Pulp from fibres other than wood — 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
198
Highest
130,889 t
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
0 t
Brunei Darussalam
Median
72.5 t
Years covered
62
1963–2024
Data points
7,584

What the numbers show

Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import quantity is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 130,889 t in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is 0 t in Brunei Darussalam.

The median across all reporting countries is 72.5 t, and the mean is 2,985 t.

Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 13,716.7%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).

Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Saudi Arabia 130,889 t 2024 up 60.7% volatile
2 Republic of Korea 35,517 t 2024 up 45.5% volatile
3 United States 34,337 t 2024 up 186.1% volatile
4 China 24,725 t 2024 down 61.4% volatile
5 China, mainland 23,610 t 2024 down 62.1% volatile
6 Austria 23,113 t 2024 up 102.9% volatile
7 Japan 21,240 t 2024 down 24.1% volatile
8 Brazil 18,522 t 2024 up 98.5% volatile
9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 17,574 t 2024 up 70.6% volatile
10 France 15,467 t 2024 down 7.5% rising
11 Caribbean 14,550 t 2024 up 5,962.5% volatile
12 Dominican Republic 14,213 t 2024 — flat
13 Italy 12,874 t 2024 down 33.6% volatile
14 Germany 12,739 t 2024 down 85.9% volatile
15 Kazakhstan 12,435 t 2024 up 13,716.7% volatile
16 India 12,088 t 2024 down 42.5% volatile
17 Indonesia 10,363 t 2024 down 32.7% volatile
18 United Kingdom 10,000 t 2024 down 50.4% rising
18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10,000 t 2024 down 50.4% rising
20 Belgium 8,940 t 2024 up 51.4% volatile
21 Vietnam 8,887 t 2024 up 112.4% volatile
21 Viet Nam 8,887 t 2024 up 112.4% volatile
23 Thailand 8,631 t 2024 down 14.1% volatile
24 Sweden 8,433 t 2024 down 35.1% volatile
25 Mexico 8,119 t 2024 up 247.9% volatile
26 Spain 7,307 t 2024 up 130.5% volatile
27 Canada 5,751 t 2024 up 51.6% volatile
28 Australia and New Zealand 4,855 t 2024 up 89.7% volatile
29 Poland 4,346 t 2024 up 34.1% rising
30 Turkey 4,331 t 2024 up 154.0% volatile
30 Türkiye 4,331 t 2024 up 154.0% volatile
32 Switzerland 4,301 t 2024 up 6.0% rising
33 Australia 4,255 t 2024 up 85.0% volatile
34 Ethiopia PDR 4,100 t 1984 down 46.8% volatile
35 Belgium-Luxembourg 4,000 t 1999 up 8.1% volatile
36 Ukraine 2,800 t 2024 up 180.0% volatile
37 Finland 2,083 t 2024 down 57.9% volatile
38 Russia 1,910 t 2024 down 75.8% volatile
38 Russian Federation 1,910 t 2024 down 75.8% volatile
40 Nigeria 1,776 t 2024 up 8,780.0% volatile
41 Denmark 1,494 t 2024 down 93.5% volatile
42 Czechia 1,400 t 2024 down 7.3% volatile
43 Myanmar 1,175 t 2024 up 451.6% volatile
44 Kuwait 1,167 t 2024 up 1,543.7% volatile
45 Cambodia 1,162 t 2024 up 2,320.8% volatile
46 Philippines 1,152 t 2024 up 193.1% volatile
47 China, Taiwan Province of 1,115 t 2024 down 33.4% volatile
48 Colombia 991 t 2024 down 65.4% volatile
49 Romania 905 t 2024 up 53.4% volatile
50 North Macedonia 816 t 2024 up 2,047.4% volatile
51 Yugoslav SFR 800 t 1991 down 46.7% volatile
52 Hungary 766 t 2024 up 31.8% volatile
53 South Africa 765 t 2024 up 91.2% volatile
54 Oman 673 t 2024 up 5,076.9% volatile
55 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 625 t 2024 up 996.5% volatile
56 New Zealand 600 t 2024 up 131.7% volatile
57 Slovenia 591 t 2024 up 189.7% volatile
58 Malaysia 568 t 2024 down 40.6% volatile
59 United Arab Emirates 490 t 2024 up 76.9% volatile
60 Chile 462 t 2024 down 52.4% volatile
61 Togo 400 t 2024 up 79.4% rising
62 Sri Lanka 360 t 2024 up 592.3% volatile
63 Latvia 359 t 2024 up 2,661.5% volatile
64 Portugal 358 t 2024 up 254.5% volatile
65 Norway 356 t 2024 up 27.1% volatile
66 Bahrain 354 t 2024 up 883.3% volatile
67 Kyrgyzstan 343 t 2024 up 1,219.2% volatile
68 Bulgaria 339 t 2024 down 33.5% volatile
69 Panama 323 t 2024 — volatile
70 Uganda 316 t 2024 up 1,758.8% volatile
71 Zimbabwe 309 t 2024 up 1,044.4% volatile
72 Greece 286 t 2024 up 42.3% volatile
73 Uzbekistan 280 t 2024 — volatile
74 Nepal 268 t 2024 up 1,176.2% volatile
75 Pakistan 261 t 2024 up 1,907.7% volatile
76 Singapore 244 t 2024 up 90.6% volatile
77 Guatemala 204 t 2024 up 1,175.0% volatile
78 Ireland 189 t 2024 down 16.4% volatile
79 Libya 163 t 2024 up 1,937.5% volatile
80 Israel 155 t 2024 up 2,114.3% volatile
81 Lithuania 150 t 2024 down 32.1% volatile
82 Uruguay 142 t 2024 up 32.7% volatile
83 Morocco 140 t 2024 up 34.6% volatile
84 Costa Rica 133 t 2024 down 24.0% volatile
85 Djibouti 129 t 2024 down 73.9% volatile
86 Saint Lucia 116 t 2024 — volatile
87 Argentina 115 t 2024 down 87.5% volatile
88 Tunisia 111 t 2024 — volatile
89 Reunion 110 t 2024 unchanged flat
89 Réunion 110 t 2024 unchanged flat
91 Croatia 105 t 2024 down 40.7% volatile
92 Martinique 100 t 2024 unchanged falling
93 Belarus 91 t 2024 down 91.6% volatile
94 Sudan (former) 90 t 2011 up 221.4% volatile
95 Mali 82 t 2024 — volatile
96 Tajikistan 75 t 2024 — volatile
97 Angola 74 t 2024 up 7,300.0% volatile
98 Moldova 73 t 2024 up 121.2% volatile
98 Republic of Moldova 73 t 2024 up 121.2% volatile
100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72 t 2024 up 260.0% volatile
101 Egypt 71 t 2024 down 34.9% volatile
102 Ethiopia 62 t 2024 down 27.9% volatile
103 Equatorial Guinea 61 t 2024 unchanged flat
104 Estonia 59 t 2024 up 118.5% volatile
105 Lebanon 56 t 2024 down 5.1% volatile
106 Guinea 53 t 2024 up 5,200.0% volatile
107 Qatar 51 t 2024 down 32.0% volatile
108 Jamaica 50 t 2024 — volatile
109 Dominica 48 t 2024 unchanged flat
110 Cyprus 46 t 2024 — volatile
111 El Salvador 45 t 2024 — volatile
112 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 44 t 2024 down 62.1% volatile
113 Syria 38 t 2024 down 51.9% volatile
113 Syrian Arab Republic 38 t 2024 down 51.9% volatile
115 Slovakia 28 t 2024 down 68.9% volatile
116 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27 t 2024 unchanged volatile
117 Burundi 26 t 2024 unchanged falling
118 Malta 24 t 2024 down 92.9% volatile
119 Afghanistan 23 t 2024 up 475.0% volatile
120 Azerbaijan 21 t 2024 — volatile
120 Mongolia 21 t 2024 up 2,000.0% volatile
122 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18 t 2024 down 93.8% volatile
123 Ecuador 15 t 2024 down 40.0% volatile
124 Georgia 13 t 2024 down 50.0% volatile
124 Iceland 13 t 2024 up 225.0% volatile
126 Paraguay 11 t 2024 down 21.4% volatile
126 Melanesia 11 t 2024 down 71.8% volatile
126 Netherlands Antilles (former) 11 t 2010 down 57.7% falling
129 Cote d'Ivoire 10 t 2024 up 900.0% volatile
129 Côte d'Ivoire 10 t 2024 up 900.0% volatile
131 Madagascar 9 t 2024 down 77.5% volatile
131 New Caledonia 9 t 2024 down 25.0% volatile
131 Peru 9 t 2024 down 85.5% volatile
131 Chad 9 t 2024 unchanged falling
135 Niger 8 t 2024 down 95.8% falling
136 Jordan 7 t 2024 down 98.5% volatile
137 Andorra 6 t 2024 up 500.0% volatile
137 Kenya 6 t 2024 up 20.0% volatile
137 Luxembourg 6 t 2024 — volatile
140 Bahamas 5 t 2024 up 66.7% volatile
140 Iraq 5 t 2024 — volatile
140 Zambia 5 t 2024 down 95.2% volatile
140 Micronesia 5 t 2024 up 150.0% rising
144 Burkina Faso 4 t 2024 unchanged flat
144 Congo 4 t 2024 down 69.2% volatile
144 Algeria 4 t 2024 down 84.0% volatile
144 Laos 4 t 2024 down 84.0% volatile
144 Palau 4 t 2024 up 300.0% rising
144 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4 t 2024 down 84.0% volatile
150 Armenia 3 t 2024 — volatile
150 Tonga 3 t 2024 unchanged volatile
150 Cabo Verde 3 t 2024 unchanged flat
150 Polynesia 3 t 2024 down 82.4% volatile
154 Cameroon 2 t 2024 down 83.3% volatile
154 Eritrea 2 t 2024 unchanged volatile
154 Mozambique 2 t 2024 down 98.7% volatile
154 Namibia 2 t 2024 — volatile
154 Yemen 2 t 2024 down 92.0% volatile
154 Guadeloupe 2 t 2024 unchanged rising
160 Fiji 1 t 2024 unchanged volatile
160 Ghana 1 t 2024 — volatile
160 Gambia 1 t 2024 down 95.2% volatile
160 Liberia 1 t 2024 down 50.0% falling
160 Mauritius 1 t 2024 — volatile
160 Papua New Guinea 1 t 2024 down 96.2% volatile
160 Sudan 1 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
160 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 t 2024 unchanged flat
160 Turkmenistan 1 t 2024 — rising
160 Trinidad and Tobago 1 t 2024 down 98.2% volatile
160 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 t 2024 down 75.0% volatile
160 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1 t 2024 unchanged flat
172 Albania 0 t 2024 — volatile
172 Bangladesh 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Barbados 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Brunei 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Bhutan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
172 Botswana 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Cuba 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Gabon 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Honduras 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Haiti 0 t 2024 — volatile
172 Lesotho 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Malawi 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Nicaragua 0 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
172 Rwanda 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Senegal 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Solomon Islands 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Sierra Leone 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Serbia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Seychelles 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 East Timor 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Vanuatu 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
172 Samoa 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Serbia and Montenegro 0 t 2005 — volatile
172 Timor-Leste 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Brunei Darussalam 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
230 places, 7,584 data points, 1963–2024
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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