Switzerland — 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
126
Highest
461,784 t
Germany
Lowest
1 t
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Median
78.5 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
2,165

What the numbers show

Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 126 countries. The highest value is 461,784 t in Germany; the lowest is 1 t in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).

The median across all reporting countries is 78.5 t, and the mean is 5,812 t.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 70,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (down 99.8%).

Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 461,784 t 2018 down 40.0% falling
2 Poland 57,165 t 2018 up 265.5% volatile
3 Italy 52,016 t 2018 up 8.9% volatile
4 Czechia 44,010 t 2018 up 191.1% volatile
5 France 22,429 t 2018 down 75.5% volatile
6 Spain 22,261 t 2018 up 24.9% volatile
7 Austria 12,745 t 2018 down 79.9% volatile
8 Croatia 11,290 t 2018 up 192.0% volatile
9 China 7,356 t 2018 up 37.5% volatile
10 Greece 6,938 t 2018 up 233.6% volatile
11 Slovakia 3,798 t 2018 up 96.5% volatile
12 Serbia and Montenegro 2,194 t 2005 up 545.3% volatile
13 India 2,039 t 2018 down 20.5% volatile
14 Australia 1,709 t 2018 down 40.7% volatile
15 T�rkiye 1,631 t 2018 down 67.2% volatile
16 Norway 1,566 t 2018 down 81.5% volatile
17 Mexico 1,511 t 2018 up 132.5% volatile
18 Brazil 1,303 t 2018 down 75.5% volatile
19 Ghana 1,301 t 2018 up 1,255.2% volatile
20 Israel 1,155 t 2018 down 79.2% volatile
21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,077 t 2018 down 89.0% volatile
22 Colombia 1,041 t 2018 up 89.3% volatile
23 Indonesia 941 t 2018 up 323.9% volatile
24 Russian Federation 794 t 2018 down 77.1% volatile
25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 727 t 2018 down 77.1% volatile
26 El Salvador 704 t 2018 up 70,300.0% volatile
27 Argentina 581 t 2018 up 492.9% volatile
28 Saudi Arabia 503 t 2018 down 33.7% volatile
29 Malaysia 494 t 2018 up 252.9% volatile
30 Senegal 493 t 2018 up 1,308.6% volatile
31 United Arab Emirates 489 t 2018 down 43.4% volatile
32 Sweden 442 t 2018 down 69.5% volatile
33 Sudan (former) 436 t 2010 up 10,800.0% volatile
33 Republic of Korea 436 t 2018 down 11.2% volatile
35 Nigeria 425 t 2018 up 248.4% volatile
36 Morocco 395 t 2018 down 21.6% volatile
37 Portugal 376 t 2018 down 84.2% volatile
38 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 366 t 2018 down 29.6% volatile
39 Slovenia 328 t 2018 up 36.7% volatile
40 Kuwait 322 t 2018 down 48.0% volatile
41 Honduras 290 t 2018 up 1,218.2% volatile
42 Thailand 287 t 2018 down 65.4% volatile
43 Ukraine 249 t 2018 down 68.0% volatile
44 Singapore 241 t 2018 down 60.6% volatile
45 Pakistan 240 t 2018 down 57.7% falling
46 Chile 234 t 2018 up 397.9% volatile
47 Cyprus 185 t 2018 up 585.2% volatile
48 Finland 162 t 2018 down 83.1% volatile
49 Peru 159 t 2018 up 194.4% volatile
50 Canada 145 t 2018 down 96.0% volatile
51 Trinidad and Tobago 143 t 2007 up 41.6% volatile
52 Belgium 137 t 2018 down 67.6% volatile
53 Hungary 133 t 2018 down 84.6% volatile
54 Luxembourg 125 t 2015 up 3,025.0% volatile
55 Philippines 120 t 2018 up 224.3% volatile
56 Benin 112 t 2009 up 2.8% volatile
57 Belarus 106 t 2018 up 12.8% volatile
58 Bangladesh 95 t 2018 down 75.9% volatile
58 Bulgaria 95 t 2018 down 92.5% volatile
60 Egypt 93 t 2018 down 92.3% volatile
61 Cuba 89 t 2005 up 709.1% rising
61 New Zealand 89 t 2018 down 96.7% volatile
63 Lebanon 84 t 2018 down 80.5% volatile
64 Sri Lanka 73 t 2017 down 21.5% volatile
65 Japan 72 t 2018 down 92.4% volatile
66 Nicaragua 59 t 2018 down 32.2% volatile
67 Ireland 56 t 2018 down 97.3% volatile
67 Kenya 56 t 2018 up 133.3% volatile
69 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50 t 2014 up 316.7% volatile
70 Kazakhstan 48 t 2018 down 48.4% volatile
71 Lithuania 45 t 2018 down 45.8% volatile
72 Viet Nam 40 t 2018 up 81.8% volatile
73 Barbados 37 t 2011 up 3,600.0% volatile
74 Syrian Arab Republic 28 t 2011 down 98.2% volatile
75 Denmark 27 t 2018 down 78.2% volatile
75 Jamaica 27 t 2017 down 25.0% volatile
75 Romania 27 t 2018 down 99.4% volatile
78 Azerbaijan 26 t 2018 down 92.0% volatile
79 Armenia 25 t 2016 down 85.5% volatile
79 Mali 25 t 2010 unchanged volatile
79 Yemen 25 t 2005 down 90.0% volatile
82 Dominican Republic 24 t 2018 down 95.1% volatile
83 Mozambique 22 t 2016 down 12.0% volatile
83 United Republic of Tanzania 22 t 2018 up 2,100.0% volatile
85 Costa Rica 21 t 2017 down 54.3% volatile
85 Paraguay 21 t 2017 down 95.6% volatile
87 Tunisia 17 t 2018 down 83.8% volatile
88 Congo 14 t 2017 down 6.7% volatile
88 Georgia 14 t 2018 down 65.0% volatile
88 Togo 14 t 2009 down 48.1% volatile
91 Libya 13 t 2007 down 86.9% volatile
91 Malta 13 t 2018 up 160.0% volatile
93 Zimbabwe 11 t 2011 up 1,000.0% volatile
94 Jordan 9 t 2018 down 59.1% volatile
95 Estonia 8 t 2018 down 80.0% volatile
95 Iceland 8 t 2018 down 78.4% volatile
97 Republic of Moldova 7 t 2018 down 73.1% volatile
98 Guatemala 6 t 2017 down 83.3% volatile
99 Afghanistan 5 t 2017 down 92.9% volatile
99 Albania 5 t 2018 down 80.0% volatile
99 Kyrgyzstan 5 t 2010 up 66.7% volatile
99 Madagascar 5 t 2018 up 400.0% volatile
99 Mauritius 5 t 2018 down 44.4% volatile
99 C�te d'Ivoire 5 t 2018 down 75.0% volatile
105 Bahrain 4 t 2016 down 96.0% volatile
105 Ecuador 4 t 2018 up 300.0% volatile
105 Latvia 4 t 2018 down 94.8% volatile
108 Cameroon 3 t 2018 down 92.7% volatile
108 Guinea 3 t 2009 up 50.0% volatile
108 Oman 3 t 2018 down 99.3% volatile
108 Panama 3 t 2014 down 97.4% volatile
108 Uganda 3 t 2018 down 40.0% volatile
113 Angola 2 t 2018 down 86.7% volatile
113 Myanmar 2 t 2018 volatile
113 Niger 2 t 2016 down 85.7% volatile
113 Qatar 2 t 2018 down 84.6% volatile
113 Uruguay 2 t 2018 unchanged volatile
113 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2 t 2018 volatile
113 Brunei Darussalam 2 t 2003 up 100.0% rising
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 t 2018 down 98.3% volatile
120 Algeria 1 t 2018 down 96.6% volatile
120 Ethiopia 1 t 2017 unchanged volatile
120 New Caledonia 1 t 2010 unchanged volatile
120 Nepal 1 t 2006 down 66.7% volatile
120 Uzbekistan 1 t 2018 down 66.7% volatile
120 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 t 2014 down 99.8% 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
Switzerland — 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
128 places, 2,165 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/