Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — 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
217
Highest
478,224 t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
534 t
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
5,924
What the numbers show
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import quantity is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 478,224 t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 534 t, and the mean is 16,589 t.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 144 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (former) (up 35,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 100.0%).
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 478,224 t | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 2 | China | 303,296 t | 2024 | up 218.3% | volatile |
| 3 | France | 283,570 t | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 4 | China, mainland | 228,446 t | 2024 | up 248.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Poland | 212,405 t | 2024 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 204,000 t | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia and Montenegro | 190,000 t | 2005 | up 537.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Italy | 175,301 t | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 119,175 t | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 109,444 t | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 94,095 t | 2024 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 12 | Czechia | 83,000 t | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 76,502 t | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 14 | China, Taiwan Province of | 74,727 t | 2024 | up 162.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Türkiye | 62,077 t | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Mexico | 58,210 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 57,454 t | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Canada | 45,070 t | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 41,599 t | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 20 | Slovenia | 39,535 t | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Slovakia | 37,996 t | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 34,638 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 34,139 t | 2024 | up 327.5% | volatile |
| 24 | India | 30,770 t | 2024 | up 408.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Romania | 28,294 t | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Jordan | 26,592 t | 2024 | up 6,142.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 24,240 t | 2024 | down 50.2% | rising |
| 28 | Australia and New Zealand | 22,755 t | 2024 | down 84.8% | falling |
| 29 | Brazil | 21,525 t | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Australia | 20,736 t | 2024 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 18,733 t | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Austria | 14,873 t | 2024 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 14,484 t | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 14,099 t | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Denmark | 14,080 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 13,800 t | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 37 | Portugal | 12,697 t | 2024 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 38 | Republic of Korea | 12,226 t | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Algeria | 11,071 t | 2024 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 40 | Nigeria | 10,466 t | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Greece | 10,011 t | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 9,539 t | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Malaysia | 9,518 t | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 8,538 t | 2024 | up 476.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 8,390 t | 2024 | up 812.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 8,388 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 47 | Colombia | 8,354 t | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 48 | Philippines | 8,094 t | 2024 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Serbia | 8,000 t | 2024 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 7,719 t | 2024 | up 177.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 7,230 t | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 52 | Japan | 6,273 t | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Switzerland | 5,660 t | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Egypt | 5,659 t | 2024 | up 570.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Israel | 5,584 t | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 56 | Cambodia | 5,453 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Angola | 5,356 t | 2024 | up 421.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Peru | 5,342 t | 2024 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 59 | Caribbean | 5,152 t | 2024 | down 60.3% | rising |
| 60 | Kuwait | 5,011 t | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Botswana | 4,527 t | 2024 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Melanesia | 4,258 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Iraq | 4,060 t | 2024 | up 1,381.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Russian Federation | 4,027 t | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Thailand | 3,369 t | 2024 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Estonia | 3,100 t | 2024 | up 27.1% | flat |
| 67 | Ireland | 3,018 t | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Fiji | 2,818 t | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Tunisia | 2,705 t | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,532 t | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Albania | 2,494 t | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Yemen | 2,380 t | 2024 | up 229.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Finland | 2,379 t | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 2,357 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 2,191 t | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,189 t | 2024 | up 1,005.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Ghana | 2,178 t | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 2,161 t | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Singapore | 2,066 t | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Namibia | 2,028 t | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 81 | New Zealand | 2,018 t | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Cameroon | 1,971 t | 2024 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Oman | 1,941 t | 2024 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,765 t | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 1,737 t | 2024 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 86 | Mozambique | 1,701 t | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Honduras | 1,637 t | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Norway | 1,531 t | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Papua New Guinea | 1,390 t | 2024 | up 546.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,304 t | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 91 | Cuba | 1,268 t | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Mongolia | 1,253 t | 2024 | up 1,008.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Nepal | 1,224 t | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 971 t | 2024 | up 181.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Qatar | 957 t | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Djibouti | 944 t | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | 926 t | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 98 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 915 t | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Uganda | 885 t | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 812 t | 2024 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Argentina | 779 t | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 102 | United Republic of Tanzania | 760 t | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 752 t | 2024 | up 370.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Eswatini | 730 t | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 105 | Libya | 641 t | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Georgia | 582 t | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Barbados | 573 t | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Guatemala | 545 t | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 534 t | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Ecuador | 531 t | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Brunei Darussalam | 518 t | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Mali | 508 t | 2024 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 483 t | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Senegal | 461 t | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Kenya | 433 t | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Guadeloupe | 417 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Republic of Moldova | 409 t | 2024 | up 1,036.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 397 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Cyprus | 355 t | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Sudan (former) | 354 t | 2011 | up 35,300.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 343 t | 2010 | up 501.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Zambia | 319 t | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Armenia | 317 t | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Jamaica | 294 t | 2024 | down 83.1% | rising |
| 125 | Suriname | 279 t | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Belize | 246 t | 2024 | up 485.7% | volatile |
| 127 | El Salvador | 242 t | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Bermuda | 239 t | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Uruguay | 235 t | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Cabo Verde | 234 t | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 131 | Bahrain | 215 t | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Madagascar | 211 t | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | 204 t | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritius | 202 t | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 192 t | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 185 t | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Niger | 181 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 167 t | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 156 t | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Myanmar | 138 t | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Haiti | 133 t | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 132 t | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Somalia | 129 t | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Sudan | 122 t | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 145 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 113 t | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Côte d'Ivoire | 113 t | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Nicaragua | 100 t | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 88 t | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Guinea | 86 t | 2024 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Lesotho | 86 t | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Turkmenistan | 85 t | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Mauritania | 82 t | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 78 t | 2024 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Malawi | 71 t | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Afghanistan | 69 t | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Gambia | 69 t | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Montenegro | 66 t | 2024 | up 230.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Cayman Islands | 65 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Bahamas | 61 t | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Malta | 61 t | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Micronesia | 60 t | 2024 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Gabon | 59 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Antigua and Barbuda | 55 t | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Timor-Leste | 49 t | 2024 | up 4,800.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Kiribati | 45 t | 2024 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Belarus | 43 t | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Togo | 43 t | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Greenland | 42 t | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Congo | 39 t | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Paraguay | 38 t | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Maldives | 36 t | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Polynesia | 35 t | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 34 t | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31 t | 2024 | up 244.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Faroe Islands | 30 t | 2024 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 176 | Gibraltar | 27 t | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 26 t | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Chad | 26 t | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Aruba | 25 t | 2024 | down 96.4% | rising |
| 180 | Iceland | 24 t | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 18 t | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 18 t | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Bhutan | 17 t | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Andorra | 13 t | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Palestine | 13 t | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 10 t | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Tuvalu | 10 t | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 186 | China, Macao SAR | 10 t | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Grenada | 9 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Samoa | 9 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Seychelles | 8 t | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Rwanda | 7 t | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Curaçao | 7 t | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Liberia | 6 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 194 | New Caledonia | 6 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Benin | 5 t | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Saint Martin (French part) | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Tonga | 2 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Dominica | 1 t | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Palau | 1 t | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 199 | South Sudan | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 199 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 t | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Cook Islands | 1 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 199 | Montserrat | 1 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 199 | Norfolk Island | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Burundi | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Marshall Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 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 4.06 million t
- Europe 2.07 million t
- Americas 1.10 million t
- Northern America 987,755 t
- United States of America 942,404 t
- Western Europe 926,601 t
- Asia 749,482 t
- Eastern Europe 412,602 t
- Northern Europe 380,554 t
- Southern Europe 353,955 t
- Eastern Asia 324,813 t
- Western Asia 234,468 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