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Total FAO — Wood pulp — 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
157
Highest
25.33 million t
China
Lowest
1 t
Armenia
Median
5,563 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
2,967

What the numbers show

Total FAO — Wood pulp — Import Quantity is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 25.33 million t in China; the lowest is 1 t in Armenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 5,563 t, and the mean is 386,311 t.

Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (former) (up 35,050.0%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 99.8%).

Total FAO — Wood pulp — Import Quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 25.33 million t 2018 up 144.4% volatile
1 Viet Nam 463,644 t 2018 up 257.5% volatile
2 Germany 4.72 million t 2018 down 7.9% rising
2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 153,373 t 2018 up 105.0% volatile
3 Italy 3.50 million t 2018 up 9.2% flat
3 Syrian Arab Republic 26,271 t 2018 down 41.3% volatile
4 Republic of Korea 2.24 million t 2018 down 9.5% rising
4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 19,697 t 2018 down 89.4% falling
5 France 2.00 million t 2018 up 1.6% falling
5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 19,517 t 2018 up 14,250.7% volatile
6 Japan 1.68 million t 2018 down 15.0% falling
6 United Republic of Tanzania 2,599 t 2018 up 1,899.2% volatile
7 Indonesia 1.50 million t 2018 up 29.6% rising
7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,305 t 2018 down 93.8% volatile
8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.50 million t 2018 up 9.9% rising
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,037 t 2017 up 582.2% volatile
9 India 1.48 million t 2018 up 179.2% volatile
9 Timor-Leste 40 t 2017 up 5.3% rising
10 T�rkiye 1.24 million t 2018 up 107.2% volatile
10 Republic of Moldova 11 t 2018 down 89.2% volatile
11 Poland 1.17 million t 2018 up 81.1% rising
11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7 t 2018 down 99.8% volatile
12 Spain 1.10 million t 2018 up 11.9% rising
13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.02 million t 2018 down 19.7% falling
14 Mexico 1.01 million t 2018 down 23.1% rising
15 Belgium 1.01 million t 2018 up 23.8% falling
16 Singapore 914,425 t 2018 up 1,479.3% volatile
17 Austria 677,500 t 2018 down 2.7% rising
18 Thailand 621,143 t 2018 up 25.4% rising
19 Sweden 585,470 t 2018 up 12.1% rising
20 Egypt 567,744 t 2018 up 276.2% volatile
21 Finland 478,556 t 2018 up 7.9% rising
22 Bangladesh 420,674 t 2018 up 723.3% volatile
23 Canada 345,506 t 2018 up 9.2% rising
24 Australia 309,409 t 2018 down 10.9% flat
25 Slovenia 250,699 t 2018 up 7.2% rising
26 Pakistan 238,328 t 2018 up 156.6% volatile
27 Czechia 223,077 t 2018 up 18.7% rising
28 Saudi Arabia 206,463 t 2018 up 202.3% volatile
29 South Africa 205,300 t 2018 up 150.4% rising
30 Argentina 196,220 t 2018 up 6.2% rising
31 Brazil 195,267 t 2018 down 43.1% flat
32 Malaysia 185,442 t 2018 down 14.9% rising
33 United Arab Emirates 184,118 t 2018 up 374.9% volatile
34 Portugal 181,988 t 2018 up 20.4% rising
35 Colombia 161,024 t 2018 down 11.2% rising
36 Romania 155,603 t 2018 up 524.6% volatile
37 Israel 151,210 t 2018 up 8.9% rising
38 Slovakia 150,391 t 2018 down 4.3% rising
39 Russian Federation 146,916 t 2018 up 122.6% volatile
40 Greece 132,262 t 2018 up 64.8% flat
41 Hungary 130,359 t 2018 up 22.4% falling
42 Peru 108,365 t 2018 up 7.4% volatile
43 Switzerland 106,448 t 2018 down 79.3% falling
44 Philippines 102,049 t 2018 up 62.2% rising
45 Norway 88,756 t 2018 up 103.7% falling
46 Tunisia 88,267 t 2018 down 35.5% rising
47 Jordan 80,645 t 2018 down 0.8% rising
48 Algeria 75,839 t 2018 up 308.7% volatile
49 Ukraine 66,295 t 2018 down 41.1% rising
50 Morocco 57,420 t 2018 up 173.0% rising
51 Denmark 54,311 t 2018 down 19.4% flat
52 New Zealand 52,669 t 2018 up 64.6% volatile
53 El Salvador 49,512 t 2018 up 1,822.8% volatile
54 Lebanon 47,199 t 2018 up 12.0% rising
55 Ireland 40,835 t 2018 up 42.3% rising
56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39,596 t 2018 up 17.6% volatile
57 Lithuania 35,629 t 2018 up 68.0% volatile
58 Nigeria 33,854 t 2018 down 5.3% rising
59 Estonia 33,562 t 2018 up 7,834.3% volatile
60 Bahrain 26,586 t 2018 up 485.0% volatile
61 Ecuador 25,409 t 2018 up 5.6% rising
62 Kuwait 24,213 t 2018 up 96.5% rising
63 Belarus 18,610 t 2018 down 52.8% volatile
64 Chile 17,720 t 2018 up 18.1% rising
65 Trinidad and Tobago 17,352 t 2018 up 388.8% volatile
66 Costa Rica 16,333 t 2018 down 55.5% volatile
67 Uzbekistan 14,981 t 2018 up 355.1% volatile
68 Dominican Republic 13,317 t 2018 up 1,110.6% volatile
69 Angola 11,631 t 2018 up 1,508.7% volatile
70 Guatemala 11,476 t 2018 up 186.8% volatile
71 Serbia and Montenegro 11,000 t 2005 — volatile
72 Bulgaria 9,224 t 2018 down 42.3% rising
73 Kazakhstan 7,150 t 2018 up 111.4% volatile
74 Uruguay 5,563 t 2018 down 39.4% falling
75 Ethiopia 4,946 t 2018 down 28.6% flat
76 Cuba 4,737 t 2018 down 9.0% rising
77 Mongolia 4,431 t 2018 up 31,550.0% volatile
78 Sri Lanka 4,087 t 2018 up 199.2% volatile
79 Paraguay 3,870 t 2018 up 6,042.9% volatile
80 Libya 3,325 t 2018 down 21.5% rising
81 Ghana 3,154 t 2018 up 1,085.7% volatile
82 C�te d'Ivoire 2,951 t 2018 up 17.6% volatile
83 Djibouti 2,865 t 2018 up 3,048.3% volatile
84 Myanmar 2,763 t 2018 up 200.0% volatile
85 Kenya 2,613 t 2018 down 9.5% falling
86 Belize 2,375 t 2018 — rising
87 Latvia 2,088 t 2018 up 1,255.8% volatile
88 Oman 2,021 t 2018 up 58.3% rising
89 Niger 2,002 t 2007 — volatile
90 Sierra Leone 1,806 t 2012 up 4,200.0% rising
91 Zimbabwe 1,753 t 2018 up 0.7% volatile
92 Senegal 1,438 t 2018 up 180.9% volatile
93 Haiti 1,333 t 2016 up 273.4% volatile
94 Cambodia 1,236 t 2018 up 1,744.8% volatile
95 Iraq 1,053 t 2018 up 1,304.0% volatile
96 Central African Republic 826 t 2018 up 186.8% volatile
97 Cyprus 791 t 2018 up 15.5% volatile
98 Panama 732 t 2018 down 51.2% flat
99 Mali 728 t 2018 up 343.9% volatile
100 Sudan (former) 703 t 2010 up 35,050.0% volatile
101 Mozambique 472 t 2018 up 407.5% volatile
102 Benin 431 t 2018 up 8,520.0% volatile
103 Madagascar 428 t 2018 up 486.3% volatile
104 Cameroon 361 t 2018 down 77.3% volatile
105 Malawi 301 t 2018 up 104.8% volatile
106 Rwanda 205 t 2018 up 19.9% volatile
107 Uganda 199 t 2018 down 3.4% volatile
108 Tajikistan 190 t 2018 up 0.5% rising
109 Papua New Guinea 186 t 2013 — volatile
110 Qatar 184 t 2018 down 65.2% volatile
111 Luxembourg 182 t 2018 up 76.7% volatile
112 Yemen 176 t 2005 down 83.5% volatile
113 Croatia 174 t 2018 down 82.6% volatile
114 Suriname 154 t 2017 — volatile
115 Fiji 141 t 2017 up 83.1% volatile
116 Azerbaijan 135 t 2018 up 462.5% volatile
116 Guinea 135 t 2018 up 542.9% volatile
118 Afghanistan 127 t 2018 up 47.7% volatile
119 Burkina Faso 118 t 2018 up 35.6% rising
119 Honduras 118 t 2018 up 2,850.0% volatile
121 Gabon 117 t 2017 down 42.9% rising
122 Nicaragua 111 t 2014 down 73.4% volatile
123 French Polynesia 109 t 2018 up 581.2% volatile
124 Zambia 107 t 2018 down 3.6% volatile
125 Kyrgyzstan 104 t 2018 down 73.1% volatile
126 Nepal 97 t 2018 down 60.7% volatile
127 Guyana 94 t 2017 — volatile
128 Brunei Darussalam 83 t 2017 up 453.3% volatile
129 Togo 76 t 2018 down 5.0% volatile
130 Congo 66 t 2017 up 40.4% volatile
130 New Caledonia 66 t 2017 down 96.9% volatile
132 Mauritius 49 t 2018 down 95.3% volatile
133 Georgia 43 t 2018 down 44.9% falling
134 Netherlands Antilles (former) 42 t 2009 down 12.5% volatile
135 Barbados 37 t 2017 down 52.6% volatile
136 Bahamas 30 t 2014 down 75.2% volatile
137 Burundi 29 t 2017 down 38.3% volatile
138 Chad 15 t 2009 — volatile
139 Albania 12 t 2018 down 99.7% rising
140 Iceland 11 t 2018 down 26.7% volatile
141 Turkmenistan 10 t 2018 — volatile
142 Mauritania 4 t 2009 — volatile
143 Gambia 3 t 2015 down 50.0% volatile
143 Malta 3 t 2018 down 85.0% volatile
145 Jamaica 2 t 2017 — volatile
146 Armenia 1 t 2018 down 99.6% volatile

Regions and income groups

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 pulp — Import Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
158 places, 2,967 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/