Pulp for paper — 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
221
Highest
26.87 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
4,612 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,258
What the numbers show
Pulp for paper — Import quantity is currently reported for 221 countries. The highest value is 26.87 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,612 t, and the mean is 437,448 t.
Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 80,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 100.0%).
Pulp for paper — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 26.87 million t | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 26.19 million t | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 5.99 million t | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 4.35 million t | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 3.37 million t | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.08 million t | 2024 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 2.01 million t | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Turkey | 1.60 million t | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Türkiye | 1.60 million t | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 10 | India | 1.58 million t | 2024 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 1.51 million t | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 1.23 million t | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 1.19 million t | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Japan | 1.09 million t | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 1.04 million t | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Indonesia | 920,135 t | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 748,000 t | 1999 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 722,139 t | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 722,139 t | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 20 | China, Taiwan Province of | 658,622 t | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 635,314 t | 2024 | up 398.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 600,033 t | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 23 | Canada | 542,165 t | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | 532,455 t | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Thailand | 440,265 t | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Vietnam | 422,381 t | 2024 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 422,381 t | 2024 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Austria | 420,913 t | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Australia and New Zealand | 306,746 t | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 284,279 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 283,557 t | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 252,754 t | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Australia | 247,842 t | 2024 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 34 | Singapore | 247,515 t | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovenia | 243,217 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 229,538 t | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Egypt | 213,855 t | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Algeria | 208,122 t | 2024 | up 295.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Czechia | 207,900 t | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 207,213 t | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Greece | 204,776 t | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 42 | Pakistan | 198,916 t | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Romania | 190,866 t | 2024 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 44 | South Africa | 179,944 t | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 179,366 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Brazil | 176,554 t | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Israel | 172,485 t | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovakia | 159,439 t | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Peru | 159,302 t | 2024 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Portugal | 155,594 t | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 51 | USSR | 150,000 t | 1991 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 52 | Tunisia | 146,717 t | 2024 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Hungary | 145,364 t | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Jordan | 143,384 t | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 112,891 t | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Yugoslav SFR | 103,100 t | 1991 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Switzerland | 101,072 t | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Serbia | 94,000 t | 2024 | up 118.0% | rising |
| 59 | Philippines | 84,523 t | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 60 | Norway | 78,953 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Estonia | 69,341 t | 2024 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Ukraine | 64,105 t | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 63 | New Zealand | 58,899 t | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Denmark | 55,923 t | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 65 | El Salvador | 54,641 t | 2024 | up 1,604.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Nigeria | 53,102 t | 2024 | up 164.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Guatemala | 49,870 t | 2024 | up 629.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Morocco | 48,510 t | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 48,147 t | 2024 | up 838.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 45,599 t | 2024 | up 1,761.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38,493 t | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 36,022 t | 2024 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 73 | Russia | 35,905 t | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Russian Federation | 35,905 t | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Lithuania | 34,743 t | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 29,463 t | 2024 | up 306.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Kuwait | 26,904 t | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 78 | Lebanon | 24,697 t | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 79 | Ghana | 24,508 t | 2024 | up 4,696.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Chile | 23,662 t | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Kenya | 21,366 t | 2024 | up 2,587.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Syria | 20,750 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20,750 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Angola | 20,652 t | 2024 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Iraq | 20,320 t | 2024 | up 11,064.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Ecuador | 20,091 t | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Caribbean | 19,532 t | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Bahrain | 18,855 t | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Latvia | 16,925 t | 2024 | up 7,071.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 16,018 t | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Laos | 15,334 t | 2024 | up 9,605.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15,334 t | 2024 | up 9,605.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Czechoslovakia | 14,800 t | 1992 | down 82.4% | falling |
| 94 | Belarus | 14,053 t | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 95 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 12,800 t | 2024 | up 5,514.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12,730 t | 2024 | up 811.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12,730 t | 2024 | up 811.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Cambodia | 12,507 t | 2024 | up 12,407.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 11,611 t | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Serbia and Montenegro | 11,000 t | 2005 | up 746.2% | volatile |
| 101 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8,294 t | 2024 | up 6,136.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 8,239 t | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Djibouti | 8,113 t | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Senegal | 6,547 t | 2024 | up 1,212.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Oman | 6,208 t | 2024 | up 6,575.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Qatar | 5,736 t | 2024 | up 1,607.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Cameroon | 5,571 t | 2024 | up 2,211.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Uganda | 5,414 t | 2024 | up 3,880.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Ethiopia PDR | 5,397 t | 1992 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Belize | 4,880 t | 2024 | up 1,444.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 4,612 t | 2024 | up 1,949.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Mali | 4,224 t | 2024 | up 12,323.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Uruguay | 4,142 t | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Libya | 4,045 t | 2024 | up 94.6% | falling |
| 115 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3,413 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Ethiopia | 3,202 t | 2024 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 117 | Paraguay | 3,010 t | 2024 | up 733.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Guinea | 2,959 t | 2024 | up 19,626.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 2,832 t | 2024 | up 1,390.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Myanmar | 2,542 t | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 2,401 t | 2024 | up 23,910.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 2,359 t | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Madagascar | 2,336 t | 2024 | up 423.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Cuba | 2,249 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Mongolia | 2,248 t | 2024 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Nepal | 2,143 t | 2024 | up 982.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Ireland | 2,074 t | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Mozambique | 1,857 t | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritania | 1,610 t | 2024 | up 80,400.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Zambia | 1,577 t | 2024 | up 623.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 1,484 t | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 132 | Benin | 1,388 t | 2024 | up 222.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Botswana | 1,006 t | 2024 | up 14,271.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Yemen | 937 t | 2024 | up 1,166.2% | volatile |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 923 t | 2024 | up 449.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Kyrgyzstan | 879 t | 2024 | up 3,280.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Central African Republic | 826 t | 2024 | up 186.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Croatia | 816 t | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Palestine | 816 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 138 | Palestine | 816 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | 735 t | 2024 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 722 t | 2024 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 711 t | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Melanesia | 582 t | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Malawi | 502 t | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 500 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Andorra | 455 t | 2024 | up 45,400.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Togo | 452 t | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Polynesia | 417 t | 2024 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 150 | Panama | 407 t | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 307 t | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Niger | 279 t | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Rwanda | 276 t | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Niue | 259 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Cyprus | 214 t | 2024 | up 157.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Eritrea | 195 t | 2024 | up 9,650.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 174 t | 2024 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Honduras | 168 t | 2024 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Georgia | 166 t | 2024 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Bahamas | 142 t | 2024 | up 914.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Moldova | 140 t | 2024 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Republic of Moldova | 140 t | 2024 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Reunion | 136 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 163 | Réunion | 136 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 165 | Faroe Islands | 130 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Burkina Faso | 123 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Lucia | 116 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 168 | French Polynesia | 110 t | 2024 | up 1,275.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Armenia | 107 t | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Nicaragua | 107 t | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Martinique | 100 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 171 | Sudan (former) | 100 t | 2011 | up 4,900.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Sudan | 81 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Micronesia | 68 t | 2024 | up 3,300.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Papua New Guinea | 63 t | 2024 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea | 61 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 177 | Greenland | 60 t | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Aruba | 56 t | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 179 | Burundi | 54 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Malta | 51 t | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Jamaica | 50 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Dominica | 48 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 183 | Mauritius | 47 t | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Iceland | 39 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 185 | East Timor | 35 t | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 185 | Timor-Leste | 35 t | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 187 | Albania | 34 t | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Liberia | 30 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 29 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Seychelles | 28 t | 2024 | up 2,700.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 27 t | 2010 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Barbados | 19 t | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 18 t | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 194 | Bhutan | 17 t | 2024 | down 96.7% | falling |
| 194 | Gambia | 17 t | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Guyana | 16 t | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Samoa | 16 t | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Haiti | 12 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 199 | Gabon | 11 t | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 200 | New Caledonia | 9 t | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Solomon Islands | 9 t | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Chad | 9 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 200 | Cabo Verde | 9 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 204 | Congo | 8 t | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 205 | Montenegro | 7 t | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 206 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 207 | Palau | 4 t | 2024 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 208 | Tonga | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 209 | Namibia | 2 t | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 209 | Guadeloupe | 2 t | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 211 | Brunei | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 211 | Comoros | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 211 | Cayman Islands | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 211 | Fiji | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 211 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | Brunei Darussalam | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 211 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 218 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 218 | Somalia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 218 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 218 | China, Macao SAR | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 65.62 million t
- Asia 37.49 million t
- Eastern Asia 29.97 million t
- Europe 18.21 million t
- Western Europe 9.07 million t
- Americas 8.62 million t
- Northern America 6.53 million t
- United States of America 5.99 million t
- Southern Europe 5.33 million t
- Western Asia 2.93 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 2.32 million t
- Southern Asia 2.19 million t
- Eastern Europe 2.01 million t
- Northern Europe 1.80 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.46 million t
- Central America 1.16 million t
- Africa 993,327 t
- South America 907,702 t
- Northern Africa 621,330 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 394,526 t
- Oceania 307,813 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 273,130 t
- Southern Africa 180,952 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 176,804 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 151,418 t
- Western Africa 109,480 t
- Central Asia 81,174 t
- Eastern Africa 54,120 t
- Middle Africa 27,445 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