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Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity by country

The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed...

Countries reporting
128
Highest
319,391 t
China
Lowest
1 t
Rwanda
Median
386.5 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
2,465

What the numbers show

Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 319,391 t in China; the lowest is 1 t in Rwanda.

The median across all reporting countries is 386.5 t, and the mean is 11,707 t.

Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 10,273.5%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 99.9%).

Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 319,391 t 2018 down 36.9% volatile
2 Malaysia 240,459 t 2018 up 97.1% rising
3 Indonesia 109,863 t 2018 up 576.5% volatile
4 India 107,192 t 2018 up 857.7% volatile
5 Bangladesh 103,017 t 2018 down 33.8% rising
6 Philippines 85,579 t 2018 up 309.5% volatile
7 Japan 84,206 t 2018 down 38.5% rising
8 Thailand 64,263 t 2018 up 196.9% volatile
9 South Africa 36,479 t 2018 down 16.8% rising
10 Australia 34,163 t 2018 up 26.5% volatile
11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31,860 t 2018 up 112.4% volatile
12 United Arab Emirates 30,231 t 2018 up 266.7% volatile
13 Saudi Arabia 24,605 t 2018 down 42.8% rising
14 New Zealand 21,332 t 2018 down 25.8% rising
15 Mexico 16,253 t 2018 up 306.3% volatile
16 Singapore 13,829 t 2018 down 41.0% flat
17 Canada 13,322 t 2018 down 63.0% volatile
18 T�rkiye 11,667 t 2018 up 66.7% volatile
19 Italy 11,388 t 2018 down 48.2% volatile
20 Kuwait 11,199 t 2018 down 40.1% rising
21 Myanmar 9,690 t 2018 up 189.0% volatile
22 Russian Federation 8,927 t 2018 down 79.2% volatile
23 Ireland 8,162 t 2018 up 35.6% volatile
24 Chile 7,655 t 2018 up 280.7% volatile
25 Pakistan 6,638 t 2018 down 69.9% volatile
26 Iraq 6,411 t 2018 up 2,952.9% volatile
27 Kenya 6,158 t 2018 up 835.9% volatile
28 Nigeria 5,413 t 2018 up 361.5% volatile
29 Poland 5,217 t 2018 down 34.8% volatile
30 Portugal 4,142 t 2018 up 314.2% volatile
31 Oman 3,527 t 2018 up 10,273.5% volatile
32 Jordan 3,513 t 2018 up 411.4% volatile
33 Sri Lanka 3,441 t 2018 up 174.2% volatile
34 Egypt 3,178 t 2018 up 217.8% volatile
35 Lebanon 3,134 t 2018 up 75.4% volatile
36 Spain 3,071 t 2018 down 38.6% volatile
37 Ukraine 2,644 t 2018 down 69.4% volatile
38 Cambodia 2,494 t 2018 up 30.4% volatile
39 Israel 2,387 t 2018 down 48.9% volatile
40 Greece 2,192 t 2018 down 43.1% volatile
41 Bahrain 1,879 t 2018 up 782.2% volatile
42 Nepal 1,763 t 2017 up 1,345.1% volatile
42 Yemen 1,763 t 2005 up 925.0% volatile
44 Sudan (former) 1,521 t 2011 up 375.3% volatile
45 Mongolia 1,327 t 2018 up 340.9% volatile
46 Qatar 1,208 t 2018 up 504.0% volatile
47 Malta 1,179 t 2018 up 99.2% volatile
48 Ecuador 1,169 t 2018 down 73.6% volatile
49 Mauritius 1,138 t 2018 up 8.5% volatile
50 Bulgaria 1,130 t 2018 down 51.9% volatile
51 Latvia 1,020 t 2018 up 149.4% volatile
52 France 852 t 2018 down 14.8% volatile
53 Madagascar 732 t 2018 up 114.0% volatile
54 Zimbabwe 728 t 2018 up 391.9% volatile
55 Fiji 701 t 2018 up 230.7% volatile
56 Colombia 666 t 2018 down 72.5% volatile
57 Peru 596 t 2018 down 94.0% volatile
58 Congo 595 t 2018 up 33.4% volatile
59 Slovenia 587 t 2018 up 2.1% volatile
60 Brazil 517 t 2018 down 70.9% volatile
61 Uganda 496 t 2018 up 150.5% volatile
62 Georgia 453 t 2018 down 9.4% volatile
63 Cameroon 423 t 2018 up 85.5% volatile
64 C�te d'Ivoire 399 t 2018 up 229.8% volatile
65 Ghana 374 t 2018 up 2,237.5% volatile
66 Norway 362 t 2018 up 72.4% volatile
67 Uzbekistan 343 t 2018 down 77.9% volatile
68 Romania 296 t 2018 down 95.4% volatile
69 Argentina 288 t 2018 down 85.6% volatile
70 Angola 282 t 2018 up 62.1% volatile
71 Guatemala 278 t 2018 down 82.0% volatile
72 Mali 272 t 2017 up 164.1% volatile
73 Armenia 268 t 2018 down 76.2% volatile
74 Denmark 251 t 2018 down 74.9% volatile
75 Mozambique 250 t 2018 up 290.6% volatile
76 Djibouti 247 t 2018 up 81.6% volatile
76 Dominican Republic 247 t 2018 up 1,546.7% volatile
78 Jamaica 238 t 2017 up 440.9% volatile
79 Austria 229 t 2018 up 518.9% volatile
80 Panama 221 t 2018 up 1,200.0% volatile
81 Costa Rica 211 t 2018 up 97.2% volatile
82 Cyprus 207 t 2018 down 92.6% volatile
83 Zambia 201 t 2018 up 509.1% volatile
84 Nicaragua 199 t 2018 up 95.1% volatile
85 Albania 145 t 2018 up 752.9% volatile
86 Kazakhstan 142 t 2018 down 90.1% volatile
87 Benin 117 t 2018 up 550.0% volatile
88 Germany 115 t 2018 down 97.1% volatile
89 Croatia 103 t 2018 down 85.9% volatile
90 Estonia 101 t 2018 down 61.9% volatile
91 El Salvador 99 t 2018 up 67.8% volatile
92 Azerbaijan 98 t 2018 up 66.1% volatile
93 Sweden 89 t 2018 up 93.5% volatile
94 Burkina Faso 77 t 2018 up 92.5% rising
95 Papua New Guinea 75 t 2018 down 31.8% volatile
96 Barbados 71 t 2018 up 39.2% volatile
96 Paraguay 71 t 2018 down 80.1% volatile
98 French Polynesia 70 t 2017 down 43.1% volatile
99 Uruguay 69 t 2018 down 84.0% volatile
100 Honduras 61 t 2018 down 66.1% volatile
101 Tunisia 60 t 2018 up 900.0% volatile
102 Czechia 56 t 2018 down 73.7% volatile
103 Haiti 52 t 2018 up 1,633.3% volatile
104 Algeria 47 t 2018 down 34.7% volatile
105 Libya 46 t 2016 down 75.1% volatile
106 Togo 37 t 2018 down 31.5% volatile
107 Lithuania 36 t 2018 down 90.2% volatile
107 New Caledonia 36 t 2018 down 18.2% volatile
109 Slovakia 28 t 2018 up 133.3% volatile
110 Belgium 25 t 2018 down 97.5% volatile
111 Senegal 24 t 2017 up 1,100.0% volatile
111 Trinidad and Tobago 24 t 2018 down 99.9% volatile
113 Finland 22 t 2018 down 86.0% volatile
114 Malawi 20 t 2017 down 60.8% volatile
115 Guinea 19 t 2017 down 81.6% volatile
116 Morocco 18 t 2018 down 73.1% volatile
117 Ethiopia 16 t 2018 down 23.8% volatile
117 Mauritania 16 t 2012 down 55.6% volatile
119 Switzerland 15 t 2018 up 25.0% volatile
120 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13 t 2018 down 98.7% volatile
121 Dominica 11 t 2016 down 92.7% volatile
122 Iceland 8 t 2012 down 78.4% volatile
123 Belarus 7 t 2018 down 99.3% volatile
124 Hungary 6 t 2018 down 96.8% volatile
125 Brunei Darussalam 4 t 2018 down 60.0% volatile
126 Kyrgyzstan 3 t 2018 down 99.2% volatile
127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 t 2013 down 99.3% volatile
127 Rwanda 1 t 2015 down 75.0% 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
Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 2,465 data points, 1997–2018
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The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/