Sawnwood — 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
235
Highest
29.15 million m3
China
Lowest
0 m3
Chad
Median
29,329 m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,038
What the numbers show
Sawnwood — Import quantity is currently reported for 235 countries. The highest value is 29.15 million m3 in China; the lowest is 0 m3 in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 29,329 m3, and the mean is 573,089 m3.
Over the past decade 115 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 44,473.5%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 100.0%).
Sawnwood — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 29.15 million m3 | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 27.99 million m3 | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.31 million m3 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 5.23 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 3.98 million m3 | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.27 million m3 | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 3.13 million m3 | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 8 | Mexico | 2.68 million m3 | 2024 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 2.55 million m3 | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 2.51 million m3 | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 2.33 million m3 | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 2.24 million m3 | 1999 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 13 | France | 2.21 million m3 | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 14 | India | 2.17 million m3 | 2024 | up 283.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 1.90 million m3 | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 1.70 million m3 | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Austria | 1.51 million m3 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium | 1.43 million m3 | 2024 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 1.29 million m3 | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 1.27 million m3 | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Denmark | 1.27 million m3 | 2024 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 22 | Morocco | 1.22 million m3 | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Algeria | 1.15 million m3 | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Estonia | 1.10 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 25 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.10 million m3 | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 1.09 million m3 | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 27 | Türkiye | 949,299 m3 | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 867,659 m3 | 2024 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 840,617 m3 | 2024 | up 292.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Caribbean | 836,070 m3 | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 31 | Slovenia | 788,744 m3 | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Poland | 775,456 m3 | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Norway | 740,061 m3 | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 34 | Australia and New Zealand | 715,583 m3 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 35 | Philippines | 700,909 m3 | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Sweden | 687,642 m3 | 2024 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 37 | Australia | 659,714 m3 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 38 | Hungary | 584,872 m3 | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 39 | Lithuania | 573,582 m3 | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Czechia | 517,907 m3 | 2024 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 41 | Israel | 466,870 m3 | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 42 | Latvia | 459,242 m3 | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Thailand | 455,508 m3 | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Malaysia | 449,313 m3 | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Croatia | 447,107 m3 | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Serbia and Montenegro | 356,000 m3 | 2005 | up 23,633.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Ireland | 352,489 m3 | 2024 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 48 | Switzerland | 321,166 m3 | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 49 | Serbia | 319,000 m3 | 2024 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 50 | Pakistan | 315,754 m3 | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovakia | 301,806 m3 | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Kenya | 297,000 m3 | 2024 | up 11,938.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 294,937 m3 | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Romania | 289,983 m3 | 2024 | up 261.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 283,844 m3 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 56 | Portugal | 280,619 m3 | 2024 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Indonesia | 247,042 m3 | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Tunisia | 225,886 m3 | 2024 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Oman | 205,377 m3 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 60 | Somalia | 199,178 m3 | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Libya | 196,711 m3 | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Republic of Moldova | 193,876 m3 | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 178,869 m3 | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 64 | USSR | 175,000 m3 | 1991 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 171,500 m3 | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Iraq | 166,546 m3 | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Mozambique | 160,954 m3 | 2024 | up 409.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Yemen | 156,006 m3 | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Jamaica | 155,496 m3 | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 70 | Qatar | 154,589 m3 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Kuwait | 143,755 m3 | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Botswana | 141,077 m3 | 2024 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Guatemala | 141,042 m3 | 2024 | up 149.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Jordan | 127,212 m3 | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Bahrain | 122,649 m3 | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 121,790 m3 | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Polynesia | 117,854 m3 | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 78 | Cambodia | 115,891 m3 | 2024 | up 44,473.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 114,423 m3 | 2024 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 80 | El Salvador | 113,777 m3 | 2024 | up 177.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Armenia | 112,089 m3 | 2024 | up 354.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Peru | 106,637 m3 | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Afghanistan | 103,069 m3 | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Luxembourg | 95,429 m3 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 85 | Singapore | 90,386 m3 | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 89,849 m3 | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 89,224 m3 | 2024 | up 347.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Mauritius | 83,356 m3 | 2024 | up 185.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Lebanon | 83,071 m3 | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 79,496 m3 | 2024 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 79,205 m3 | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Maldives | 76,587 m3 | 2024 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Yugoslav SFR | 74,600 m3 | 1991 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Djibouti | 73,157 m3 | 2024 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Bahamas | 62,875 m3 | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 96 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 60,638 m3 | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Faroe Islands | 59,566 m3 | 2024 | up 418.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Finland | 57,446 m3 | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Georgia | 54,999 m3 | 2024 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 100 | New Zealand | 54,572 m3 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 101 | Albania | 54,558 m3 | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Iceland | 53,059 m3 | 2024 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 103 | Brazil | 52,799 m3 | 2024 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Belize | 52,528 m3 | 2024 | up 235.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Cyprus | 49,487 m3 | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 49,109 m3 | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Guadeloupe | 45,994 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Sudan (former) | 45,213 m3 | 2011 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 109 | Niger | 44,103 m3 | 2024 | up 307.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Namibia | 42,275 m3 | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40,805 m3 | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Andorra | 35,505 m3 | 2024 | up 254.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Sudan | 33,524 m3 | 2024 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 114 | Lesotho | 32,928 m3 | 2024 | up 211.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Samoa | 32,685 m3 | 2024 | up 225.1% | volatile |
| 116 | North Macedonia | 31,547 m3 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Czechoslovakia | 29,600 m3 | 1992 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 118 | Martinique | 29,329 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28,047 m3 | 2024 | up 1,257.5% | volatile |
| 120 | French Polynesia | 27,748 m3 | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 121 | Greenland | 26,619 m3 | 2024 | up 152.4% | rising |
| 122 | Melanesia | 26,212 m3 | 2024 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 123 | Haiti | 25,136 m3 | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Chile | 23,800 m3 | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Nigeria | 23,690 m3 | 2024 | up 130.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Panama | 23,093 m3 | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Seychelles | 20,558 m3 | 2024 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Curaçao | 20,472 m3 | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Tuvalu | 19,913 m3 | 2024 | up 2,620.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 19,511 m3 | 2024 | up 352.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18,726 m3 | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 132 | Uruguay | 18,000 m3 | 2024 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Micronesia | 17,756 m3 | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 134 | Colombia | 17,654 m3 | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17,021 m3 | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Malawi | 16,588 m3 | 2024 | up 24,294.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Honduras | 16,524 m3 | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Barbados | 16,406 m3 | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 139 | Aruba | 16,283 m3 | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 140 | British Virgin Islands | 15,728 m3 | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 14,370 m3 | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 142 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 14,110 m3 | 2010 | down 55.3% | rising |
| 143 | Vanuatu | 13,395 m3 | 2024 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Comoros | 11,693 m3 | 2024 | up 289.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Cabo Verde | 11,442 m3 | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Malta | 10,545 m3 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 10,448 m3 | 2024 | up 511.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 10,209 m3 | 2024 | up 216.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 9,996 m3 | 2024 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Tonga | 9,858 m3 | 2024 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 9,136 m3 | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8,468 m3 | 2024 | up 289.2% | rising |
| 153 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,258 m3 | 2024 | up 599.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Ukraine | 7,900 m3 | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Paraguay | 7,032 m3 | 2024 | up 342.0% | volatile |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 6,909 m3 | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Nicaragua | 6,648 m3 | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Marshall Islands | 6,235 m3 | 2024 | up 110.4% | falling |
| 159 | Anguilla | 5,997 m3 | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 160 | Saint Martin (French part) | 5,529 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Cook Islands | 5,526 m3 | 2024 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 162 | Dominica | 5,198 m3 | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Mali | 4,885 m3 | 2024 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Montenegro | 4,798 m3 | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Mauritania | 4,535 m3 | 2024 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Argentina | 4,519 m3 | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Kiribati | 4,231 m3 | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Fiji | 4,199 m3 | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Guinea | 4,149 m3 | 2024 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Gambia | 3,979 m3 | 2024 | up 1,551.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Cuba | 3,780 m3 | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 172 | South Sudan | 3,601 m3 | 2024 | up 19,905.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,490 m3 | 2024 | up 526.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Uganda | 3,409 m3 | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Eswatini | 3,383 m3 | 2024 | up 286.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3,066 m3 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 177 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,034 m3 | 2024 | up 690.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Ecuador | 2,778 m3 | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Rwanda | 2,740 m3 | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Palau | 2,515 m3 | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 181 | Guyana | 2,418 m3 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Russian Federation | 2,216 m3 | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Palestine | 1,898 m3 | 2024 | down 77.8% | falling |
| 184 | Belarus | 1,893 m3 | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Grenada | 1,868 m3 | 2024 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 186 | Nauru | 1,685 m3 | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Burundi | 1,592 m3 | 2024 | up 975.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1,483 m3 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 189 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,426 m3 | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Papua New Guinea | 1,410 m3 | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 1,286 m3 | 2024 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 192 | Myanmar | 1,274 m3 | 2024 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,227 m3 | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Madagascar | 1,219 m3 | 2024 | up 4,103.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Norfolk Island | 1,037 m3 | 2024 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 196 | Cayman Islands | 1,028 m3 | 2024 | down 92.3% | falling |
| 197 | Ghana | 994 m3 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 975 m3 | 2024 | up 189.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Turkmenistan | 918 m3 | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Zambia | 889 m3 | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Gibraltar | 839 m3 | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 202 | China, Macao SAR | 802 m3 | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 203 | French Guiana | 752 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 204 | Bermuda | 640 m3 | 2024 | down 79.8% | falling |
| 205 | Togo | 467 m3 | 2024 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 206 | Côte d'Ivoire | 461 m3 | 2024 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 207 | Sao Tome and Principe | 440 m3 | 2024 | up 877.8% | volatile |
| 208 | Niue | 341 m3 | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 209 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 331 m3 | 2024 | up 1,847.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Congo | 318 m3 | 2024 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 211 | Angola | 309 m3 | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 212 | Solomon Islands | 299 m3 | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 213 | Cameroon | 270 m3 | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 214 | Liberia | 184 m3 | 2024 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 215 | Tokelau | 171 m3 | 2024 | up 8,450.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 158 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 217 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 111 m3 | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 218 | Christmas Island | 102 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 219 | Sierra Leone | 95 m3 | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 220 | Montserrat | 87 m3 | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 221 | Eritrea | 86 m3 | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 222 | Nepal | 85 m3 | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 223 | Timor-Leste | 83 m3 | 2024 | up 654.5% | volatile |
| 224 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 78 m3 | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 225 | Pitcairn | 59 m3 | 2024 | up 268.8% | volatile |
| 226 | French Southern Territories | 50 m3 | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 227 | Benin | 35 m3 | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 228 | Mongolia | 26 m3 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 229 | Northern Mariana Islands | 24 m3 | 2024 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 230 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 9 m3 | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 231 | Bhutan | 6 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 232 | Gabon | 4 m3 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 233 | Guam | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 233 | Suriname | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 233 | Chad | 0 m3 | 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 125.72 million m3
- Asia 52.61 million m3
- Europe 35.26 million m3
- Eastern Asia 35.04 million m3
- Americas 30.04 million m3
- Northern America 25.80 million m3
- United States of America 24.47 million m3
- Western Europe 11.97 million m3
- Northern Europe 11.67 million m3
- Southern Europe 8.85 million m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 7.03 million m3
- Africa 6.93 million m3
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