Recovered post-consumer 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...
What the numbers show
Recovered post-consumer wood — Import quantity is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 1.02 million t in Sweden; the lowest is 14 t in Armenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 29,766 t, and the mean is 145,769 t.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 73,148.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 2,853.6%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 98.8%).
Recovered post-consumer wood — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 1.02 million t | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 2 | Austria | 681,683 t | 2024 | up 114.1% | rising |
| 3 | Belgium | 649,500 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 517,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 399,393 t | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 6 | United States | 84,840 t | 2024 | up 1,735.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Czechia | 77,000 t | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 62,477 t | 2024 | up 1,059.1% | volatile |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 62,477 t | 2024 | up 1,059.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Slovakia | 59,228 t | 2024 | up 505.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 56,465 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Finland | 46,703 t | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Portugal | 45,027 t | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Poland | 14,504 t | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Switzerland | 4,707 t | 2024 | up 251.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,146 t | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Latvia | 1,143 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 827 t | 2024 | up 2,853.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Ireland | 800 t | 2024 | — | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 300 t | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 222 t | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Malta | 197 t | 2024 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 176 t | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 56 t | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 48 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Armenia | 14 t | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.85 million t
- Europe 3.76 million t
- Western Europe 2.25 million t
- Northern Europe 1.17 million t
- Eastern Europe 219,069 t
- Southern Europe 110,587 t
- United States of America 84,840 t
- Northern America 84,840 t
- Americas 84,840 t
- Asia 5,468 t
- Western Asia 5,188 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,121 t
- Central Asia 280 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 104 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