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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
155
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 155 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 389,966 t.

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

About this data

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
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/