 t 2024 up 156.8% volatile
73 Guatemala 78,344 t 2024 up 6.4% volatile
74 Iraq 74,258 t 2024 up 314.0% volatile
75 Bulgaria 72,223 t 2024 down 10.6% volatile
76 Dominican Republic 72,148 t 2024 up 41.8% volatile
77 Cambodia 71,714 t 2024 down 8.8% volatile
78 Uganda 71,282 t 2024 up 81.8% volatile
79 Lithuania 68,941 t 2024 down 18.6% volatile
80 Latvia 64,849 t 2024 down 16.0% volatile
81 Ireland 62,907 t 2024 down 55.3% volatile
82 New Zealand 58,620 t 2024 down 67.1% volatile
83 United Republic of Tanzania 56,984 t 2024 up 62.8% volatile
84 Luxembourg 56,929 t 2024 up 39.4% falling
85 Nepal 56,261 t 2024 up 65.4% volatile
86 Ghana 54,799 t 2024 up 42.9% volatile
87 Kazakhstan 53,877 t 2024 down 21.2% volatile
88 Myanmar 53,054 t 2024 down 62.7% volatile
89 Norway 51,953 t 2024 down 75.1% volatile
90 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 50,347 t 2024 down 12.4% volatile
91 Lebanon 49,741 t 2024 down 61.7% volatile
92 Paraguay 48,520 t 2024 down 12.0% volatile
93 Kuwait 46,975 t 2024 down 29.3% volatile
94 Estonia 43,402 t 2024 down 49.8% volatile
95 Cote d'Ivoire 41,109 t 2024 up 34.8% volatile
95 Côte d'Ivoire 41,109 t 2024 up 34.8% volatile
97 Uruguay 37,235 t 2024 up 28.1% volatile
98 Cameroon 36,031 t 2024 up 84.2% volatile
99 Finland 34,765 t 2024 down 62.5% volatile
100 Sudan (former) 34,053 t 2011 up 845.7% volatile
101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 33,446 t 2024 up 4.5% volatile
102 Azerbaijan 31,851 t 2024 up 67.6% volatile
103 Costa Rica 28,458 t 2024 down 56.2% volatile
104 Czechoslovakia 27,800 t 1992 up 280.8% volatile
105 Qatar 27,162 t 2024 down 14.3% volatile
106 Djibouti 25,826 t 2024 up 131.0% volatile
107 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 25,103 t 2024 down 68.1% volatile
108 Yemen 24,819 t 2024 down 24.5% volatile
109 Yugoslav SFR 23,500 t 1991 up 217.6% volatile
110 Angola 21,742 t 2024 up 4.4% volatile
111 Syria 21,483 t 2024 down 46.9% volatile
111 Syrian Arab Republic 21,483 t 2024 down 46.9% volatile
113 Honduras 20,385 t 2024 down 29.5% volatile
114 Ethiopia 19,355 t 2024 down 74.7% volatile
115 Belarus 18,061 t 2024 down 70.7% volatile
116 El Salvador 17,775 t 2024 down 49.0% volatile
117 Oman 17,260 t 2024 down 48.7% volatile
118 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16,269 t 2024 up 100.8% volatile
119 Georgia 15,901 t 2024 up 4.7% volatile
120 Bahrain 15,579 t 2024 up 6.2% volatile
121 Melanesia 15,046 t 2024 down 7.9% volatile
122 Mongolia 14,850 t 2024 up 41.2% volatile
123 North Macedonia 14,371 t 2024 down 12.8% rising
124 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 14,230 t 2024 up 10.5% volatile
125 Zambia 14,215 t 2024 up 23.9% volatile
126 Panama 13,861 t 2024 down 32.7% volatile
127 Zimbabwe 13,673 t 2024 down 2.8% rising
128 Nicaragua 12,799 t 2023 up 51.1% volatile
129 Cyprus 12,754 t 2024 down 47.0% volatile
130 Moldova 12,088 t 2024 up 47.2% volatile
130 Republic of Moldova 12,088 t 2024 up 47.2% volatile
132 Libya 11,943 t 2024 up 26.6% volatile
133 Cuba 11,696 t 2024 down 25.7% volatile
134 Madagascar 11,668 t 2024 up 15.2% volatile
135 Trinidad and Tobago 11,215 t 2024 down 47.2% volatile
136 Mozambique 10,549 t 2024 up 15.5% volatile
137 Kyrgyzstan 10,389 t 2024 down 22.8% volatile
138 Albania 9,527 t 2024 down 20.6% volatile
139 Armenia 9,390 t 2024 down 3.2% volatile
140 Senegal 9,305 t 2024 down 21.7% volatile
141 Botswana 9,155 t 2024 up 22.6% volatile
142 Benin 8,912 t 2024 up 13.1% volatile
143 Mauritius 8,783 t 2024 down 20.5% volatile
144 Malta 8,628 t 2024 down 5.2% volatile
145 Namibia 8,365 t 2024 up 36.0% volatile
146 Burkina Faso 8,252 t 2024 up 10.4% volatile
147 Malawi 7,826 t 2024 up 34.8% volatile
148 Jamaica 7,638 t 2024 up 7.5% rising
149 Fiji 6,945 t 2024 down 0.6% volatile
150 Gabon 6,859 t 2024 up 75.9% volatile
151 Laos 6,618 t 2024 up 149.0% volatile
151 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6,618 t 2024 up 149.0% volatile
153 Turkmenistan 6,610 t 2024 up 147.3% volatile
154 Congo 6,120 t 2024 up 65.5% volatile
155 Papua New Guinea 5,585 t 2024 up 39.5% rising
156 Haiti 4,867 t 2024 up 93.6% volatile
157 Afghanistan 4,614 t 2024 up 64.6% volatile
158 Palestine 4,346 t 2024 down 90.7% falling
158 Palestine 4,346 t 2024 down 90.7% falling
160 Montenegro 4,317 t 2024 up 7.9% rising
161 Togo 3,991 t 2024 down 74.3% volatile
162 Guinea 3,965 t 2024 up 26.8% volatile
163 Reunion 3,550 t 1997 up 173.1% volatile
163 Réunion 3,550 t 1997 up 173.1% volatile
165 China, Macao SAR 3,171 t 2024 down 54.1% volatile
166 Eswatini 3,084 t 2024 up 49.9% rising
167 Brunei 2,945 t 2024 up 17.6% volatile
167 Brunei Darussalam 2,945 t 2024 up 17.6% volatile
169 Somalia 2,849 t 2024 up 63.4% volatile
170 Netherlands Antilles (former) 2,609 t 2010 up 320.8% volatile
171 Tajikistan 2,474 t 2024 down 17.0% volatile
172 Niger 2,455 t 2024 down 6.7% volatile
173 Barbados 2,258 t 2024 down 53.5% volatile
174 Maldives 2,181 t 2024 up 0.3% volatile
175 Sierra Leone 2,006 t 2024 up 175.5% volatile
176 Liberia 1,987 t 2024 up 53.8% volatile
177 Mauritania 1,893 t 2024 up 55.5% volatile
178 Iceland 1,883 t 2024 down 71.0% volatile
179 Bahamas 1,793 t 2024 up 130.8% volatile
180 Mali 1,766 t 2024 up 339.3% volatile
181 South Sudan 1,692 t 2024 up 9,300.0% volatile
182 Ethiopia PDR 1,654 t 1992 up 83.8% volatile
183 Andorra 1,637 t 2024 down 44.3% volatile
184 East Timor 1,581 t 2024 up 73.4% volatile
184 Timor-Leste 1,581 t 2024 up 73.4% volatile
186 New Caledonia 1,556 t 2024 down 65.6% volatile
187 Rwanda 1,548 t 2024 down 60.3% volatile
188 Suriname 1,267 t 2024 down 59.2% volatile
189 Gambia 1,260 t 2024 down 59.6% volatile
190 Polynesia 1,226 t 2024 down 74.4% volatile
191 Curacao 1,066 t 2024 down 61.0% falling
191 Curaçao 1,066 t 2024 down 61.0% falling
193 Guyana 1,023 t 2024 down 33.2% rising
194 Micronesia 911 t 2024 up 308.5% volatile
195 Eritrea 856 t 2024 up 99.1% volatile
196 Sudan 814 t 2024 down 97.4% falling
197 Cabo Verde 796 t 2024 down 0.3% volatile
198 Central African Republic 793 t 2024 up 203.8% volatile
199 Lesotho 728 t 2024 down 63.7% volatile
200 Aruba 682 t 2024 down 36.7% volatile
201 Bhutan 659 t 2024 up 510.2% volatile
202 Guinea-Bissau 574 t 2024 up 319.0% volatile
203 Solomon Islands 532 t 2024 up 36.4% volatile
204 Cayman Islands 471 t 2024 down 92.2% volatile
205 Seychelles 459 t 2024 up 8.0% volatile
206 French Polynesia 445 t 2024 down 86.9% volatile
207 Bermuda 430 t 2024 down 41.3% falling
207 Guam 430 t 2024 down 72.2% volatile
209 Vanuatu 428 t 2024 down 0.2% volatile
210 Guadeloupe 417 t 2024 unchanged volatile
211 Belize 409 t 2024 down 21.9% volatile
212 Martinique 400 t 2024 unchanged volatile
213 Samoa 398 t 2024 down 9.8% volatile
214 Equatorial Guinea 390 t 2024 down 79.8% volatile
215 Burundi 386 t 2024 down 38.8% volatile
216 Gibraltar 377 t 2024 down 21.1% volatile
217 Chad 363 t 2024 up 51.9% volatile
218 Saint Lucia 332 t 2024 up 47.6% volatile
219 Faroe Islands 299 t 2024 down 64.9% falling
220 Dominica 255 t 2024 up 42.5% volatile
221 Sao Tome and Principe 220 t 2024 up 100.0% volatile
222 French Southern Territories 216 t 2024 down 61.1% falling
222 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 216 t 1997 up 160.2% volatile
224 Greenland 213 t 2024 down 12.0% falling
225 Tonga 166 t 2024 down 82.2% volatile
226 American Samoa 158 t 2024 — volatile
227 British Virgin Islands 136 t 2024 down 8.1% rising
228 Turks and Caicos Islands 133 t 2024 down 62.0% volatile
229 Kiribati 127 t 2024 up 86.8% volatile
230 Comoros 107 t 2024 down 21.9% volatile
231 Micronesia (Federated States of) 100 t 2024 up 88.7% volatile
232 Northern Mariana Islands 99 t 2024 up 1,000.0% volatile
233 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97 t 2024 up 385.0% volatile
234 Grenada 88 t 2024 up 183.9% falling
235 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 82 t 2024 up 43.9% volatile
236 Marshall Islands 79 t 2024 up 119.4% volatile
236 French Guiana 79 t 1997 down 89.2% volatile
238 Antigua and Barbuda 72 t 2024 down 6.5% volatile
239 Palau 59 t 2024 down 51.2% volatile
240 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 49 t 2024 up 276.9% volatile
241 Wallis and Futuna Islands 33 t 2024 up 266.7% rising
242 Saint Martin (French Part) 19 t 2024 unchanged flat
243 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 18 t 2024 down 60.0% volatile
244 Nauru 17 t 2024 up 325.0% volatile
244 Nauru 17 t 2024 up 325.0% volatile
246 Cook Islands 15 t 2024 down 46.4% falling
247 Anguilla 13 t 2024 up 116.7% volatile
248 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 12 t 2024 down 73.9% volatile
249 Tuvalu 11 t 2024 up 450.0% volatile
250 Montserrat 6 t 2024 up 100.0% falling
251 Norfolk Island 5 t 2024 unchanged rising
252 Niue 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 13,103 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