Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — 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...
What the numbers show
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import Quantity is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 41.89 million m3 in China; the lowest is 0 m3 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,175 m3, and the mean is 584,664 m3.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 60,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 41.89 million m3 | 2018 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Austria | 9.03 million m3 | 2018 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 8.30 million m3 | 2018 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Sweden | 6.61 million m3 | 2018 | up 95.9% | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 3.89 million m3 | 2018 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 6 | Canada | 3.32 million m3 | 2018 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 7 | Japan | 3.07 million m3 | 2018 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium | 2.21 million m3 | 2018 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 2.05 million m3 | 2018 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 10 | India | 1.90 million m3 | 2018 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Czechia | 1.25 million m3 | 2018 | up 127.4% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 1.15 million m3 | 2018 | up 498.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 1.07 million m3 | 2018 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 14 | France | 921,657 m3 | 2018 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 921,608 m3 | 2018 | up 301.8% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 608,000 m3 | 2018 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 510,374 m3 | 2018 | up 44.7% | falling |
| 18 | Norway | 500,473 m3 | 2018 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 476,480 m3 | 2018 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Slovakia | 457,439 m3 | 2018 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Spain | 412,584 m3 | 2018 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Ireland | 280,813 m3 | 2018 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Portugal | 263,620 m3 | 2018 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 238,417 m3 | 2018 | up 255.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovenia | 236,892 m3 | 2018 | up 445.8% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 176,067 m3 | 2018 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 131,999 m3 | 2018 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 28 | Denmark | 129,880 m3 | 2018 | up 37.4% | falling |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 122,238 m3 | 2018 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 120,289 m3 | 2018 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Switzerland | 99,734 m3 | 2018 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 32 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 99,000 m3 | 2018 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 93,985 m3 | 2018 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 34 | Egypt | 90,090 m3 | 2018 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 78,000 m3 | 2018 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 71,260 m3 | 2018 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 61,374 m3 | 2018 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Greece | 51,333 m3 | 2018 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Morocco | 50,606 m3 | 2018 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Pakistan | 44,670 m3 | 2018 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 44,193 m3 | 2018 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Zambia | 35,707 m3 | 2018 | up 842.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Georgia | 30,787 m3 | 2018 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Thailand | 28,146 m3 | 2018 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Mozambique | 24,022 m3 | 2018 | up 144.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Serbia and Montenegro | 20,000 m3 | 2005 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 47 | T�rkiye | 19,900 m3 | 2018 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17,390 m3 | 2018 | up 1,008.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Libya | 15,843 m3 | 2018 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 15,760 m3 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Croatia | 14,544 m3 | 2018 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Philippines | 13,678 m3 | 2018 | up 327.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Indonesia | 13,028 m3 | 2018 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Turkmenistan | 12,994 m3 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Ghana | 12,560 m3 | 2018 | up 383.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Lebanon | 11,683 m3 | 2018 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Tonga | 10,638 m3 | 2017 | up 1,776.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 10,100 m3 | 2018 | up 405.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 10,023 m3 | 2018 | up 8,849.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Jamaica | 9,964 m3 | 2018 | up 372.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Oman | 9,606 m3 | 2018 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Belize | 8,905 m3 | 2018 | up 168.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Guyana | 8,833 m3 | 2017 | up 2,593.0% | volatile |
| 64 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8,263 m3 | 2018 | up 6,207.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 7,486 m3 | 2018 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Madagascar | 7,263 m3 | 2018 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahamas | 7,031 m3 | 2018 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 6,906 m3 | 2018 | up 40,523.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Israel | 6,485 m3 | 2018 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Mauritania | 5,754 m3 | 2018 | up 9,180.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 5,739 m3 | 2018 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Kenya | 5,591 m3 | 2018 | up 806.2% | volatile |
| 73 | New Caledonia | 4,891 m3 | 2018 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Suriname | 4,407 m3 | 2016 | up 1,841.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Sudan (former) | 4,103 m3 | 2011 | up 24,035.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Liberia | 3,939 m3 | 2018 | up 4,181.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Qatar | 3,797 m3 | 2018 | up 1,149.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Kuwait | 3,774 m3 | 2018 | up 1,233.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Eritrea | 3,347 m3 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Bahrain | 3,321 m3 | 2018 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 3,029 m3 | 2018 | up 385.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritius | 2,966 m3 | 2018 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Samoa | 2,899 m3 | 2018 | up 290.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Cambodia | 2,800 m3 | 2018 | up 27,900.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Belarus | 2,700 m3 | 2018 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Cyprus | 2,670 m3 | 2018 | up 53,300.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Mexico | 2,289 m3 | 2018 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 2,141 m3 | 2018 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 2,132 m3 | 2018 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 90 | French Polynesia | 1,955 m3 | 2018 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Afghanistan | 1,921 m3 | 2018 | up 4,585.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,848 m3 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Niger | 1,822 m3 | 2018 | up 1,556.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Haiti | 1,817 m3 | 2018 | up 202.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1,767 m3 | 2010 | up 5,421.9% | volatile |
| 96 | El Salvador | 1,721 m3 | 2018 | up 398.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Somalia | 1,656 m3 | 2018 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Angola | 1,488 m3 | 2018 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Ethiopia | 1,463 m3 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Malaysia | 1,424 m3 | 2018 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Iraq | 1,394 m3 | 2018 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Peru | 1,386 m3 | 2018 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 1,212 m3 | 2018 | up 471.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 1,205 m3 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Fiji | 1,104 m3 | 2018 | up 1,333.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Russian Federation | 1,086 m3 | 2018 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Armenia | 1,003 m3 | 2018 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Ecuador | 949 m3 | 2018 | up 830.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Colombia | 889 m3 | 2018 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Syrian Arab Republic | 847 m3 | 2018 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Albania | 672 m3 | 2018 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Algeria | 640 m3 | 2018 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | 610 m3 | 2018 | up 60,900.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Mali | 597 m3 | 2012 | up 1,765.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Panama | 596 m3 | 2018 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Guinea | 587 m3 | 2018 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Dominica | 535 m3 | 2018 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Mongolia | 505 m3 | 2018 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 496 m3 | 2018 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 482 m3 | 2018 | up 487.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Malta | 480 m3 | 2016 | up 860.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | 450 m3 | 2018 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Ukraine | 367 m3 | 2018 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Republic of Moldova | 316 m3 | 2017 | down 98.4% | rising |
| 125 | Nigeria | 303 m3 | 2018 | up 471.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 294 m3 | 2018 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Uganda | 264 m3 | 2018 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Myanmar | 222 m3 | 2016 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Tunisia | 200 m3 | 2018 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Jordan | 193 m3 | 2018 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Togo | 186 m3 | 2018 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Malawi | 167 m3 | 2018 | up 475.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 143 m3 | 2018 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Iceland | 138 m3 | 2018 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Cabo Verde | 122 m3 | 2018 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 136 | New Zealand | 108 m3 | 2018 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Guatemala | 104 m3 | 2018 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Djibouti | 86 m3 | 2018 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Australia | 81 m3 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Brazil | 81 m3 | 2017 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 78 m3 | 2018 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Gambia | 72 m3 | 2018 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Gabon | 35 m3 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Senegal | 31 m3 | 2018 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 145 | C�te d'Ivoire | 30 m3 | 2018 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 26 m3 | 2017 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Rwanda | 15 m3 | 2018 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Brunei Darussalam | 14 m3 | 2018 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 6 m3 | 2018 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6 m3 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5 m3 | 2018 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Chile | 4 m3 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Cameroon | 4 m3 | 2017 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Burundi | 3 m3 | 2012 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Barbados | 1 m3 | 2018 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Honduras | 1 m3 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Nepal | 1 m3 | 2018 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Argentina | 0 m3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Singapore | 0 m3 | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Yemen | 0 m3 | 2005 | 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.
- United States of America 412,680 m3
- South Africa 783 m3
About this data
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/