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
232
Highest
942,404 t
United States
Lowest
0 t
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
532.5 t
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
6,231

What the numbers show

Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import quantity is currently reported for 232 countries. The highest value is 942,404 t in United States; the lowest is 0 t in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

The median across all reporting countries is 532.5 t, and the mean is 21,106 t.

Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 154 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 942,404 t 2024 down 56.4% falling
2 Germany 478,224 t 2024 down 24.4% falling
3 China 303,296 t 2024 up 218.3% volatile
4 France 283,570 t 2024 down 27.4% falling
5 China, mainland 228,446 t 2024 up 248.7% volatile
6 Poland 212,405 t 2024 down 35.9% rising
7 United Kingdom 204,000 t 2024 down 53.9% falling
7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 204,000 t 2024 down 53.9% falling
9 Serbia and Montenegro 190,000 t 2005 up 537.6% volatile
10 Italy 175,301 t 2024 down 50.6% falling
11 Sweden 119,175 t 2024 down 14.4% rising
12 Belgium 109,444 t 2024 down 62.9% falling
13 Spain 94,095 t 2024 down 58.9% falling
14 Czechia 83,000 t 2024 down 14.5% rising
15 Saudi Arabia 76,502 t 2024 down 2.2% volatile
16 China, Taiwan Province of 74,727 t 2024 up 162.4% volatile
17 Turkey 62,077 t 2024 down 17.4% volatile
17 Türkiye 62,077 t 2024 down 17.4% volatile
19 Mexico 58,210 t 2024 down 24.3% rising
20 Pakistan 57,454 t 2024 up 67.2% volatile
21 South Africa 46,961 t 2024 down 40.6% volatile
22 Canada 45,070 t 2024 up 31.7% volatile
23 United Arab Emirates 41,599 t 2024 up 8.8% falling
24 Slovenia 39,535 t 2024 down 26.0% volatile
25 Slovakia 37,996 t 2024 down 52.2% volatile
26 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 34,638 t 2024 down 75.0% volatile
27 Vietnam 34,139 t 2024 up 327.5% volatile
27 Viet Nam 34,139 t 2024 up 327.5% volatile
29 India 30,770 t 2024 up 408.3% volatile
30 Romania 28,294 t 2024 up 8.2% volatile
31 Jordan 26,592 t 2024 up 6,142.2% volatile
32 Hungary 24,240 t 2024 down 50.2% rising
33 Australia and New Zealand 22,755 t 2024 down 84.8% falling
34 Brazil 21,525 t 2024 down 74.1% volatile
35 Australia 20,736 t 2024 down 85.7% falling
36 Lithuania 18,733 t 2024 down 5.5% volatile
37 Austria 14,873 t 2024 down 68.8% falling
38 Latvia 14,484 t 2024 up 24.1% volatile
39 Indonesia 14,099 t 2024 up 34.4% volatile
40 Denmark 14,080 t 2024 up 2.9% volatile
41 Ukraine 13,800 t 2024 down 46.0% falling
42 Portugal 12,697 t 2024 down 55.2% falling
43 Republic of Korea 12,226 t 2024 down 36.5% volatile
44 Algeria 11,071 t 2024 up 103.7% rising
45 Nigeria 10,466 t 2024 down 20.9% volatile
46 Greece 10,011 t 2024 down 52.4% falling
47 Croatia 9,539 t 2024 down 24.7% volatile
48 Malaysia 9,518 t 2024 down 21.7% volatile
49 Kazakhstan 8,538 t 2024 up 476.1% volatile
50 Uzbekistan 8,390 t 2024 up 812.0% volatile
51 Bulgaria 8,388 t 2024 up 5.9% falling
52 Colombia 8,354 t 2024 down 20.8% falling
53 Philippines 8,094 t 2024 up 125.2% volatile
54 Serbia 8,000 t 2024 down 27.3% rising
55 Chile 7,719 t 2024 up 177.1% volatile
56 Morocco 7,230 t 2024 up 3.7% rising
57 Japan 6,273 t 2024 down 95.1% volatile
58 Switzerland 5,660 t 2024 down 48.3% volatile
59 Egypt 5,659 t 2024 up 570.5% volatile
60 Israel 5,584 t 2024 down 44.2% falling
61 Cambodia 5,453 t 2024 down 83.3% volatile
62 Angola 5,356 t 2024 up 421.5% volatile
63 Peru 5,342 t 2024 down 58.4% falling
64 Caribbean 5,152 t 2024 down 60.3% rising
65 Kuwait 5,011 t 2024 down 40.5% volatile
66 Botswana 4,527 t 2024 up 194.9% volatile
67 Melanesia 4,258 t 2024 up 18.0% volatile
68 Iraq 4,060 t 2024 up 1,381.8% volatile
69 Russia 4,027 t 2024 down 87.3% volatile
69 Russian Federation 4,027 t 2024 down 87.3% volatile
71 Thailand 3,369 t 2024 down 80.9% volatile
72 Estonia 3,100 t 2024 up 27.1% flat
73 Ireland 3,018 t 2024 down 33.1% volatile
74 Fiji 2,818 t 2024 down 14.6% volatile
75 Tunisia 2,705 t 2024 down 5.4% volatile
76 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,532 t 2024 down 88.2% volatile
77 Albania 2,494 t 2024 down 16.9% volatile
78 Yemen 2,380 t 2024 up 229.2% volatile
79 Finland 2,379 t 2024 down 88.0% volatile
80 Azerbaijan 2,357 t 2024 — volatile
81 Bangladesh 2,191 t 2024 down 93.1% volatile
82 Syria 2,189 t 2024 up 1,005.6% volatile
82 Syrian Arab Republic 2,189 t 2024 up 1,005.6% volatile
84 Ghana 2,178 t 2024 up 27.7% volatile
85 Dominican Republic 2,161 t 2024 up 6.5% volatile
86 Singapore 2,066 t 2024 down 51.0% volatile
87 Namibia 2,028 t 2024 down 19.1% volatile
88 New Zealand 2,018 t 2024 down 53.6% volatile
89 Cameroon 1,971 t 2024 up 107.9% volatile
90 Oman 1,941 t 2024 down 71.7% volatile
91 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,765 t 2024 up 6.1% volatile
92 Lebanon 1,737 t 2024 down 37.6% rising
93 Mozambique 1,701 t 2024 down 28.3% volatile
94 Honduras 1,637 t 2024 down 73.4% volatile
95 Norway 1,531 t 2024 down 86.0% volatile
96 Papua New Guinea 1,390 t 2024 up 546.5% volatile
97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,304 t 2024 up 30.4% rising
98 Cuba 1,268 t 2024 down 42.3% volatile
99 Mongolia 1,253 t 2024 up 1,008.9% volatile
100 Nepal 1,224 t 2024 down 18.5% volatile
101 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 971 t 2024 up 181.4% volatile
102 Qatar 957 t 2024 down 45.4% volatile
103 Djibouti 944 t 2024 down 26.5% volatile
104 Panama 926 t 2024 down 37.9% falling
105 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 915 t 2024 down 85.2% volatile
106 Uganda 885 t 2024 down 13.2% volatile
107 North Macedonia 812 t 2024 up 152.2% volatile
108 Argentina 779 t 2024 down 96.0% volatile
109 United Republic of Tanzania 760 t 2024 down 25.4% volatile
110 Kyrgyzstan 752 t 2024 up 370.0% volatile
111 Eswatini 730 t 2024 up 1.7% flat
112 Libya 641 t 2024 up 71.4% volatile
113 Georgia 582 t 2024 up 16.4% volatile
114 Barbados 573 t 2024 down 65.8% volatile
115 Guatemala 545 t 2024 down 74.1% volatile
116 Sri Lanka 534 t 2024 down 67.6% volatile
117 Ecuador 531 t 2024 down 53.1% volatile
118 Brunei 518 t 2024 down 13.8% volatile
118 Brunei Darussalam 518 t 2024 down 13.8% volatile
120 Mali 508 t 2024 up 110.8% volatile
121 Democratic Republic of the Congo 483 t 2024 down 60.7% volatile
122 Senegal 461 t 2024 up 22.9% volatile
123 Kenya 433 t 2024 down 68.9% volatile
124 Guadeloupe 417 t 2024 unchanged flat
125 Moldova 409 t 2024 up 1,036.1% volatile
125 Republic of Moldova 409 t 2024 up 1,036.1% volatile
127 Costa Rica 397 t 2024 down 80.0% volatile
128 Cyprus 355 t 2024 down 43.7% volatile
129 Sudan (former) 354 t 2011 up 35,300.0% volatile
130 Netherlands Antilles (former) 343 t 2010 up 501.8% volatile
131 Zambia 319 t 2024 down 78.5% volatile
132 Armenia 317 t 2024 down 69.4% volatile
133 Jamaica 294 t 2024 down 83.1% rising
134 Suriname 279 t 2024 down 80.2% volatile
135 Belize 246 t 2024 up 485.7% volatile
136 El Salvador 242 t 2024 down 84.3% volatile
137 Bermuda 239 t 2024 down 40.1% volatile
138 Uruguay 235 t 2024 down 85.4% volatile
139 Cabo Verde 234 t 2024 down 20.7% rising
140 Bahrain 215 t 2024 down 85.9% volatile
141 Madagascar 211 t 2024 down 91.7% volatile
142 Zimbabwe 204 t 2024 down 90.5% volatile
143 Mauritius 202 t 2024 down 60.4% volatile
144 Luxembourg 192 t 2024 down 75.4% volatile
145 Guyana 185 t 2024 down 71.4% volatile
146 Niger 181 t 2024 up 7.1% volatile
147 Ethiopia 167 t 2024 down 97.4% volatile
148 Equatorial Guinea 156 t 2024 up 32.2% volatile
149 Myanmar 138 t 2024 down 97.9% volatile
150 Haiti 133 t 2024 down 91.2% volatile
151 Tajikistan 132 t 2024 down 5.7% volatile
152 Somalia 129 t 2024 down 73.7% volatile
153 Sudan 122 t 2024 down 98.8% volatile
154 Cote d'Ivoire 113 t 2024 up 56.9% volatile
154 China, Hong Kong SAR 113 t 2024 down 91.2% volatile
154 Côte d'Ivoire 113 t 2024 up 56.9% volatile
157 Nicaragua 100 t 2023 up 49.3% volatile
158 Sierra Leone 88 t 2024 up 27.5% volatile
159 Guinea 86 t 2024 up 104.8% volatile
159 Lesotho 86 t 2024 down 92.3% volatile
161 Turkmenistan 85 t 2024 down 96.5% volatile
162 Mauritania 82 t 2024 down 43.4% volatile
163 Trinidad and Tobago 78 t 2024 down 96.1% volatile
164 Malawi 71 t 2024 down 76.4% volatile
165 Afghanistan 69 t 2024 up 21.1% volatile
165 Gambia 69 t 2024 down 72.3% volatile
167 Montenegro 66 t 2024 up 230.0% volatile
168 Cayman Islands 65 t 2024 — volatile
169 Bahamas 61 t 2024 down 65.9% volatile
169 Malta 61 t 2024 down 55.5% volatile
171 Micronesia 60 t 2024 up 275.0% volatile
172 Gabon 59 t 2024 down 15.7% volatile
173 Antigua and Barbuda 55 t 2024 up 400.0% volatile
174 East Timor 49 t 2024 up 4,800.0% volatile
174 Timor-Leste 49 t 2024 up 4,800.0% volatile
176 Kiribati 45 t 2024 up 104.5% volatile
177 Belarus 43 t 2024 down 97.6% volatile
177 Togo 43 t 2024 down 94.6% volatile
179 Greenland 42 t 2024 down 16.0% volatile
180 Congo 39 t 2024 down 88.5% volatile
181 Paraguay 38 t 2024 down 69.4% volatile
182 Maldives 36 t 2024 down 71.2% volatile
183 Polynesia 35 t 2024 down 94.7% volatile
184 Laos 34 t 2024 down 87.7% volatile
184 Lao People's Democratic Republic 34 t 2024 down 87.7% volatile
186 Sao Tome and Principe 31 t 2024 up 244.4% volatile
187 Faroe Islands 30 t 2024 up 114.3% rising
188 Gibraltar 27 t 2024 down 30.8% volatile
189 Solomon Islands 26 t 2024 down 25.7% volatile
189 Chad 26 t 2024 up 550.0% volatile
191 Aruba 25 t 2024 down 96.4% rising
192 Iceland 24 t 2024 down 77.8% volatile
193 Burkina Faso 18 t 2024 down 53.8% volatile
193 Vanuatu 18 t 2024 down 67.3% volatile
195 Bhutan 17 t 2024 down 70.7% volatile
196 Andorra 13 t 2024 down 83.1% volatile
196 Palestine 13 t 2024 down 97.5% volatile
196 Palestine 13 t 2024 down 97.5% volatile
199 French Polynesia 10 t 2024 down 52.4% volatile
199 Tuvalu 10 t 2024 up 400.0% volatile
199 China, Macao SAR 10 t 2024 down 56.5% volatile
202 Grenada 9 t 2024 down 10.0% volatile
202 Samoa 9 t 2024 down 50.0% volatile
204 Seychelles 8 t 2024 down 87.7% volatile
205 Curacao 7 t 2024 down 97.9% volatile
205 Rwanda 7 t 2024 down 84.8% volatile
205 Curaçao 7 t 2024 down 97.9% volatile
208 Liberia 6 t 2024 down 91.4% volatile
208 New Caledonia 6 t 2024 up 50.0% volatile
210 Benin 5 t 2024 down 99.1% volatile
211 Saint Martin (French Part) 2 t 2024 unchanged flat
211 Tonga 2 t 2024 down 99.7% volatile
213 Dominica 1 t 2024 down 98.3% volatile
213 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 t 2024 down 75.0% volatile
213 Palau 1 t 2024 down 93.8% volatile
213 South Sudan 1 t 2024 unchanged volatile
213 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 t 2024 down 95.7% volatile
213 Cook Islands 1 t 2024 down 75.0% falling
213 Montserrat 1 t 2024 down 66.7% falling
213 Norfolk Island 1 t 2024 — volatile
213 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 1 t 2024 — volatile
213 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1 t 2024 down 90.0% volatile
223 Burundi 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
223 Central African Republic 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
223 Eritrea 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
223 Guinea-Bissau 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
223 Saint Lucia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
223 Marshall Islands 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
223 Northern Mariana Islands 0 t 2024 — volatile
223 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
223 British Virgin Islands 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
223 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 6,231 data points, 1998–2024
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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