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
219
Highest
28.63 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
5,296 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,508

What the numbers show

Total fibre furnish — Import quantity is currently reported for 219 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 5,296 t, and the mean is 611,698 t.

Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 404,732.0%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 100.0%).

Total fibre furnish — Import quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4.30 million t 2024 up 29.0% volatile
6 Malaysia 4.14 million t 2024 up 1,187.5% volatile
7 Viet Nam 4.05 million t 2024 up 367.8% volatile
8 Indonesia 3.66 million t 2024 up 8.6% volatile
9 Italy 3.66 million t 2024 down 1.4% rising
10 Thailand 3.31 million t 2024 up 154.6% volatile
11 Türkiye 3.16 million t 2024 up 174.3% volatile
12 Mexico 2.84 million t 2024 up 25.3% volatile
13 Republic of Korea 2.83 million t 2024 down 26.0% volatile
14 Spain 2.78 million t 2024 up 11.4% volatile
15 France 2.56 million t 2024 down 13.2% rising
16 Austria 2.03 million t 2024 up 9.2% volatile
17 China, Taiwan Province of 1.84 million t 2024 up 29.7% volatile
18 Poland 1.63 million t 2024 up 13.2% volatile
19 Belgium 1.52 million t 2024 down 26.6% falling
20 Canada 1.43 million t 2024 up 55.3% volatile
21 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.43 million t 1999 up 138.4% volatile
22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.20 million t 2024 up 404,732.0% volatile
23 Japan 1.11 million t 2024 down 34.3% volatile
24 Sweden 846,595 t 2024 down 22.2% volatile
25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 836,139 t 2024 down 37.0% falling
26 United Arab Emirates 665,859 t 2024 up 185.3% volatile
27 Hungary 626,810 t 2024 up 11.9% volatile
28 Slovenia 400,349 t 2024 down 23.5% rising
29 Pakistan 390,785 t 2024 up 54.1% volatile
30 Finland 345,770 t 2024 down 22.6% volatile
31 Switzerland 328,524 t 2024 down 31.6% volatile
32 Colombia 319,543 t 2024 up 8.4% volatile
33 Saudi Arabia 312,309 t 2024 up 10.2% rising
34 Australia and New Zealand 311,560 t 2024 down 8.0% rising
35 Bangladesh 290,678 t 2024 down 28.1% volatile
36 Egypt 276,246 t 2024 up 4.5% volatile
37 Singapore 274,352 t 2024 down 57.5% volatile
38 Serbia 267,000 t 2024 up 126.1% volatile
39 Slovakia 253,270 t 2024 up 25.0% rising
40 Australia 252,592 t 2024 down 14.9% rising
41 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 249,187 t 2024 up 155.2% volatile
42 Czechia 240,900 t 2024 down 0.3% rising
43 Argentina 238,554 t 2024 up 24.3% volatile
44 Ukraine 220,205 t 2024 down 45.2% volatile
45 Brazil 219,072 t 2024 down 51.8% volatile
46 Greece 217,285 t 2024 up 44.1% rising
47 Peru 209,240 t 2024 up 55.1% volatile
48 Algeria 208,581 t 2024 up 293.3% volatile
49 Romania 208,422 t 2024 up 75.4% volatile
50 Yugoslav SFR 199,100 t 1991 down 38.9% volatile
51 Croatia 193,922 t 2024 up 95.6% volatile
52 Israel 184,578 t 2024 up 19.6% volatile
53 Norway 184,227 t 2024 up 89.2% volatile
54 Portugal 175,964 t 2024 up 18.3% volatile
55 Tunisia 152,356 t 2024 up 65.6% volatile
56 USSR 150,000 t 1991 down 45.0% falling
57 Jordan 144,052 t 2024 up 45.3% volatile
58 El Salvador 138,097 t 2024 down 5.5% volatile
59 Guatemala 136,785 t 2024 up 328.2% volatile
60 Chile 116,662 t 2024 down 11.8% volatile
61 Philippines 110,377 t 2024 down 13.8% volatile
62 Lithuania 98,259 t 2024 down 14.2% volatile
63 Uzbekistan 92,286 t 2024 up 1,043.6% volatile
64 Denmark 83,809 t 2024 down 31.1% rising
65 Estonia 75,117 t 2024 up 164.9% volatile
66 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 67,017 t 2024 up 250.5% volatile
67 Ecuador 64,394 t 2024 down 37.1% volatile
68 Nigeria 62,528 t 2024 up 14.4% volatile
69 New Zealand 58,961 t 2024 up 40.5% volatile
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57,240 t 2024 up 39.4% volatile
71 Kazakhstan 55,920 t 2024 up 478.5% volatile
72 Morocco 49,390 t 2024 down 10.8% rising
73 Ghana 43,646 t 2024 up 4,195.9% volatile
74 Russian Federation 42,209 t 2024 down 76.2% volatile
75 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 37,206 t 2024 down 79.0% volatile
76 Kenya 31,855 t 2024 up 1,728.7% volatile
77 Latvia 27,151 t 2024 up 318.5% volatile
78 Kuwait 26,910 t 2024 up 6.9% volatile
79 Caribbean 26,429 t 2024 down 51.0% falling
80 Lebanon 25,475 t 2024 down 5.2% rising
81 Angola 23,409 t 2024 up 160.6% volatile
82 Sri Lanka 22,981 t 2024 up 406.5% volatile
83 Serbia and Montenegro 22,501 t 2005 down 14.4% falling
84 Syrian Arab Republic 22,229 t 2024 up 11.6% volatile
85 Iraq 20,502 t 2024 up 8,407.0% volatile
86 Bahrain 20,459 t 2024 down 42.5% volatile
87 Uganda 20,299 t 2024 up 681.6% volatile
88 Paraguay 19,703 t 2024 up 154.2% volatile
89 Dominican Republic 19,197 t 2024 up 7.6% volatile
90 Costa Rica 14,914 t 2024 down 60.1% volatile
91 United Republic of Tanzania 14,912 t 2024 up 633.9% volatile
92 Czechoslovakia 14,800 t 1992 down 82.4% falling
93 Senegal 14,130 t 2024 up 410.5% volatile
94 Belarus 14,053 t 2024 down 77.5% volatile
95 Côte d'Ivoire 12,814 t 2024 up 668.2% volatile
96 China, Hong Kong SAR 12,800 t 2024 down 50.1% volatile
97 Cambodia 12,507 t 2024 up 12,407.0% volatile
98 Panama 10,967 t 2024 down 26.6% volatile
99 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10,482 t 2024 up 96.7% volatile
100 Djibouti 9,404 t 2024 up 1.4% volatile
101 Kyrgyzstan 9,367 t 2024 up 1,526.2% volatile
102 Afghanistan 8,002 t 2024 up 1,584.6% volatile
103 Oman 7,479 t 2024 up 2,844.5% volatile
104 Eswatini 6,960 t 2024 up 16,086.0% volatile
105 Qatar 6,323 t 2024 up 582.1% volatile
106 Uruguay 6,142 t 2024 down 80.6% volatile
107 Zambia 5,750 t 2024 up 385.2% volatile
108 Cameroon 5,609 t 2024 up 1,739.0% volatile
109 Ethiopia PDR 5,397 t 1992 down 47.6% volatile
110 Belize 5,296 t 2024 up 400.1% volatile
111 Bulgaria 4,438 t 2024 down 90.1% volatile
112 Zimbabwe 4,358 t 2024 up 232.7% volatile
113 Ethiopia 4,341 t 2024 down 55.4% rising
114 Mali 4,225 t 2024 up 2,100.5% volatile
115 Libya 4,045 t 2024 up 93.9% falling
116 Tajikistan 3,809 t 2024 up 240.1% volatile
117 Ireland 3,163 t 2024 down 71.2% volatile
118 Guinea 2,959 t 2024 up 2,386.6% volatile
119 Cuba 2,946 t 2024 down 60.5% volatile
120 Madagascar 2,785 t 2024 up 408.2% volatile
121 Nepal 2,543 t 2024 up 113.0% volatile
122 Myanmar 2,542 t 2024 up 36.1% volatile
123 Turkmenistan 2,401 t 2024 up 2,792.8% volatile
124 Mauritania 2,272 t 2024 up 1,717.6% volatile
125 Mongolia 2,248 t 2024 up 164.8% volatile
126 Trinidad and Tobago 2,197 t 2024 down 92.1% volatile
127 China, Macao SAR 2,140 t 2024 volatile
128 Nicaragua 2,105 t 2023 up 189.5% volatile
129 Mozambique 2,029 t 2024 down 73.7% volatile
130 Luxembourg 1,950 t 2024 down 38.6% volatile
131 Armenia 1,816 t 2024 up 350.6% volatile
132 Benin 1,724 t 2024 up 113.1% volatile
133 Botswana 1,621 t 2024 up 20,162.5% volatile
134 Sierra Leone 1,485 t 2024 down 19.2% rising
135 Yemen 1,426 t 2024 down 10.4% volatile
136 North Macedonia 1,303 t 2024 down 1.5% volatile
137 Timor-Leste 1,280 t 2024 up 487.2% volatile
138 Cyprus 909 t 2024 up 995.2% volatile
139 Palestine 825 t 2024 down 23.5% falling
140 Togo 802 t 2024 up 163.8% volatile
141 Anguilla 785 t 2024 down 44.1% falling
142 Azerbaijan 735 t 2024 down 46.4% volatile
143 Malawi 659 t 2024 up 90.5% volatile
144 Melanesia 646 t 2024 up 7.7% volatile
145 Jamaica 514 t 2024 up 1,803.7% volatile
146 Vanuatu 500 t 2024 down 0.4% rising
147 Andorra 481 t 2024 up 48,000.0% volatile
148 Polynesia 462 t 2024 down 22.7% rising
149 Honduras 424 t 2024 down 90.7% volatile
150 Rwanda 373 t 2024 up 17.7% volatile
151 Liberia 330 t 2024 up 236.7% volatile
152 Democratic Republic of the Congo 323 t 2024 down 52.9% volatile
153 Sudan (former) 288 t 2011 up 37.1% volatile
154 Niger 285 t 2024 down 87.0% volatile
155 Niue 259 t 2024 unchanged flat
156 Republic of Moldova 211 t 2024 up 40.7% volatile
157 Eritrea 195 t 2024 up 983.3% volatile
158 Faroe Islands 193 t 2024 up 2,657.1% volatile
159 Congo 192 t 2024 down 87.3% volatile
160 Georgia 191 t 2024 down 90.9% volatile
161 Somalia 185 t 2024 up 115.1% volatile
162 Bahamas 145 t 2024 up 806.2% volatile
163 Mauritius 144 t 2024 down 87.3% volatile
164 Netherlands Antilles (former) 143 t 2010 down 67.8% volatile
165 Curaçao 138 t 2024 up 86.5% falling
166 Saint Lucia 136 t 2024 up 257.9% volatile
167 Burkina Faso 128 t 2024 up 48.8% volatile
168 Equatorial Guinea 120 t 2024 up 81.8% volatile
169 Gambia 111 t 2024 up 26.1% volatile
170 French Polynesia 110 t 2024 up 1,275.0% volatile
171 French Guiana 103 t 2024 unchanged flat
172 Papua New Guinea 101 t 2024 up 140.5% volatile
173 Martinique 100 t 2024 down 50.0% falling
174 Micronesia 88 t 2024 down 16.2% volatile
175 Chad 87 t 2024 down 88.1% volatile
176 Sudan 83 t 2024 down 99.4% volatile
177 Greenland 79 t 2024 up 1,216.7% volatile
178 Haiti 72 t 2024 up 500.0% volatile
179 Iceland 71 t 2024 up 373.3% volatile
180 Marshall Islands 63 t 2024 volatile
181 Aruba 56 t 2024 up 27.3% volatile
181 Comoros 56 t 2024 volatile
183 Burundi 54 t 2024 up 1.9% volatile
184 Malta 51 t 2024 down 94.4% volatile
185 Dominica 48 t 2024 down 7.7% volatile
186 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 43 t 2024 volatile
187 Samoa 40 t 2024 down 87.7% volatile
188 Solomon Islands 35 t 2024 up 1,066.7% volatile
189 Albania 34 t 2024 down 92.7% volatile
190 Guyana 31 t 2024 down 98.3% volatile
191 Tuvalu 29 t 2024 unchanged flat
192 Seychelles 28 t 2024 up 1,300.0% volatile
193 Barbados 19 t 2024 down 53.7% volatile
193 Bhutan 19 t 2024 down 96.3% falling
193 Micronesia (Federated States of) 19 t 2024 down 69.8% volatile
196 Guadeloupe 17 t 2024 down 50.0% falling
197 Gabon 14 t 2024 down 87.6% volatile
198 Maldives 13 t 2024 down 13.3% volatile
199 Cabo Verde 11 t 2024 up 83.3% volatile
200 New Caledonia 9 t 2024 down 60.9% volatile
200 Brunei Darussalam 9 t 2024 down 97.6% volatile
202 Montenegro 8 t 2024 down 73.3% volatile
203 Gibraltar 6 t 2024 down 40.0% volatile
203 Palau 6 t 2024 down 85.7% rising
203 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 t 2024 down 98.0% volatile
206 Tonga 5 t 2024 unchanged volatile
207 Cayman Islands 3 t 2024 volatile
207 Sao Tome and Principe 3 t 2024 unchanged volatile
209 Grenada 2 t 2024 volatile
209 Namibia 2 t 2024 down 95.7% volatile
211 Fiji 1 t 2024 down 96.7% volatile
211 Lesotho 1 t 2024 down 99.7% volatile
211 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 t 2024 down 50.0% volatile
214 Antigua and Barbuda 0 t 2024 flat
214 Guinea-Bissau 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
214 South Sudan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
214 Suriname 0 t 2024 volatile
214 Montserrat 0 t 2024 down 100.0% falling
214 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.

About this data

Indicator
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 10,508 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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