Total fibre furnish — Import quantity by country
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are...
Countries reporting
235
Highest
28.63 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
5,397 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,026
What the numbers show
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity is currently reported for 235 countries. The highest value is 28.63 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,397 t, and the mean is 640,388 t.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 404,732.0%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 100.0%).
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 28.63 million t | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 26.78 million t | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 9.21 million t | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 7.44 million t | 2024 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 6.99 million t | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4.30 million t | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Malaysia | 4.14 million t | 2024 | up 1,187.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Vietnam | 4.05 million t | 2024 | up 367.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 4.05 million t | 2024 | up 367.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 3.66 million t | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Italy | 3.66 million t | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 3.31 million t | 2024 | up 154.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkey | 3.16 million t | 2024 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Türkiye | 3.16 million t | 2024 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 2.84 million t | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 2.83 million t | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Spain | 2.78 million t | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 18 | France | 2.56 million t | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 2.03 million t | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 20 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.84 million t | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 1.63 million t | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 1.52 million t | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 23 | Canada | 1.43 million t | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.43 million t | 1999 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Laos | 1.20 million t | 2024 | up 404,732.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.20 million t | 2024 | up 404,732.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Japan | 1.11 million t | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Sweden | 846,595 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 836,139 t | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 836,139 t | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 665,859 t | 2024 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 626,810 t | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovenia | 400,349 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 34 | Pakistan | 390,785 t | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Finland | 345,770 t | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Switzerland | 328,524 t | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 319,543 t | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 312,309 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 39 | Australia and New Zealand | 311,560 t | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 290,678 t | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Egypt | 276,246 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Singapore | 274,352 t | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Serbia | 267,000 t | 2024 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovakia | 253,270 t | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 45 | Australia | 252,592 t | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 46 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 249,187 t | 2024 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 240,900 t | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 48 | Argentina | 238,554 t | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Ukraine | 220,205 t | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Brazil | 219,072 t | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Greece | 217,285 t | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 52 | South Africa | 215,210 t | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Peru | 209,240 t | 2024 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Algeria | 208,581 t | 2024 | up 293.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Romania | 208,422 t | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Yugoslav SFR | 199,100 t | 1991 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Croatia | 193,922 t | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Israel | 184,578 t | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Norway | 184,227 t | 2024 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Portugal | 175,964 t | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Tunisia | 152,356 t | 2024 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 62 | USSR | 150,000 t | 1991 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 63 | Jordan | 144,052 t | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 64 | El Salvador | 138,097 t | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 136,785 t | 2024 | up 328.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Chile | 116,662 t | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Philippines | 110,377 t | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Lithuania | 98,259 t | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 92,286 t | 2024 | up 1,043.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Denmark | 83,809 t | 2024 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 71 | Estonia | 75,117 t | 2024 | up 164.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 67,017 t | 2024 | up 250.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Ecuador | 64,394 t | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Nigeria | 62,528 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 75 | New Zealand | 58,961 t | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57,240 t | 2024 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 55,920 t | 2024 | up 478.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Morocco | 49,390 t | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 79 | Ghana | 43,646 t | 2024 | up 4,195.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Russia | 42,209 t | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Russian Federation | 42,209 t | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 37,206 t | 2024 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Kenya | 31,855 t | 2024 | up 1,728.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Latvia | 27,151 t | 2024 | up 318.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Kuwait | 26,910 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Caribbean | 26,429 t | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 87 | Lebanon | 25,475 t | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 88 | Angola | 23,409 t | 2024 | up 160.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 22,981 t | 2024 | up 406.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Serbia and Montenegro | 22,501 t | 2005 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 91 | Syria | 22,229 t | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22,229 t | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Iraq | 20,502 t | 2024 | up 8,407.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Bahrain | 20,459 t | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Uganda | 20,299 t | 2024 | up 681.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Paraguay | 19,703 t | 2024 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 19,197 t | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 14,914 t | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 99 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14,912 t | 2024 | up 633.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Czechoslovakia | 14,800 t | 1992 | down 82.4% | falling |
| 101 | Senegal | 14,130 t | 2024 | up 410.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Belarus | 14,053 t | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12,814 t | 2024 | up 668.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12,814 t | 2024 | up 668.2% | volatile |
| 105 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 12,800 t | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Cambodia | 12,507 t | 2024 | up 12,407.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | 10,967 t | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 10,482 t | 2024 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Djibouti | 9,404 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,367 t | 2024 | up 1,526.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 8,002 t | 2024 | up 1,584.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Oman | 7,479 t | 2024 | up 2,844.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Eswatini | 6,960 t | 2024 | up 16,086.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Qatar | 6,323 t | 2024 | up 582.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Uruguay | 6,142 t | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Zambia | 5,750 t | 2024 | up 385.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Cameroon | 5,609 t | 2024 | up 1,739.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Ethiopia PDR | 5,397 t | 1992 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Belize | 5,296 t | 2024 | up 400.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 4,438 t | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 4,358 t | 2024 | up 232.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Ethiopia | 4,341 t | 2024 | down 55.4% | rising |
| 123 | Mali | 4,225 t | 2024 | up 2,100.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Libya | 4,045 t | 2024 | up 93.9% | falling |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 3,809 t | 2024 | up 240.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Ireland | 3,163 t | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Guinea | 2,959 t | 2024 | up 2,386.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Cuba | 2,946 t | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Madagascar | 2,785 t | 2024 | up 408.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Nepal | 2,543 t | 2024 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Myanmar | 2,542 t | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 2,401 t | 2024 | up 2,792.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritania | 2,272 t | 2024 | up 1,717.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Mongolia | 2,248 t | 2024 | up 164.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,197 t | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 136 | China, Macao SAR | 2,140 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 2,105 t | 2023 | up 189.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Mozambique | 2,029 t | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Luxembourg | 1,950 t | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Armenia | 1,816 t | 2024 | up 350.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Benin | 1,724 t | 2024 | up 113.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Botswana | 1,621 t | 2024 | up 20,162.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 1,485 t | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 144 | Yemen | 1,426 t | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 1,303 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 146 | East Timor | 1,280 t | 2024 | up 487.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | 1,280 t | 2024 | up 487.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Cyprus | 909 t | 2024 | up 995.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Central African Republic | 828 t | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Palestine | 825 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 150 | Palestine | 825 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 152 | Togo | 802 t | 2024 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Anguilla | 785 t | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 154 | Azerbaijan | 735 t | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Malawi | 659 t | 2024 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Melanesia | 646 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Jamaica | 514 t | 2024 | up 1,803.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 500 t | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 159 | Andorra | 481 t | 2024 | up 48,000.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Polynesia | 462 t | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 161 | Honduras | 424 t | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Rwanda | 373 t | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Liberia | 330 t | 2024 | up 236.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 323 t | 2024 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Sudan (former) | 288 t | 2011 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Niger | 285 t | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Reunion | 262 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Réunion | 262 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Niue | 259 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Moldova | 211 t | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Republic of Moldova | 211 t | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Eritrea | 195 t | 2024 | up 983.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Faroe Islands | 193 t | 2024 | up 2,657.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Congo | 192 t | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Georgia | 191 t | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Somalia | 185 t | 2024 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Bahamas | 145 t | 2024 | up 806.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Mauritius | 144 t | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 143 t | 2010 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Curacao | 138 t | 2024 | up 86.5% | falling |
| 180 | Curaçao | 138 t | 2024 | up 86.5% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 136 t | 2024 | up 257.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Burkina Faso | 128 t | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Equatorial Guinea | 120 t | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Gambia | 111 t | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 110 t | 2024 | up 1,275.0% | volatile |
| 187 | French Guiana | 103 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 101 t | 2024 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Martinique | 100 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 190 | Micronesia | 88 t | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Chad | 87 t | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Sudan | 83 t | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Greenland | 79 t | 2024 | up 1,216.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Haiti | 72 t | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Iceland | 71 t | 2024 | up 373.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Marshall Islands | 63 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Aruba | 56 t | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Comoros | 56 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Burundi | 54 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Malta | 51 t | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Dominica | 48 t | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 43 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Samoa | 40 t | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Solomon Islands | 35 t | 2024 | up 1,066.7% | volatile |
| 205 | Albania | 34 t | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 206 | Guyana | 31 t | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Tuvalu | 29 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Seychelles | 28 t | 2024 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Barbados | 19 t | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 209 | Bhutan | 19 t | 2024 | down 96.3% | falling |
| 209 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 19 t | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 212 | Guadeloupe | 17 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 213 | Gabon | 14 t | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 214 | Maldives | 13 t | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 215 | Cabo Verde | 11 t | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 216 | Brunei | 9 t | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 216 | New Caledonia | 9 t | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 216 | Brunei Darussalam | 9 t | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 219 | Montenegro | 8 t | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 220 | Gibraltar | 6 t | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 220 | Palau | 6 t | 2024 | down 85.7% | rising |
| 220 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 t | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 223 | Tonga | 5 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 224 | Cayman Islands | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 224 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 226 | Grenada | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 226 | Namibia | 2 t | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 228 | Fiji | 1 t | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 228 | Lesotho | 1 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 228 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 231 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 231 | South Sudan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 231 | Suriname | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 231 | Montserrat | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 231 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 110.37 million t
- Asia 62.53 million t
- Europe 33.45 million t
- Eastern Asia 32.59 million t
- Western Europe 19.95 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 16.77 million t
- Americas 12.89 million t
- Northern America 8.42 million t
- Southern Asia 8.41 million t
- Southern Europe 7.75 million t
- United States of America 6.99 million t
- Western Asia 4.60 million t
- Eastern Europe 3.24 million t
- Central America 3.14 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.13 million t
- Northern Europe 2.50 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.63 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.52 million t
- South America 1.30 million t
- Africa 1.19 million t
- Northern Africa 690,701 t
- Oceania 312,756 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 308,839 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 268,745 t
- Southern Africa 223,794 t
- Central Asia 163,783 t
- Western Africa 147,493 t
- Eastern Africa 97,689 t
- Middle Africa 30,585 t
About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en