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Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 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
57.16 million 1000 USD
China
Lowest
768 1000 USD
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
200,134 1000 USD
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
3,729

What the numbers show

Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 57.16 million 1000 USD in China; the lowest is 768 1000 USD in Sao Tome and Principe.

The median across all reporting countries is 200,134 1000 USD, and the mean is 1.51 million 1000 USD.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 74,425.

Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Turkmenistan (up 3,670.7%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (down 89.2%).

Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 57.16 million 1000 USD 2018 up 94.2% volatile
2 Germany 20.61 million 1000 USD 2018 up 0.2% rising
3 Japan 11.23 million 1000 USD 2018 down 10.2% falling
4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.82 million 1000 USD 2018 down 7.4% rising
5 Italy 10.82 million 1000 USD 2018 down 4.6% rising
6 France 9.10 million 1000 USD 2018 down 22.4% rising
7 India 6.99 million 1000 USD 2018 up 111.3% volatile
8 Republic of Korea 6.89 million 1000 USD 2018 up 26.7% rising
9 Mexico 6.01 million 1000 USD 2018 up 27.9% rising
10 Belgium 6.01 million 1000 USD 2018 down 19.2% rising
11 Poland 5.98 million 1000 USD 2018 up 30.2% rising
12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5.80 million 1000 USD 2018 down 26.1% rising
13 Canada 5.33 million 1000 USD 2018 up 8.3% rising
14 Spain 5.07 million 1000 USD 2018 down 25.5% rising
15 Austria 4.41 million 1000 USD 2018 up 3.8% rising
16 Viet Nam 4.12 million 1000 USD 2018 up 304.3% volatile
17 T�rkiye 4.04 million 1000 USD 2018 up 14.4% volatile
18 Egypt 3.03 million 1000 USD 2018 up 89.7% rising
19 Indonesia 3.03 million 1000 USD 2018 up 32.3% rising
20 Sweden 2.92 million 1000 USD 2018 down 4.0% rising
21 Malaysia 2.42 million 1000 USD 2018 up 25.6% rising
22 Thailand 2.42 million 1000 USD 2018 up 6.8% rising
23 Czechia 2.23 million 1000 USD 2018 up 5.9% rising
24 United Arab Emirates 2.16 million 1000 USD 2018 up 30.9% volatile
25 Saudi Arabia 2.14 million 1000 USD 2018 down 14.2% volatile
26 Australia 2.09 million 1000 USD 2018 down 0.5% rising
27 Russian Federation 2.09 million 1000 USD 2018 down 23.8% volatile
28 Denmark 2.07 million 1000 USD 2018 down 19.4% rising
29 Philippines 1.85 million 1000 USD 2018 up 257.6% rising
30 Singapore 1.80 million 1000 USD 2018 up 237.9% rising
31 Portugal 1.71 million 1000 USD 2018 up 5.2% rising
32 Switzerland 1.71 million 1000 USD 2018 down 30.0% falling
33 Finland 1.66 million 1000 USD 2018 down 41.7% rising
34 Romania 1.41 million 1000 USD 2018 up 62.1% volatile
35 Slovenia 1.27 million 1000 USD 2018 up 33.3% rising
36 Hungary 1.25 million 1000 USD 2018 down 17.5% rising
37 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.25 million 1000 USD 2018 up 53.1% volatile
38 Algeria 1.15 million 1000 USD 2018 up 57.1% rising
39 Norway 1.07 million 1000 USD 2018 down 33.4% rising
40 Morocco 1.07 million 1000 USD 2018 up 98.7% rising
41 Greece 1.02 million 1000 USD 2018 down 25.4% rising
42 Ukraine 1.01 million 1000 USD 2018 down 8.9% rising
43 Pakistan 992,373 1000 USD 2018 up 90.5% volatile
44 Slovakia 973,053 1000 USD 2018 down 9.6% volatile
45 Israel 953,046 1000 USD 2018 up 25.5% rising
46 Lithuania 951,203 1000 USD 2018 up 57.1% volatile
47 Chile 920,256 1000 USD 2018 up 39.2% rising
48 Colombia 919,355 1000 USD 2018 up 24.0% rising
49 Argentina 888,558 1000 USD 2018 down 52.9% rising
50 Peru 865,298 1000 USD 2018 up 47.6% volatile
51 Brazil 864,411 1000 USD 2018 down 43.9% rising
52 Ireland 839,558 1000 USD 2018 down 33.0% flat
53 Bangladesh 832,159 1000 USD 2018 up 327.0% volatile
54 Uzbekistan 781,532 1000 USD 2018 up 287.4% volatile
55 Latvia 633,651 1000 USD 2018 up 75.6% volatile
56 Nigeria 614,347 1000 USD 2018 up 38.4% volatile
57 Kazakhstan 597,269 1000 USD 2018 up 12.2% volatile
58 New Zealand 586,414 1000 USD 2018 up 3.5% rising
59 Estonia 584,789 1000 USD 2018 up 22.6% rising
60 Serbia and Montenegro 581,966 1000 USD 2005 up 251.1% volatile
61 Croatia 546,794 1000 USD 2018 up 1.5% rising
62 Costa Rica 520,817 1000 USD 2018 up 27.3% rising
63 Guatemala 494,064 1000 USD 2018 up 40.9% rising
64 Bulgaria 490,687 1000 USD 2018 down 5.6% volatile
65 Jordan 477,581 1000 USD 2018 up 30.3% rising
66 Kuwait 471,489 1000 USD 2018 up 76.6% volatile
67 Kenya 447,451 1000 USD 2018 up 127.9% volatile
68 Lebanon 440,700 1000 USD 2018 up 29.2% rising
69 Tunisia 425,422 1000 USD 2018 down 21.2% rising
70 Sri Lanka 424,473 1000 USD 2018 up 32.9% volatile
71 Ecuador 397,795 1000 USD 2018 up 81.0% rising
72 Belarus 395,525 1000 USD 2018 up 87.2% volatile
73 Dominican Republic 379,739 1000 USD 2018 up 22.3% rising
74 Luxembourg 366,897 1000 USD 2018 down 1.1% rising
75 Iraq 321,789 1000 USD 2018 up 382.2% volatile
76 El Salvador 303,019 1000 USD 2018 up 21.5% rising
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 295,810 1000 USD 2018 up 133.1% volatile
78 Azerbaijan 293,706 1000 USD 2018 up 185.2% volatile
79 Qatar 288,012 1000 USD 2018 up 34.9% volatile
80 Cambodia 282,427 1000 USD 2018 up 665.5% volatile
81 Oman 274,587 1000 USD 2018 up 76.6% volatile
82 Myanmar 232,459 1000 USD 2018 up 881.3% volatile
83 Ghana 219,809 1000 USD 2018 up 340.2% volatile
84 Honduras 215,013 1000 USD 2018 up 61.5% rising
85 Paraguay 200,134 1000 USD 2018 up 70.3% volatile
86 Syrian Arab Republic 164,515 1000 USD 2018 down 53.3% volatile
87 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 163,021 1000 USD 2018 up 80.2% volatile
88 Yemen 148,079 1000 USD 2005 up 412.6% volatile
89 Georgia 146,340 1000 USD 2018 up 141.4% volatile
90 Turkmenistan 146,302 1000 USD 2018 up 3,670.7% volatile
91 Bahrain 144,922 1000 USD 2018 up 118.0% volatile
92 C�te d'Ivoire 139,729 1000 USD 2018 up 27.2% rising
93 Sudan (former) 138,843 1000 USD 2010 up 531.7% volatile
94 Afghanistan 137,194 1000 USD 2018 up 116.4% volatile
95 Cyprus 125,823 1000 USD 2018 down 66.2% volatile
96 Uganda 122,714 1000 USD 2018 up 79.4% volatile
97 Kyrgyzstan 121,663 1000 USD 2018 up 240.1% volatile
98 Republic of Moldova 121,196 1000 USD 2018 up 22.9% volatile
99 Panama 119,963 1000 USD 2018 down 0.8% rising
100 Jamaica 118,173 1000 USD 2018 up 7.7% rising
101 United Republic of Tanzania 113,048 1000 USD 2018 up 76.9% volatile
102 Uruguay 111,054 1000 USD 2018 down 11.0% rising
103 Senegal 105,707 1000 USD 2018 down 14.7% rising
104 Zimbabwe 103,535 1000 USD 2018 up 238.6% rising
105 Nepal 96,671 1000 USD 2018 up 375.4% volatile
106 Armenia 96,497 1000 USD 2018 up 63.3% volatile
107 Mauritius 95,298 1000 USD 2018 down 2.1% rising
108 Trinidad and Tobago 94,870 1000 USD 2018 down 22.7% rising
109 Ethiopia 93,372 1000 USD 2018 down 8.7% volatile
110 Tajikistan 91,942 1000 USD 2018 up 355.1% volatile
111 Malta 89,489 1000 USD 2018 down 63.0% volatile
112 Zambia 80,279 1000 USD 2018 up 89.3% volatile
113 Iceland 79,926 1000 USD 2018 up 7.2% rising
114 Nicaragua 77,526 1000 USD 2018 up 102.8% volatile
115 Libya 75,291 1000 USD 2018 down 58.2% volatile
116 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 74,905 1000 USD 2018 down 89.2% flat
117 Albania 67,542 1000 USD 2018 up 162.2% volatile
118 Angola 66,498 1000 USD 2018 up 11.0% volatile
119 Cuba 63,628 1000 USD 2018 down 42.9% rising
120 Mongolia 55,034 1000 USD 2018 up 332.4% volatile
121 Cameroon 54,979 1000 USD 2018 up 14.7% rising
122 Somalia 54,615 1000 USD 2018 up 718.6% volatile
123 Bahamas 51,852 1000 USD 2018 up 6.9% rising
124 Mozambique 49,251 1000 USD 2018 up 34.0% volatile
125 Haiti 48,016 1000 USD 2018 up 114.5% volatile
126 Djibouti 47,532 1000 USD 2018 up 228.7% volatile
127 Fiji 46,593 1000 USD 2018 up 124.8% volatile
128 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 37,142 1000 USD 2018 down 31.4% rising
129 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35,529 1000 USD 2018 up 118.7% volatile
130 Madagascar 29,388 1000 USD 2018 down 15.8% volatile
131 Congo 27,077 1000 USD 2018 up 233.3% volatile
132 Togo 23,227 1000 USD 2018 up 109.4% volatile
133 Netherlands Antilles (former) 22,789 1000 USD 2010 up 32.2% rising
134 Brunei Darussalam 22,628 1000 USD 2018 up 157.5% rising
135 Barbados 21,963 1000 USD 2018 down 47.5% falling
136 Bhutan 21,337 1000 USD 2018 up 77.3% volatile
137 Rwanda 20,113 1000 USD 2018 up 45.2% volatile
138 French Polynesia 19,836 1000 USD 2018 down 47.0% falling
139 Malawi 18,801 1000 USD 2018 down 14.6% volatile
140 Mali 18,711 1000 USD 2018 down 9.1% volatile
141 Belize 18,612 1000 USD 2018 up 97.1% volatile
142 Papua New Guinea 18,424 1000 USD 2018 up 28.1% volatile
143 Democratic Republic of the Congo 18,115 1000 USD 2018 down 13.5% volatile
144 New Caledonia 17,932 1000 USD 2018 down 47.6% rising
145 Burkina Faso 15,478 1000 USD 2018 up 4.8% rising
146 Niger 15,379 1000 USD 2018 up 69.3% volatile
147 Benin 14,774 1000 USD 2018 up 15.5% rising
148 Samoa 12,762 1000 USD 2018 up 61.5% volatile
149 Mauritania 12,496 1000 USD 2018 up 69.9% volatile
150 Suriname 10,579 1000 USD 2018 down 26.7% volatile
151 Guyana 10,077 1000 USD 2018 up 72.3% rising
152 Cabo Verde 9,727 1000 USD 2018 down 44.6% volatile
153 Gabon 9,040 1000 USD 2018 down 10.1% rising
154 Sierra Leone 8,337 1000 USD 2018 up 32.5% rising
155 Dominica 8,334 1000 USD 2018 up 22.2% falling
156 Liberia 7,041 1000 USD 2018 up 178.4% volatile
157 Gambia 6,687 1000 USD 2018 up 33.0% volatile
158 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,664 1000 USD 2018 down 16.5% volatile
159 Burundi 6,455 1000 USD 2018 up 67.7% volatile
160 Guinea 6,302 1000 USD 2018 up 12.4% rising
161 Solomon Islands 5,635 1000 USD 2018 up 382.4% volatile
162 Tonga 5,069 1000 USD 2018 up 67.2% rising
163 Vanuatu 4,660 1000 USD 2018 up 79.6% volatile
164 Chad 4,346 1000 USD 2018 up 250.5% rising
165 Eritrea 3,779 1000 USD 2018 up 51.2% volatile
166 Equatorial Guinea 2,741 1000 USD 2018 up 24.7% volatile
167 Timor-Leste 2,427 1000 USD 2018 up 391.3% volatile
168 Guinea-Bissau 1,267 1000 USD 2018 up 21.6% volatile
169 Sao Tome and Principe 768 1000 USD 2018 down 82.1% 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 — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
172 places, 3,729 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/