Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree β 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
219
Highest
950,594 t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
Niue
Median
9,011 t
Years covered
27
1998β2024
Data points
6,203
What the numbers show
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree β Import quantity is currently reported for 219 countries. The highest value is 950,594 t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 9,011 t, and the mean is 55,635 t.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 2,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 100.0%).
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree β Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 950,594 t | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 596,000 t | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 3 | China | 510,147 t | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 4 | France | 451,540 t | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 5 | Japan | 417,152 t | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 396,936 t | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 7 | TΓΌrkiye | 395,758 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Philippines | 326,412 t | 2024 | up 240.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Egypt | 304,000 t | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 10 | India | 288,089 t | 2024 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Malaysia | 281,424 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 274,774 t | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 267,368 t | 2024 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 14 | China, mainland | 263,213 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 259,405 t | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 241,034 t | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 236,601 t | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 228,191 t | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 214,131 t | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 20 | Peru | 189,119 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia and New Zealand | 179,059 t | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 177,430 t | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Belgium | 175,527 t | 2024 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 24 | China, Taiwan Province of | 170,781 t | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 25 | Nigeria | 166,902 t | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Algeria | 157,398 t | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 154,282 t | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 28 | Canada | 148,166 t | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 144,557 t | 2024 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 127,328 t | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 111,202 t | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 32 | Morocco | 107,010 t | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Czechia | 106,000 t | 2024 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 105,649 t | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Kenya | 101,588 t | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 95,800 t | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 94,764 t | 2024 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 38 | Austria | 87,459 t | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 39 | Greece | 85,964 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 84,739 t | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 42 | Singapore | 82,544 t | 2024 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Tunisia | 78,463 t | 2024 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Ecuador | 76,727 t | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 45 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 72,995 t | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 46 | Colombia | 70,542 t | 2024 | up 152.0% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 60,759 t | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 48 | Uganda | 58,284 t | 2024 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 54,517 t | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Guatemala | 53,590 t | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 51,889 t | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 52 | Cambodia | 50,651 t | 2024 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 50,250 t | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 54 | Nepal | 48,917 t | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Indonesia | 48,171 t | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 56 | Serbia | 46,000 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 57 | Jordan | 44,877 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 58 | Ireland | 44,693 t | 2024 | down 49.6% | flat |
| 59 | United Republic of Tanzania | 44,270 t | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Portugal | 44,265 t | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 61 | Ghana | 43,923 t | 2024 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Myanmar | 43,688 t | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Iraq | 43,017 t | 2024 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Croatia | 42,947 t | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 65 | Brazil | 41,298 t | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 39,813 t | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 67 | Denmark | 39,302 t | 2024 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 36,733 t | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 35,604 t | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 70 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 35,456 t | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Norway | 32,326 t | 2024 | down 74.6% | rising |
| 72 | Lebanon | 32,048 t | 2024 | down 59.1% | flat |
| 73 | Slovakia | 30,530 t | 2024 | down 45.6% | rising |
| 74 | Paraguay | 29,009 t | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 75 | Slovenia | 27,508 t | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Cameroon | 26,002 t | 2024 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Lithuania | 25,816 t | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 25,534 t | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Sudan (former) | 25,293 t | 2011 | up 999.7% | volatile |
| 80 | New Zealand | 24,772 t | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 81 | Latvia | 24,298 t | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 23,768 t | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 22,770 t | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 84 | Sweden | 22,394 t | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Russian Federation | 21,186 t | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Argentina | 20,825 t | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 87 | Djibouti | 20,640 t | 2024 | up 165.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19,144 t | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 89 | Finland | 19,016 t | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 90 | Yemen | 19,015 t | 2024 | up 64.4% | flat |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 18,906 t | 2024 | down 60.2% | rising |
| 92 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 17,819 t | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 93 | El Salvador | 17,533 t | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 94 | Honduras | 17,024 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 95 | Pakistan | 16,588 t | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Kuwait | 15,636 t | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 97 | Angola | 15,466 t | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Estonia | 15,152 t | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Uruguay | 15,000 t | 2024 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 100 | Georgia | 12,713 t | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12,419 t | 2024 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Zimbabwe | 12,041 t | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 103 | Serbia and Montenegro | 12,000 t | 2005 | β | volatile |
| 104 | Qatar | 11,077 t | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Panama | 10,961 t | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 10,529 t | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Oman | 10,469 t | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 108 | Zambia | 10,400 t | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 10,371 t | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 110 | Republic of Moldova | 9,115 t | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Libya | 9,011 t | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 112 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8,934 t | 2024 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8,842 t | 2024 | down 30.5% | flat |
| 114 | Benin | 8,816 t | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 8,816 t | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,274 t | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Mozambique | 8,064 t | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Cuba | 8,042 t | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 119 | Mongolia | 8,015 t | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Cyprus | 7,801 t | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 121 | Madagascar | 7,271 t | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Armenia | 7,216 t | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 123 | Bahrain | 6,960 t | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 6,946 t | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Malawi | 6,283 t | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Melanesia | 6,155 t | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 127 | Malta | 6,113 t | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 128 | Gabon | 5,694 t | 2024 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5,668 t | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Jamaica | 5,500 t | 2024 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 131 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5,303 t | 2024 | up 191.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 5,246 t | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 133 | Congo | 5,236 t | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Senegal | 5,231 t | 2024 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 135 | Mauritius | 4,775 t | 2024 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 136 | Namibia | 4,759 t | 2024 | up 579.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Afghanistan | 4,417 t | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Haiti | 4,319 t | 2024 | up 435.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Botswana | 3,844 t | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Albania | 3,801 t | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 141 | Belarus | 3,608 t | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Togo | 3,428 t | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Papua New Guinea | 3,256 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 144 | Palestine | 3,225 t | 2024 | down 93.0% | falling |
| 145 | China, Macao SAR | 3,158 t | 2024 | down 53.9% | rising |
| 146 | Guinea | 3,124 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Montenegro | 3,051 t | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 148 | Somalia | 2,385 t | 2024 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,146 t | 2024 | up 50.8% | flat |
| 150 | Eswatini | 2,142 t | 2024 | up 200.8% | rising |
| 151 | Maldives | 2,138 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 152 | Niger | 2,110 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Liberia | 1,804 t | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1,787 t | 2010 | up 751.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 1,663 t | 2024 | up 203.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Tajikistan | 1,613 t | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Bahamas | 1,554 t | 2024 | up 212.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Mauritania | 1,543 t | 2024 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 159 | South Sudan | 1,506 t | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 160 | Timor-Leste | 1,501 t | 2024 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Rwanda | 1,306 t | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 162 | New Caledonia | 1,211 t | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Andorra | 1,207 t | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Polynesia | 1,104 t | 2024 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 165 | Gambia | 1,032 t | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Mali | 978 t | 2024 | up 1,817.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Curaçao | 856 t | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 168 | Eritrea | 854 t | 2024 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Micronesia | 806 t | 2024 | up 739.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Fiji | 803 t | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Iceland | 793 t | 2024 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 172 | Barbados | 637 t | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Aruba | 634 t | 2024 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Bhutan | 593 t | 2024 | up 1,346.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Suriname | 575 t | 2024 | down 55.9% | rising |
| 176 | Guinea-Bissau | 573 t | 2024 | up 369.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Guyana | 559 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 497 t | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Lesotho | 468 t | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 180 | French Polynesia | 435 t | 2024 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 181 | Guam | 416 t | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 388 t | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Seychelles | 360 t | 2024 | up 718.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Gibraltar | 334 t | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 185 | Samoa | 317 t | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Cayman Islands | 313 t | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Cabo Verde | 298 t | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 188 | Sudan | 268 t | 2024 | down 98.4% | falling |
| 189 | Saint Lucia | 229 t | 2024 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 217 t | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Burundi | 183 t | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Bermuda | 167 t | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 193 | Greenland | 154 t | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 194 | Tonga | 153 t | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Faroe Islands | 148 t | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Dominica | 117 t | 2024 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Belize | 109 t | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 99 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Northern Mariana Islands | 98 t | 2024 | up 988.9% | volatile |
| 199 | British Virgin Islands | 98 t | 2024 | up 1,125.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Sao Tome and Principe | 91 t | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Comoros | 89 t | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 203 | Marshall Islands | 71 t | 2024 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 69 t | 2024 | up 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68 t | 2024 | up 655.6% | volatile |
| 206 | Kiribati | 60 t | 2024 | up 160.9% | rising |
| 207 | Palau | 58 t | 2024 | up 314.3% | volatile |
| 208 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50 t | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 209 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 49 t | 2024 | up 276.9% | volatile |
| 210 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 30 t | 2024 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 211 | Grenada | 19 t | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 212 | Cook Islands | 11 t | 2024 | down 47.6% | rising |
| 213 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 10 t | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 214 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 6 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 215 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 t | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 216 | Nauru | 4 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 216 | Norfolk Island | 4 t | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 218 | Chad | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 219 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 0 t | 2024 | β | flat |
| 219 | Niue | 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 12.44 million t
- Europe 4.55 million t
- Asia 4.18 million t
- Americas 2.12 million t
- Western Europe 2.05 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.59 million t
- Africa 1.41 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 1.22 million t
- Eastern Asia 1.17 million t
- Northern America 1.03 million t
- Western Asia 930,953 t
- Southern Europe 922,687 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