Total FAO — Fibreboard — 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
169
Highest
1.39 million m3
Germany
Lowest
14 m3
Guinea-Bissau
Median
26,607 m3
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
3,600

What the numbers show

Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 1.39 million m3 in Germany; the lowest is 14 m3 in Guinea-Bissau.

The median across all reporting countries is 26,607 m3, and the mean is 131,295 m3.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 99,346.

Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 156,005.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (down 93.4%).

Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 1.39 million m3 2018 up 14.6% rising
2 France 1.08 million m3 2018 up 25.0% rising
3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 941,422 m3 2018 up 6.5% falling
4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 904,759 m3 2018 up 87.5% volatile
5 Belgium 901,840 m3 2018 up 33.6% rising
6 Italy 864,130 m3 2018 down 20.6% rising
7 Canada 818,627 m3 2018 up 4.0% rising
8 Saudi Arabia 747,862 m3 2018 up 100.3% volatile
9 Poland 721,196 m3 2018 up 34.9% rising
10 United Arab Emirates 669,326 m3 2018 up 127.1% volatile
11 Viet Nam 658,480 m3 2018 up 197.8% volatile
12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 605,385 m3 2018 up 30.6% rising
13 Japan 561,804 m3 2018 down 6.1% falling
14 Russian Federation 481,014 m3 2018 down 44.5% volatile
15 Spain 432,563 m3 2018 down 38.2% falling
16 China 423,680 m3 2018 down 59.8% volatile
17 Portugal 387,470 m3 2018 up 16.8% volatile
18 Mexico 379,974 m3 2018 down 42.7% volatile
19 Ukraine 349,180 m3 2018 up 13.2% volatile
20 Romania 339,261 m3 2018 up 11.3% volatile
21 Austria 338,658 m3 2018 up 137.3% rising
22 Sweden 334,445 m3 2018 up 4.4% rising
23 Republic of Korea 306,059 m3 2018 down 6.4% volatile
24 India 296,493 m3 2018 up 592.6% volatile
25 Egypt 256,345 m3 2018 up 87.7% rising
26 Belarus 255,299 m3 2018 up 6,126.8% volatile
27 Czechia 246,017 m3 2018 down 2.0% rising
28 Australia 240,232 m3 2018 up 66.3% rising
29 Denmark 237,860 m3 2018 down 32.8% rising
30 Slovakia 232,687 m3 2018 down 16.5% volatile
31 Lithuania 232,055 m3 2018 up 66.3% volatile
32 Uzbekistan 210,395 m3 2018 up 97.1% volatile
33 Switzerland 209,807 m3 2018 up 12.3% rising
34 Israel 201,534 m3 2018 up 113.7% rising
35 Nigeria 180,094 m3 2018 up 463.6% volatile
36 Finland 168,791 m3 2018 down 9.1% rising
37 Tunisia 166,921 m3 2018 up 346.9% volatile
38 Kazakhstan 165,328 m3 2018 down 34.4% volatile
39 Iraq 161,153 m3 2018 up 1,023.6% volatile
40 Algeria 159,776 m3 2018 up 1,314.6% volatile
41 Malaysia 149,779 m3 2018 down 27.8% volatile
42 Hungary 145,080 m3 2018 up 72.7% volatile
43 Norway 139,000 m3 2018 down 22.8% rising
44 Afghanistan 138,289 m3 2018 up 893.8% volatile
45 Indonesia 130,572 m3 2018 down 31.6% volatile
46 Georgia 120,724 m3 2018 up 292.4% volatile
47 Colombia 117,802 m3 2018 up 18.7% volatile
48 Azerbaijan 112,000 m3 2018 up 187.8% volatile
49 Bulgaria 108,373 m3 2018 down 43.2% volatile
50 Syrian Arab Republic 106,257 m3 2018 up 33.6% volatile
51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 104,600 m3 2018 up 145.8% volatile
52 Ireland 101,694 m3 2018 up 55.3% rising
53 Pakistan 98,928 m3 2018 down 45.4% volatile
54 T�rkiye 97,000 m3 2018 down 80.4% volatile
55 Peru 94,028 m3 2018 up 59.4% volatile
56 Morocco 91,989 m3 2018 up 532.7% volatile
57 Philippines 91,385 m3 2018 up 29.1% falling
58 Chile 90,857 m3 2018 up 74.7% volatile
59 Kuwait 85,797 m3 2018 up 115.7% volatile
60 Sudan (former) 84,370 m3 2010 up 1,381.2% volatile
61 Lebanon 83,555 m3 2018 down 39.1% volatile
62 Oman 83,229 m3 2018 up 52.9% volatile
63 Croatia 80,378 m3 2018 up 177.2% volatile
64 Kyrgyzstan 75,117 m3 2018 up 773.5% volatile
65 Serbia and Montenegro 74,000 m3 2005 up 988.2% volatile
66 Jordan 69,405 m3 2018 up 58.3% volatile
67 Estonia 60,000 m3 2018 up 10.2% rising
68 Argentina 59,860 m3 2018 down 1.9% volatile
69 Kenya 59,624 m3 2018 up 491.1% volatile
70 Slovenia 58,897 m3 2018 down 40.6% rising
71 Sri Lanka 52,716 m3 2018 up 53.1% volatile
72 Ecuador 52,571 m3 2018 up 62.8% volatile
73 Qatar 45,038 m3 2018 up 147.0% volatile
74 Tajikistan 41,440 m3 2018 up 653.6% volatile
75 Armenia 39,897 m3 2018 down 14.9% volatile
76 United Republic of Tanzania 38,936 m3 2018 up 203.0% volatile
77 Latvia 37,440 m3 2018 up 160.2% volatile
78 Turkmenistan 35,867 m3 2018 up 1,874.0% volatile
79 Myanmar 35,384 m3 2018 up 1,059.4% volatile
80 Greece 34,701 m3 2018 down 80.9% volatile
81 Republic of Moldova 34,343 m3 2018 up 156,005.0% volatile
82 Uruguay 30,338 m3 2018 down 18.0% volatile
83 Dominican Republic 28,361 m3 2018 up 98.3% volatile
84 New Zealand 27,084 m3 2018 down 3.3% volatile
85 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26,607 m3 2018 up 710.4% volatile
86 Luxembourg 25,772 m3 2018 up 99.1% rising
87 Guatemala 24,054 m3 2018 up 80.9% volatile
88 Bahrain 22,814 m3 2018 up 65.1% volatile
89 Djibouti 22,301 m3 2018 up 4,213.5% volatile
90 Mongolia 21,235 m3 2018 up 254.0% volatile
91 Cyprus 21,067 m3 2018 down 32.5% falling
92 Libya 19,378 m3 2018 up 63.1% volatile
93 Thailand 18,438 m3 2018 down 54.1% rising
94 Paraguay 17,661 m3 2018 up 408.2% volatile
95 Honduras 16,790 m3 2018 up 4.9% rising
96 Zimbabwe 14,872 m3 2018 up 608.9% volatile
97 Albania 14,742 m3 2018 down 23.2% volatile
98 Yemen 14,671 m3 2005 up 2,538.7% volatile
99 Cambodia 14,456 m3 2018 up 640.6% volatile
100 Ghana 11,589 m3 2018 up 1,214.0% volatile
101 Iceland 11,505 m3 2018 up 240.3% rising
102 Ethiopia 11,223 m3 2018 up 203.1% volatile
103 Costa Rica 10,857 m3 2018 down 44.4% volatile
104 Trinidad and Tobago 9,281 m3 2018 down 56.0% volatile
105 Panama 8,750 m3 2018 down 20.5% rising
106 Brazil 8,238 m3 2018 down 91.3% volatile
107 Bangladesh 7,711 m3 2018 up 57.8% volatile
108 Rwanda 7,340 m3 2018 up 2,466.4% volatile
109 Belize 6,541 m3 2018 up 273.6% volatile
110 Zambia 6,049 m3 2018 up 458.5% volatile
111 Jamaica 5,968 m3 2018 down 55.0% volatile
112 Singapore 5,622 m3 2018 down 84.2% falling
113 Angola 5,390 m3 2018 up 92.1% volatile
114 Mauritius 5,206 m3 2018 down 56.0% volatile
115 Fiji 5,182 m3 2018 up 38.6% volatile
116 Liberia 4,873 m3 2018 up 125.0% volatile
117 Guinea 3,527 m3 2018 down 32.2% rising
118 Mozambique 3,350 m3 2018 up 87.4% volatile
119 Cabo Verde 3,237 m3 2018 up 41.7% volatile
120 Malta 3,070 m3 2018 down 76.1% falling
121 El Salvador 2,972 m3 2018 up 59.1% volatile
122 Cuba 2,942 m3 2018 down 69.4% volatile
123 Sierra Leone 2,598 m3 2018 down 24.9% volatile
124 Samoa 2,570 m3 2018 up 354.1% volatile
125 Nicaragua 2,531 m3 2018 up 15.3% flat
126 Suriname 2,489 m3 2018 down 41.1% volatile
127 Somalia 2,363 m3 2018 up 19.0% volatile
128 Senegal 2,203 m3 2018 up 629.5% volatile
129 Haiti 2,081 m3 2018 up 344.7% volatile
130 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,075 m3 2018 down 26.7% volatile
131 Solomon Islands 1,963 m3 2018 up 364.1% volatile
132 Uganda 1,920 m3 2018 down 0.5% volatile
133 Benin 1,866 m3 2018 down 0.3% volatile
134 Gambia 1,653 m3 2018 down 2.1% rising
135 Burundi 1,530 m3 2018 up 128.4% volatile
136 Nepal 1,387 m3 2018 up 378.3% volatile
137 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,200 m3 2018 up 13.2% volatile
138 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,158 m3 2018 down 93.4% volatile
139 Papua New Guinea 1,135 m3 2018 up 8.2% volatile
139 Brunei Darussalam 1,135 m3 2018 up 54.0% volatile
141 Guyana 962 m3 2018 down 59.8% volatile
142 Netherlands Antilles (former) 801 m3 2010 down 40.3% volatile
143 New Caledonia 780 m3 2018 down 30.0% volatile
144 Bahamas 776 m3 2018 up 131.6% volatile
145 French Polynesia 729 m3 2018 down 47.4% volatile
146 C�te d'Ivoire 707 m3 2018 down 65.2% volatile
147 Tonga 537 m3 2018 up 262.8% volatile
148 Barbados 422 m3 2018 down 73.6% volatile
149 Mali 392 m3 2018 up 653.8% volatile
150 Vanuatu 374 m3 2018 down 18.2% volatile
151 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 362 m3 2018 down 86.0% volatile
152 Malawi 357 m3 2018 down 55.8% volatile
153 Mauritania 294 m3 2018 up 1,629.4% volatile
154 Congo 278 m3 2018 down 6.7% volatile
155 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 165 m3 2018 up 68.4% volatile
156 Bhutan 162 m3 2018 up 2,214.3% volatile
157 Cameroon 154 m3 2018 up 214.3% volatile
158 Gabon 106 m3 2018 down 50.5% volatile
159 Equatorial Guinea 101 m3 2018 down 61.7% volatile
160 Chad 66 m3 2018 down 84.9% volatile
161 Madagascar 65 m3 2018 down 90.0% volatile
162 Burkina Faso 58 m3 2018 down 9.4% volatile
163 Eritrea 50 m3 2017 down 92.3% volatile
164 Dominica 44 m3 2018 down 62.7% volatile
165 Niger 41 m3 2018 up 215.4% volatile
166 Sao Tome and Principe 29 m3 2018 down 56.1% volatile
167 Timor-Leste 28 m3 2018 down 86.2% volatile
168 Togo 27 m3 2018 down 90.9% volatile
169 Guinea-Bissau 14 m3 2018 down 48.1% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
172 places, 3,600 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

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/