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Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — 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
137
Highest
22.01 million m3
Japan
Lowest
0 m3
Albania
Median
319 m3
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
2,110

What the numbers show

Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity is currently reported for 137 countries. The highest value is 22.01 million m3 in Japan; the lowest is 0 m3 in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 319 m3, and the mean is 511,157 m3.

Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 25,086.6%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 99.4%).

Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Japan 22.01 million m3 2018 up 8.3% falling
1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70,789 m3 2018 up 4,702.5% volatile
2 China 21.98 million m3 2018 up 539.5% volatile
2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 511 m3 2018 up 1,792.6% volatile
2 Cabo Verde 25 m3 2016 down 98.4% volatile
3 T�rkiye 3.38 million m3 2018 up 108.1% volatile
3 Republic of Moldova 472 m3 2018 — volatile
4 Finland 3.13 million m3 2018 down 12.1% rising
4 Viet Nam 406 m3 2018 down 75.4% volatile
5 Canada 2.77 million m3 2018 down 12.3% rising
5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 36 m3 2016 — volatile
6 Sweden 2.11 million m3 2018 up 24.2% rising
6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 17 m3 2018 up 88.9% volatile
7 Poland 1.81 million m3 2018 up 1,334.9% volatile
7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 11 m3 2017 — volatile
8 Portugal 1.72 million m3 2018 up 256.6% volatile
8 United Republic of Tanzania 5 m3 2018 up 400.0% volatile
9 Republic of Korea 1.48 million m3 2018 up 40.2% falling
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3 m3 2018 down 97.4% volatile
10 Austria 1.30 million m3 2018 up 10.1% rising
11 Germany 1.24 million m3 2018 up 2.2% rising
12 Lithuania 1.22 million m3 2018 up 148.2% volatile
13 Indonesia 822,786 m3 2018 up 10,213.2% volatile
14 France 790,511 m3 2018 up 89.5% flat
15 Italy 662,281 m3 2018 down 32.4% falling
16 Czechia 406,919 m3 2018 up 846.3% volatile
17 Switzerland 398,945 m3 2018 down 15.0% rising
18 Norway 360,262 m3 2018 down 70.6% falling
19 Hungary 267,345 m3 2018 up 313.8% volatile
20 Denmark 240,000 m3 2018 down 19.2% rising
21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 211,744 m3 2018 down 43.5% rising
22 Romania 186,063 m3 2018 up 12,304.2% volatile
23 Slovenia 178,525 m3 2018 down 19.7% volatile
24 India 161,446 m3 2018 up 25,086.6% volatile
25 Slovakia 159,494 m3 2018 up 5,365.9% volatile
26 South Africa 147,524 m3 2018 up 23,655.9% volatile
27 Spain 123,065 m3 2018 down 83.3% volatile
28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 104,967 m3 2018 down 33.5% rising
29 Latvia 103,679 m3 2018 up 10.8% volatile
30 Belgium 84,336 m3 2018 down 64.3% volatile
31 Luxembourg 76,771 m3 2018 down 65.1% volatile
32 Estonia 67,568 m3 2018 up 647.7% volatile
33 Croatia 53,536 m3 2018 up 2,576.8% volatile
34 Thailand 36,274 m3 2018 up 13,384.8% volatile
35 Ireland 33,463 m3 2018 down 19.8% volatile
36 Iceland 19,325 m3 2018 up 452.5% volatile
37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17,340 m3 2018 up 5,798.0% volatile
38 Argentina 15,240 m3 2018 down 90.9% volatile
39 United Arab Emirates 13,155 m3 2018 up 276.2% volatile
40 Saudi Arabia 10,117 m3 2018 down 82.9% volatile
41 Philippines 7,607 m3 2018 down 15.9% volatile
42 Greece 7,384 m3 2018 down 98.3% volatile
43 Bulgaria 5,100 m3 2018 up 82.1% volatile
44 Russian Federation 4,062 m3 2018 down 18.8% volatile
45 Singapore 2,999 m3 2018 up 274.9% volatile
46 Belarus 2,760 m3 2018 up 2,660.0% volatile
47 Australia 2,498 m3 2018 up 149.8% volatile
48 Haiti 2,289 m3 2018 up 6.8% volatile
49 Oman 1,998 m3 2018 up 474.1% volatile
50 Fiji 1,857 m3 2018 up 744.1% volatile
51 Kyrgyzstan 1,600 m3 2018 — volatile
52 Kazakhstan 1,536 m3 2018 up 484.0% volatile
53 Malta 1,106 m3 2018 up 1,282.5% volatile
54 Dominican Republic 981 m3 2018 up 5,670.6% volatile
55 Lebanon 740 m3 2018 down 17.8% volatile
56 Qatar 647 m3 2018 down 93.3% volatile
57 Brazil 532 m3 2018 down 89.4% volatile
58 Ukraine 520 m3 2018 down 79.2% volatile
59 Uzbekistan 486 m3 2018 up 2,109.1% volatile
60 Honduras 381 m3 2018 down 47.7% volatile
61 Israel 376 m3 2018 down 90.7% volatile
62 Mexico 370 m3 2018 down 98.9% volatile
63 Chile 364 m3 2018 — volatile
64 New Zealand 358 m3 2018 — volatile
65 Malaysia 319 m3 2018 down 89.3% volatile
66 Panama 281 m3 2018 — volatile
67 Costa Rica 238 m3 2018 up 815.4% volatile
67 Kuwait 238 m3 2018 up 93.5% volatile
69 Cyprus 188 m3 2018 up 652.0% volatile
70 Nigeria 174 m3 2018 down 89.7% volatile
71 Peru 165 m3 2018 up 96.4% volatile
72 Uruguay 127 m3 2018 — volatile
73 Armenia 114 m3 2018 — volatile
74 Colombia 109 m3 2018 up 2,625.0% volatile
75 Guatemala 107 m3 2018 up 328.0% volatile
76 Azerbaijan 100 m3 2018 up 354.5% volatile
76 Morocco 100 m3 2018 up 426.3% volatile
78 Sri Lanka 98 m3 2018 up 444.4% volatile
79 Cameroon 69 m3 2018 down 2.8% volatile
80 Bahamas 66 m3 2018 down 93.1% volatile
81 Egypt 65 m3 2018 down 82.0% volatile
82 Jamaica 50 m3 2018 down 83.3% volatile
83 Georgia 49 m3 2018 down 87.2% volatile
84 Bahrain 39 m3 2018 down 84.6% volatile
85 Paraguay 37 m3 2018 up 68.2% volatile
86 French Polynesia 36 m3 2018 down 79.5% volatile
87 Algeria 32 m3 2018 down 98.4% volatile
88 Tunisia 31 m3 2018 down 79.7% volatile
88 Sudan (former) 31 m3 2010 down 78.5% volatile
90 Kenya 30 m3 2018 down 77.4% volatile
90 Rwanda 30 m3 2014 — volatile
92 Libya 29 m3 2018 down 89.1% volatile
92 Brunei Darussalam 29 m3 2018 down 86.0% volatile
94 Nepal 28 m3 2017 up 180.0% volatile
94 C�te d'Ivoire 28 m3 2018 up 64.7% volatile
96 Gambia 25 m3 2018 up 525.0% volatile
97 Mauritius 24 m3 2018 down 93.6% volatile
98 El Salvador 23 m3 2018 up 35.3% volatile
98 Zambia 23 m3 2018 up 360.0% volatile
100 Malawi 22 m3 2015 down 90.2% volatile
100 Tajikistan 22 m3 2018 — flat
100 Zimbabwe 22 m3 2018 up 175.0% volatile
103 Trinidad and Tobago 19 m3 2017 down 81.0% volatile
104 Barbados 18 m3 2018 down 78.0% volatile
104 Netherlands Antilles (former) 18 m3 2009 down 14.3% volatile
106 Angola 17 m3 2017 up 466.7% volatile
106 Myanmar 17 m3 2018 down 94.6% volatile
108 Pakistan 15 m3 2018 down 48.3% volatile
108 Chad 15 m3 2018 down 99.4% volatile
110 New Caledonia 12 m3 2018 down 95.7% volatile
111 Cambodia 10 m3 2018 down 23.1% volatile
112 Nicaragua 9 m3 2013 up 200.0% volatile
112 Papua New Guinea 9 m3 2017 down 93.8% volatile
114 Congo 8 m3 2014 down 66.7% volatile
115 Cuba 7 m3 2015 down 87.7% volatile
115 Jordan 7 m3 2018 — volatile
117 Uganda 5 m3 2018 down 88.6% volatile
118 Afghanistan 2 m3 2017 down 98.1% volatile
118 Ecuador 2 m3 2018 unchanged volatile
118 Ethiopia 2 m3 2015 — volatile
118 Mozambique 2 m3 2018 down 96.8% volatile
118 Mauritania 2 m3 2017 down 97.2% volatile
118 Suriname 2 m3 2018 — volatile
118 Samoa 2 m3 2018 down 95.0% volatile
125 Belize 1 m3 2018 down 66.7% volatile
125 Tonga 1 m3 2012 down 97.8% volatile
127 Albania 0 m3 2012 — 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
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
139 places, 2,110 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/