United Arab Emirates — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — 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
79
Highest
123,779 t
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
1 t
Republic of Korea
Median
269 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
944

What the numbers show

United Arab Emirates — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 123,779 t in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is 1 t in Republic of Korea.

The median across all reporting countries is 269 t, and the mean is 5,281 t.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 100,850.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan, Republic of (down 99.2%).

United Arab Emirates — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Saudi Arabia 123,779 t 2018 up 8,935.0% volatile
2 Oman 68,329 t 2018 up 121.8% volatile
3 China, People's Republic of 58,797 t 2018 up 9,015.8% volatile
4 Kuwait 23,700 t 2018 up 1,374.8% volatile
5 Jordan 18,019 t 2018 up 3,371.9% volatile
6 Sri Lanka 17,997 t 2018 up 391.2% volatile
7 Ghana 13,714 t 2018 up 5,257.0% volatile
8 South Africa 10,555 t 2018 up 2,261.3% volatile
9 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 10,198 t 2018 up 301.7% volatile
10 Qatar 8,697 t 2016 up 155.3% rising
11 Nigeria 6,332 t 2018 down 1.4% volatile
12 Morocco 5,553 t 2018 up 1,035.6% volatile
13 Algeria 5,092 t 2018 up 3,757.6% volatile
14 Malaysia 4,803 t 2018 up 154.8% volatile
15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,171 t 2018 down 7.8% volatile
16 India 3,786 t 2018 up 191.2% volatile
17 Tunisia 3,124 t 2018 up 51,966.7% volatile
18 Kenya 2,870 t 2018 up 490.5% volatile
19 Uganda 2,789 t 2018 up 115.4% volatile
20 Egypt, Arab Republic of 2,535 t 2018 up 16.4% volatile
21 Cameroon 2,078 t 2018 up 2,634.2% volatile
22 Singapore 2,019 t 2018 up 100,850.0% volatile
23 Bahrain, Kingdom of 2,001 t 2018 down 1.4% falling
24 Australia 1,916 t 2018 up 10,544.4% volatile
25 Philippines 1,830 t 2018 up 3,488.2% volatile
26 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 1,392 t 2018 up 4,390.3% volatile
27 Indonesia 1,204 t 2018 up 102.0% volatile
28 Ecuador 1,186 t 2018 up 16,842.9% volatile
29 T�rkiye 996 t 2018 up 222.3% volatile
30 Mozambique, Republic of 756 t 2018 up 250.0% volatile
31 Pakistan 734 t 2018 down 70.0% falling
32 Malta 690 t 2018 up 153.7% volatile
33 Madagascar, Republic of 655 t 2018 up 708.6% volatile
34 Senegal 547 t 2018 up 994.0% volatile
35 Mauritius 513 t 2018 up 2,600.0% volatile
36 Ukraine 470 t 2018 up 7,733.3% volatile
37 Burundi 374 t 2018 down 22.7% falling
38 Zambia 366 t 2018 up 5.2% volatile
39 Thailand 344 t 2016 up 1,923.5% volatile
40 Turkmenistan 269 t 2018 up 54.6% volatile
41 Zimbabwe 234 t 2018 up 609.1% volatile
42 Canada 217 t 2018 up 21,600.0% volatile
43 Congo, Republic of 184 t 2018 up 46.0% rising
44 Sweden 155 t 2018 up 15,400.0% volatile
45 Cyprus 107 t 2018 up 12.6% volatile
46 Ireland 104 t 2018 up 333.3% volatile
47 Rwanda 102 t 2018 down 71.3% flat
48 Georgia 101 t 2018 up 11.0% volatile
49 Guinea 88 t 2018 down 2.2% volatile
50 Bulgaria 80 t 2014 up 7,900.0% volatile
51 Russian Federation 72 t 2018 up 157.1% volatile
52 Sierra Leone 69 t 2018 up 115.6% volatile
53 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 59 t 2018 up 73.5% falling
54 Italy 56 t 2018 up 194.7% volatile
55 Benin 54 t 2018 down 25.0% volatile
56 Mali 49 t 2018 down 22.2% volatile
57 Gambia, The 46 t 2018 up 91.7% volatile
58 France 37 t 2018 up 146.7% volatile
59 C�te d'Ivoire 33 t 2018 up 6.5% volatile
60 Switzerland 23 t 2018 up 666.7% volatile
61 Belgium 22 t 2016 down 81.0% volatile
62 Armenia, Republic of 21 t 2018 down 94.6% volatile
62 Poland, Republic of 21 t 2018 up 600.0% volatile
64 Niger 14 t 2018 up 600.0% volatile
65 Kazakhstan, Republic of 13 t 2018 down 62.9% volatile
65 Greece 13 t 2018 up 160.0% volatile
67 Lebanon 12 t 2018 down 96.9% volatile
68 Togo 10 t 2018 down 56.5% volatile
69 Burkina Faso 9 t 2018 down 62.5% volatile
69 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9 t 2018 down 70.0% volatile
71 Kyrgyz Republic 5 t 2018 unchanged volatile
71 Malawi 5 t 2018 down 79.2% volatile
73 Germany 4 t 2018 down 99.1% volatile
73 Norway 4 t 2017 unchanged rising
75 Romania 3 t 2008 down 82.4% volatile
75 Azerbaijan, Republic of 3 t 2018 down 99.2% volatile
77 New Zealand 2 t 2018 up 100.0% volatile
77 Spain 2 t 2018 down 96.2% volatile
79 Republic of Korea 1 t 2016 down 80.0% 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
United Arab Emirates — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 944 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/