Recovered 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
230
Highest
1.18 million 1000 USD
India
Lowest
0 1000 USD
China, Hong Kong SAR
Median
217 1000 USD
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
9,639
What the numbers show
Recovered paper — Import value is currently reported for 230 countries. The highest value is 1.18 million 1000 USD in India; the lowest is 0 1000 USD in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 217 1000 USD, and the mean is 43,764 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 476,821.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Recovered paper — Import value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.18 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Germany | 869,752 1000 USD | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Malaysia | 803,087 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,559.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Vietnam | 655,299 1000 USD | 2024 | up 402.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 655,299 1000 USD | 2024 | up 402.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Thailand | 590,439 1000 USD | 2024 | up 245.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 499,926 1000 USD | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 478,693 1000 USD | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 352,880 1000 USD | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 10 | China | 323,795 1000 USD | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Austria | 310,223 1000 USD | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Turkey | 274,508 1000 USD | 2024 | up 724.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Türkiye | 274,508 1000 USD | 2024 | up 724.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 219,365 1000 USD | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 15 | China, Taiwan Province of | 209,632 1000 USD | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Laos | 205,076 1000 USD | 2024 | up 476,821.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 205,076 1000 USD | 2024 | up 476,821.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 193,072 1000 USD | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 179,037 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Canada | 165,595 1000 USD | 2024 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 146,464 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 22 | United States | 145,735 1000 USD | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 23 | China, mainland | 113,948 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Italy | 90,867 1000 USD | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 85,373 1000 USD | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Sweden | 53,193 1000 USD | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Poland | 51,463 1000 USD | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Switzerland | 46,378 1000 USD | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovenia | 42,235 1000 USD | 2024 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 38,527 1000 USD | 1999 | up 147.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Ukraine | 35,529 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 33,931 1000 USD | 2024 | up 30,468.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Pakistan | 33,689 1000 USD | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 34 | El Salvador | 33,265 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Serbia | 33,201 1000 USD | 2024 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Guatemala | 31,502 1000 USD | 2024 | up 404.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Croatia | 31,274 1000 USD | 2024 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 27,572 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 27,572 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 26,201 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Chile | 21,618 1000 USD | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 20,273 1000 USD | 2024 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovakia | 15,242 1000 USD | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Yugoslav SFR | 12,451 1000 USD | 1991 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Norway | 11,981 1000 USD | 2024 | up 173.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 11,619 1000 USD | 2024 | up 948.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 11,599 1000 USD | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Egypt | 11,036 1000 USD | 2024 | up 915.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Brazil | 9,371 1000 USD | 2024 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Finland | 9,193 1000 USD | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Peru | 9,003 1000 USD | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Japan | 8,791 1000 USD | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Czechia | 8,371 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Argentina | 7,699 1000 USD | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Ecuador | 7,432 1000 USD | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Philippines | 7,334 1000 USD | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Denmark | 5,189 1000 USD | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 5,188 1000 USD | 2024 | up 313.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Romania | 4,854 1000 USD | 2024 | up 360.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Singapore | 4,792 1000 USD | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Nigeria | 4,226 1000 USD | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Portugal | 4,160 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3,883 1000 USD | 2024 | up 453.1% | volatile |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 3,827 1000 USD | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,429 1000 USD | 2024 | up 379.6% | volatile |
| 66 | South Africa | 3,280 1000 USD | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Greece | 3,275 1000 USD | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 3,230 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6,921.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3,172 1000 USD | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Kenya | 3,154 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,034.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Paraguay | 3,078 1000 USD | 2024 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Uganda | 2,929 1000 USD | 2024 | up 801.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Caribbean | 2,575 1000 USD | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 2,477 1000 USD | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Ireland | 2,217 1000 USD | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Israel | 2,217 1000 USD | 2024 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Ghana | 2,007 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3,421.1% | volatile |
| 78 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,960 1000 USD | 2024 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Panama | 1,678 1000 USD | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Tunisia | 1,676 1000 USD | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Cyprus | 1,375 1000 USD | 2024 | up 137,400.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,284 1000 USD | 2005 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 1,206 1000 USD | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Latvia | 1,198 1000 USD | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Eswatini | 1,146 1000 USD | 2024 | up 19,000.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 1,053 1000 USD | 2023 | up 996.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Estonia | 980 1000 USD | 2024 | up 305.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Senegal | 946 1000 USD | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Zambia | 919 1000 USD | 2024 | up 222.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Australia and New Zealand | 881 1000 USD | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Australia | 854 1000 USD | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 776 1000 USD | 2024 | up 771.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 722 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 652 1000 USD | 2024 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 626 1000 USD | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Russia | 610 1000 USD | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Russian Federation | 610 1000 USD | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Uruguay | 589 1000 USD | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Afghanistan | 536 1000 USD | 2024 | up 665.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 536 1000 USD | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Cuba | 502 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 481 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Liberia | 437 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,406.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 351 1000 USD | 2010 | up 646.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Bahrain | 330 1000 USD | 2024 | up 177.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Oman | 294 1000 USD | 2024 | up 272.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Syria | 282 1000 USD | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Syrian Arab Republic | 282 1000 USD | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Armenia | 263 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Morocco | 248 1000 USD | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Yemen | 240 1000 USD | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Algeria | 225 1000 USD | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Togo | 225 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Tajikistan | 222 1000 USD | 2024 | up 192.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Angola | 219 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,360.0% | volatile |
| 116 | China, Macao SAR | 215 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | East Timor | 194 1000 USD | 2024 | up 708.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Timor-Leste | 194 1000 USD | 2024 | up 708.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Botswana | 189 1000 USD | 2024 | up 18,800.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Greenland | 188 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,250.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 181 1000 USD | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Jamaica | 169 1000 USD | 2024 | up 344.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Ethiopia | 166 1000 USD | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 124 | North Macedonia | 148 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Madagascar | 136 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,260.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Djibouti | 132 1000 USD | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Nepal | 132 1000 USD | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Lebanon | 130 1000 USD | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Faroe Islands | 127 1000 USD | 2024 | up 12,600.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Sudan (former) | 107 1000 USD | 2011 | up 568.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Qatar | 101 1000 USD | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Equatorial Guinea | 96 1000 USD | 2024 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Honduras | 85 1000 USD | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Somalia | 72 1000 USD | 2024 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Haiti | 63 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Malawi | 58 1000 USD | 2024 | up 314.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Cote d'Ivoire | 57 1000 USD | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Côte d'Ivoire | 57 1000 USD | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Rwanda | 53 1000 USD | 2024 | up 253.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Reunion | 52 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Réunion | 52 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | Jordan | 51 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Anguilla | 51 1000 USD | 2024 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 144 | Iceland | 49 1000 USD | 2024 | up 444.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Mauritania | 43 1000 USD | 2024 | up 437.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Gibraltar | 39 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3,800.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Congo | 37 1000 USD | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Guyana | 36 1000 USD | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Andorra | 35 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Belize | 33 1000 USD | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 151 | New Zealand | 27 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Curacao | 26 1000 USD | 2024 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 152 | Curaçao | 26 1000 USD | 2024 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 154 | Mauritius | 25 1000 USD | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22 1000 USD | 2024 | up 340.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | 21 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,000.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 158 | Iraq | 20 1000 USD | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Mozambique | 16 1000 USD | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Chad | 16 1000 USD | 2024 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Gambia | 15 1000 USD | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Melanesia | 13 1000 USD | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Comoros | 11 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Cameroon | 10 1000 USD | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Georgia | 10 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 164 | French Guiana | 10 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Polynesia | 10 1000 USD | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Moldova | 9 1000 USD | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Republic of Moldova | 9 1000 USD | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Benin | 8 1000 USD | 2024 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Gabon | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Maldives | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 171 | Papua New Guinea | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Cabo Verde | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Micronesia | 5 1000 USD | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 5 1000 USD | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Albania | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Fiji | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Libya | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Montenegro | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Burkina Faso | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Barbados | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Brunei | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 182 | Niger | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Palestine | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Sudan | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Samoa | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Guadeloupe | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Brunei Darussalam | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Palestine | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Bhutan | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Kuwait | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Azerbaijan | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Burundi | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Bahamas | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Cambodia | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Mali | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 196 | French Polynesia | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Suriname | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Aruba | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Belarus | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Central African Republic | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Cayman Islands | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Dominica | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Eritrea | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Guinea | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 203 | Grenada | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Lesotho | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Marshall Islands | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Myanmar | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Mongolia | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Namibia | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | New Caledonia | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Palau | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Sierra Leone | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | South Sudan | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Seychelles | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Turkmenistan | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Tonga | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Vanuatu | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Martinique | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Montserrat | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 203 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 203 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 1000 USD | 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 8.52 million 1000 USD
- Asia 4.86 million 1000 USD
- South-Eastern Asia 2.74 million 1000 USD
- Europe 2.66 million 1000 USD
- Western Europe 1.90 million 1000 USD
- Southern Asia 1.26 million 1000 USD
- Americas 970,599 1000 USD
- Central America 567,813 1000 USD
- Eastern Asia 529,541 1000 USD
- Southern Europe 428,057 1000 USD
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 316,913 1000 USD
- Northern America 311,520 1000 USD
- Western Asia 303,927 1000 USD
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 236,358 1000 USD
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 217,136 1000 USD
- Eastern Europe 202,077 1000 USD
- United States of America 145,735 1000 USD
- Northern Europe 123,298 1000 USD
- South America 88,691 1000 USD
- Africa 36,554 1000 USD
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 29,353 1000 USD
- Central Asia 17,805 1000 USD
- Northern Africa 13,192 1000 USD
- Eastern Africa 10,336 1000 USD
- Western Africa 7,983 1000 USD
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 7,731 1000 USD
- Southern Africa 4,615 1000 USD
- Oceania 909 1000 USD
- Middle Africa 428 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