Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — 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
161
Highest
4.08 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Brunei Darussalam
Median
55 t
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
3,913
What the numbers show
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 4.08 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 55 t, and the mean is 54,551 t.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in China, mainland (up 51,580.4%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4.08 million t | 2024 | up 46,436.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 4.08 million t | 2024 | up 51,580.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Malaysia | 286,694 t | 2024 | up 44,906.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 111,686 t | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Thailand | 34,874 t | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 29,492 t | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 16,740 t | 2024 | up 395.4% | volatile |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14,000 t | 2024 | up 1,512.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 12,000 t | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 8,745 t | 2024 | up 1,695.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 7,404 t | 2024 | up 247.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Finland | 6,699 t | 2024 | up 389.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 6,669 t | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Ghana | 6,476 t | 2024 | up 11,464.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Australia and New Zealand | 5,571 t | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Austria | 5,547 t | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Switzerland | 5,396 t | 2024 | down 55.1% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 5,294 t | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Australia | 4,854 t | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Romania | 4,574 t | 2024 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 21 | India | 4,040 t | 2024 | up 605.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Singapore | 3,949 t | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Sweden | 3,938 t | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Denmark | 3,736 t | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Hungary | 3,659 t | 2024 | up 704.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 3,236 t | 2024 | up 217.6% | volatile |
| 27 | France | 3,064 t | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 1,815 t | 2024 | up 179.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 1,625 t | 2024 | up 855.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Ireland | 1,575 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Norway | 1,556 t | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Oman | 1,162 t | 2024 | up 8,838.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Türkiye | 1,129 t | 2024 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Serbia | 1,000 t | 2024 | up 4,900.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,000 t | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Brazil | 982 t | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Indonesia | 968 t | 2024 | up 528.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Spain | 883 t | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Nigeria | 833 t | 2024 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Israel | 815 t | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 41 | China, Taiwan Province of | 731 t | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 42 | New Zealand | 717 t | 2024 | up 180.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Belgium | 715 t | 2024 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 712 t | 2024 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 681 t | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Philippines | 656 t | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 607 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 595 t | 2024 | up 5,309.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Japan | 558 t | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Lithuania | 544 t | 2024 | up 4,845.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 513 t | 2024 | up 2,465.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 504 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Croatia | 488 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Mexico | 460 t | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 428 t | 2024 | up 970.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Estonia | 300 t | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovakia | 292 t | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Syrian Arab Republic | 289 t | 2024 | up 970.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovenia | 274 t | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Algeria | 273 t | 2024 | up 1,265.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Togo | 259 t | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Malta | 222 t | 2024 | up 3,071.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Argentina | 205 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Ukraine | 200 t | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Republic of Moldova | 174 t | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 164 t | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Caribbean | 151 t | 2024 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 68 | Portugal | 148 t | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 135 t | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 131 t | 2024 | up 1,537.5% | volatile |
| 71 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 120 t | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Cabo Verde | 92 t | 2024 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 89 t | 2024 | up 535.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 85 t | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 79 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Latvia | 73 t | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 72 t | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Peru | 71 t | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Mali | 70 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 80 | Belarus | 62 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Uganda | 55 t | 2024 | up 1,275.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Eswatini | 52 t | 2024 | up 5,100.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Bahrain | 51 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Belize | 50 t | 2024 | up 2,400.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Georgia | 50 t | 2024 | up 2,400.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Paraguay | 50 t | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 50 t | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Senegal | 49 t | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 45 t | 2024 | up 221.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Cameroon | 43 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 91 | Chile | 42 t | 2024 | down 79.1% | falling |
| 92 | Panama | 40 t | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Colombia | 37 t | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 93 | Russian Federation | 37 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 31 t | 2024 | down 90.3% | rising |
| 95 | China, Macao SAR | 31 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Nepal | 26 t | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 97 | United Republic of Tanzania | 26 t | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Lebanon | 23 t | 2024 | up 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Chad | 22 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Afghanistan | 17 t | 2024 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Kuwait | 16 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Armenia | 15 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Dominica | 14 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Qatar | 13 t | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Melanesia | 13 t | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Djibouti | 12 t | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Morocco | 10 t | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Jordan | 9 t | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Timor-Leste | 9 t | 2024 | down 79.5% | falling |
| 111 | Lesotho | 8 t | 2024 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 111 | Tunisia | 8 t | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8 t | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Gabon | 7 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Bahamas | 6 t | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Malawi | 6 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 117 | Iraq | 4 t | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 4 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | 4 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Angola | 3 t | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Ecuador | 3 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Fiji | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 120 | Gambia | 3 t | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Greenland | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 124 | Honduras | 2 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Mongolia | 2 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 124 | New Caledonia | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 t | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Yemen | 2 t | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | 2 t | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Kenya | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Libya | 1 t | 2024 | down 88.9% | falling |
| 131 | Mozambique | 1 t | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Samoa | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Polynesia | 1 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Barbados | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 136 | Botswana | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Egypt | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Madagascar | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Myanmar | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 136 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Nicaragua | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Pakistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Zambia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Brunei Darussalam | 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 4.71 million t
- Asia 4.44 million t
- Eastern Asia 4.09 million t
- South-eastern Asia 330,458 t
- Europe 203,815 t
- Western Europe 127,633 t
- Americas 43,895 t
- Northern America 36,284 t
- Northern Europe 32,442 t
- Eastern Europe 23,051 t
- Southern Europe 20,689 t
- Western Asia 14,273 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