Pulp for paper — Import value 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
222
Highest
17.78 million 1000 USD
China
Lowest
0 1000 USD
China, Macao SAR
Median
4,088 1000 USD
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,258
What the numbers show
Pulp for paper — Import value is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 17.78 million 1000 USD in China; the lowest is 0 1000 USD in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,088 1000 USD, and the mean is 304,073 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 121,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 100.0%).
Pulp for paper — Import value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 17.78 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 17.36 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 4.20 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 3.16 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Italy | 2.54 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.48 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 1.38 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 1.20 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Turkey | 1.16 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Türkiye | 1.16 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 11 | India | 1.08 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 965,441 1000 USD | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 931,606 1000 USD | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Poland | 906,353 1000 USD | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 855,559 1000 USD | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Indonesia | 724,439 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 559,784 1000 USD | 2024 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 559,784 1000 USD | 2024 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 511,260 1000 USD | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 449,711 1000 USD | 2024 | up 464.7% | volatile |
| 21 | China, Taiwan Province of | 413,873 1000 USD | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Canada | 402,793 1000 USD | 2024 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Sweden | 377,639 1000 USD | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Austria | 350,003 1000 USD | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Thailand | 348,396 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 344,968 1000 USD | 1999 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Vietnam | 294,884 1000 USD | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Viet Nam | 294,884 1000 USD | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 254,068 1000 USD | 2024 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 220,196 1000 USD | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 219,241 1000 USD | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Australia and New Zealand | 214,043 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Finland | 197,451 1000 USD | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 188,754 1000 USD | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 185,564 1000 USD | 2024 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 182,396 1000 USD | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 37 | Brazil | 176,850 1000 USD | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Australia | 174,018 1000 USD | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Algeria | 165,392 1000 USD | 2024 | up 292.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Pakistan | 154,860 1000 USD | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Singapore | 153,533 1000 USD | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Greece | 152,640 1000 USD | 2024 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 43 | South Africa | 147,811 1000 USD | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Romania | 144,153 1000 USD | 2024 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Argentina | 141,549 1000 USD | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Malaysia | 140,242 1000 USD | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 47 | USSR | 140,000 1000 USD | 1991 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 48 | Israel | 136,251 1000 USD | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Slovakia | 128,501 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Portugal | 117,396 1000 USD | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 114,508 1000 USD | 2024 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Hungary | 110,924 1000 USD | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Jordan | 102,895 1000 USD | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Switzerland | 88,885 1000 USD | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Peru | 79,856 1000 USD | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Philippines | 72,696 1000 USD | 2024 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia | 69,276 1000 USD | 2024 | up 151.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Nigeria | 67,513 1000 USD | 2024 | up 370.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Tunisia | 65,849 1000 USD | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 61,925 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,561.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Norway | 59,862 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Yugoslav SFR | 58,297 1000 USD | 1991 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Denmark | 52,524 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Ukraine | 51,910 1000 USD | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 65 | Estonia | 48,713 1000 USD | 2024 | up 175.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Morocco | 45,824 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 42,785 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,741.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Russia | 40,227 1000 USD | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Russian Federation | 40,227 1000 USD | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 70 | New Zealand | 40,021 1000 USD | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Guatemala | 38,167 1000 USD | 2024 | up 669.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 34,124 1000 USD | 2024 | up 846.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 30,152 1000 USD | 2024 | up 277.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29,931 1000 USD | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Chile | 28,789 1000 USD | 2024 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Kenya | 28,534 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5,243.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 28,482 1000 USD | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Lithuania | 26,769 1000 USD | 2024 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Ghana | 21,703 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4,122.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Angola | 20,862 1000 USD | 2024 | up 235.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Ecuador | 19,015 1000 USD | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Kuwait | 17,534 1000 USD | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Lebanon | 17,415 1000 USD | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 84 | Caribbean | 17,313 1000 USD | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Syria | 14,585 1000 USD | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14,585 1000 USD | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Bahrain | 13,891 1000 USD | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Iraq | 13,806 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8,923.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 12,893 1000 USD | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 90 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11,990 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5,300.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Belarus | 11,883 1000 USD | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11,699 1000 USD | 2024 | up 911.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11,699 1000 USD | 2024 | up 911.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Latvia | 10,822 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4,428.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 10,500 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Laos | 10,253 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8,235.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10,253 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8,235.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Cambodia | 9,521 1000 USD | 2024 | up 7,338.3% | volatile |
| 99 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 9,339 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,782.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Czechoslovakia | 8,362 1000 USD | 1992 | down 68.9% | rising |
| 101 | Senegal | 7,826 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,754.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Djibouti | 7,781 1000 USD | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 7,540 1000 USD | 2024 | up 155.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Serbia and Montenegro | 6,755 1000 USD | 2005 | up 1,940.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Uganda | 6,361 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9,996.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Oman | 5,230 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,711.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Cameroon | 4,749 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,365.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Uruguay | 4,497 1000 USD | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Mongolia | 4,436 1000 USD | 2024 | up 604.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Ireland | 4,432 1000 USD | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 111 | Qatar | 4,092 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,710.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Afghanistan | 4,084 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,260.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Libya | 3,714 1000 USD | 2024 | up 216.4% | rising |
| 114 | Mali | 3,590 1000 USD | 2024 | up 16,218.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Cuba | 3,516 1000 USD | 2024 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3,404 1000 USD | 2024 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 2,753 1000 USD | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 2,707 1000 USD | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Paraguay | 2,704 1000 USD | 2024 | up 755.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 2,470 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,603.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Ethiopia PDR | 2,456 1000 USD | 1992 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Madagascar | 2,178 1000 USD | 2024 | up 447.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Guinea | 2,033 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4,049.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Nepal | 1,872 1000 USD | 2024 | up 683.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Myanmar | 1,862 1000 USD | 2024 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Belize | 1,766 1000 USD | 2024 | up 667.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Zambia | 1,730 1000 USD | 2024 | up 719.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Mozambique | 1,586 1000 USD | 2024 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | 1,570 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3,240.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Benin | 1,501 1000 USD | 2024 | up 464.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Eritrea | 1,214 1000 USD | 2024 | up 121,300.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Rwanda | 1,212 1000 USD | 2024 | up 569.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Croatia | 987 1000 USD | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Yemen | 873 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,718.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 868 1000 USD | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Botswana | 778 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,781.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Central African Republic | 668 1000 USD | 2024 | up 398.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Palestine | 664 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 138 | Palestine | 664 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 140 | Zimbabwe | 638 1000 USD | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | 633 1000 USD | 2024 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Panama | 601 1000 USD | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Malawi | 582 1000 USD | 2024 | up 221.5% | volatile |
| 144 | North Macedonia | 453 1000 USD | 2024 | up 151.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 451 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Kyrgyzstan | 402 1000 USD | 2024 | up 570.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Polynesia | 392 1000 USD | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 148 | Moldova | 387 1000 USD | 2024 | up 207.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Melanesia | 387 1000 USD | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Republic of Moldova | 387 1000 USD | 2024 | up 207.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Niger | 375 1000 USD | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Sudan | 348 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 325 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Georgia | 324 1000 USD | 2024 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Andorra | 312 1000 USD | 2024 | up 31,100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Mauritania | 282 1000 USD | 2024 | up 28,100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 269 1000 USD | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Cyprus | 209 1000 USD | 2024 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Niue | 183 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | French Polynesia | 160 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5,233.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Sudan (former) | 160 1000 USD | 2011 | up 3,900.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Iceland | 142 1000 USD | 2024 | up 373.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Honduras | 140 1000 USD | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Burkina Faso | 134 1000 USD | 2024 | up 179.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Reunion | 133 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 165 | Réunion | 133 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 167 | Faroe Islands | 131 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Togo | 126 1000 USD | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Martinique | 117 1000 USD | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 170 | Bahamas | 102 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,357.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Armenia | 94 1000 USD | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 89 1000 USD | 2024 | up 493.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Micronesia | 81 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,600.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Albania | 77 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Jamaica | 70 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 61 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Mauritius | 61 1000 USD | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Burundi | 60 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 179 | Malta | 58 1000 USD | 2024 | up 625.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Nicaragua | 42 1000 USD | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 40 1000 USD | 2010 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Samoa | 30 1000 USD | 2024 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Haiti | 27 1000 USD | 2024 | up 285.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Gabon | 26 1000 USD | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 26 1000 USD | 2024 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 186 | Dominica | 25 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 187 | Papua New Guinea | 24 1000 USD | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Seychelles | 19 1000 USD | 2024 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Liberia | 18 1000 USD | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Aruba | 17 1000 USD | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 190 | Congo | 17 1000 USD | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 192 | New Caledonia | 16 1000 USD | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 15 1000 USD | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Chad | 15 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 193 | East Timor | 15 1000 USD | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Timor-Leste | 15 1000 USD | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 14 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 198 | Barbados | 13 1000 USD | 2024 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 199 | Gambia | 11 1000 USD | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Cabo Verde | 11 1000 USD | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 201 | Greenland | 9 1000 USD | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Fiji | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Montenegro | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 202 | Namibia | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 205 | Bhutan | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.1% | falling |
| 205 | Guyana | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 207 | Tonga | 5 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 209 | Palau | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 210 | Brunei | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Eswatini | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 210 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | — | flat |
| 210 | Brunei Darussalam | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 214 | Guadeloupe | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 215 | Cayman Islands | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 215 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 215 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 218 | Comoros | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 218 | Lesotho | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 218 | Somalia | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 218 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 218 | China, Macao SAR | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 46.84 million 1000 USD
- Asia 25.72 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Asia 20.13 million 1000 USD
- Europe 13.77 million 1000 USD
- Western Europe 6.79 million 1000 USD
- Americas 6.27 million 1000 USD
- Northern America 4.60 million 1000 USD
- United States of America 4.20 million 1000 USD
- Southern Europe 4.02 million 1000 USD
- Western Asia 2.12 million 1000 USD
- South-Eastern Asia 1.76 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Europe 1.62 million 1000 USD
- Southern Asia 1.61 million 1000 USD
- Northern Europe 1.34 million 1000 USD
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.17 million 1000 USD
- Central America 949,562 1000 USD
- Africa 860,126 1000 USD
- South America 701,439 1000 USD
- Northern Africa 500,368 1000 USD
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 358,977 1000 USD
- Oceania 214,903 1000 USD
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 174,464 1000 USD
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 173,584 1000 USD
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 169,624 1000 USD
- Southern Africa 148,599 1000 USD
- Western Africa 117,716 1000 USD
- Central Asia 96,519 1000 USD
- Eastern Africa 66,832 1000 USD
- Middle Africa 26,611 1000 USD
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