United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — 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
159
Highest
134,810 t
France
Lowest
1 t
New Caledonia
Median
285 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
2,956

What the numbers show

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 134,810 t in France; the lowest is 1 t in New Caledonia.

The median across all reporting countries is 285 t, and the mean is 5,519 t.

Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 100 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 45,633.3%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 99.4%).

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Paper and: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 France 134,810 t 2018 down 10.7% falling
1 Viet Nam 655 t 2018 up 1,355.6% volatile
2 Ireland 123,144 t 2018 down 10.3% falling
2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 285 t 2018 down 73.1% volatile
2 Cabo Verde 58 t 2009 up 625.0% volatile
3 Germany 80,449 t 2018 down 31.4% volatile
3 Republic of Moldova 98 t 2018 down 30.0% volatile
4 Belgium 54,404 t 2018 down 54.6% volatile
4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 97 t 2018 down 72.4% volatile
5 Ghana 54,015 t 2018 up 5,434.3% volatile
5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 87 t 2003 down 84.5% volatile
6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 50,845 t 2018 down 38.2% falling
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 83 t 2018 down 4.6% volatile
7 Japan 25,040 t 2018 up 1,368.6% volatile
7 United Republic of Tanzania 34 t 2018 down 41.4% volatile
8 T�rkiye 23,735 t 2018 up 46.6% volatile
8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 22 t 2018 up 4.8% volatile
8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22 t 2005 down 92.4% volatile
9 India 23,054 t 2018 down 71.0% volatile
10 China 22,493 t 2018 up 30.2% volatile
10 Syrian Arab Republic 7 t 2018 down 99.4% volatile
11 Australia 21,010 t 2018 up 12.7% volatile
12 Italy 20,422 t 2018 up 13.6% falling
13 Egypt 18,687 t 2018 up 349.3% volatile
14 Poland 18,653 t 2018 down 20.7% rising
15 Sweden 12,770 t 2018 down 51.5% volatile
16 New Zealand 10,821 t 2018 up 66.3% volatile
17 Spain 9,558 t 2018 down 64.3% volatile
18 Republic of Korea 8,804 t 2018 up 69.7% volatile
19 Finland 8,796 t 2018 down 72.6% falling
20 Mexico 8,606 t 2018 up 68.3% volatile
21 Denmark 8,230 t 2018 up 60.4% volatile
22 Pakistan 7,536 t 2018 down 12.5% rising
23 Russian Federation 7,244 t 2018 down 78.9% volatile
24 Switzerland 6,919 t 2018 down 10.5% falling
25 Brazil 6,836 t 2018 up 71.2% falling
26 Portugal 6,335 t 2018 up 67.0% volatile
27 Czechia 6,106 t 2018 down 56.6% rising
28 Israel 5,924 t 2018 down 54.3% rising
29 Norway 5,396 t 2018 down 65.9% falling
30 South Africa 5,177 t 2018 down 31.0% volatile
31 Slovakia 5,052 t 2018 down 56.3% volatile
32 Malaysia 4,863 t 2018 down 6.6% falling
33 Nigeria 4,661 t 2018 up 11.2% volatile
34 United Arab Emirates 4,627 t 2018 down 26.8% falling
35 Austria 4,552 t 2018 down 55.2% falling
36 Chile 3,267 t 2018 up 1,904.3% volatile
37 Thailand 3,259 t 2018 up 61.3% volatile
38 Greece 2,898 t 2018 down 56.4% volatile
39 Singapore 2,488 t 2018 down 32.4% volatile
40 Saudi Arabia 2,474 t 2018 down 9.8% volatile
41 Indonesia 2,376 t 2018 up 33.8% volatile
42 Malta 2,374 t 2018 down 94.2% volatile
43 Luxembourg 1,907 t 2018 down 42.5% volatile
44 Kazakhstan 1,736 t 2018 down 53.0% volatile
45 Sri Lanka 1,689 t 2018 down 87.8% volatile
46 Argentina 1,666 t 2018 up 214.3% volatile
47 Philippines 1,662 t 2018 down 18.8% falling
48 Peru 1,606 t 2018 up 68.5% volatile
49 Ukraine 1,591 t 2018 down 83.7% volatile
50 Kenya 1,558 t 2018 down 20.4% volatile
51 Algeria 1,552 t 2018 up 74.0% volatile
52 Paraguay 1,372 t 2018 up 45,633.3% volatile
53 Hungary 1,279 t 2018 down 85.9% volatile
54 Morocco 1,114 t 2018 up 45.8% volatile
55 Estonia 1,113 t 2018 up 41.8% volatile
56 Yemen 1,089 t 2005 up 247.9% volatile
57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,081 t 2018 down 13.2% volatile
58 Canada 1,044 t 2018 down 92.7% volatile
59 Romania 826 t 2018 down 46.8% volatile
60 Jordan 779 t 2018 down 39.2% falling
61 Lithuania 745 t 2018 down 52.2% volatile
62 Lebanon 737 t 2018 down 42.5% volatile
63 Croatia 713 t 2018 down 67.4% volatile
64 Kuwait 694 t 2018 down 41.9% volatile
65 Serbia and Montenegro 626 t 2005 up 118.9% volatile
66 Bulgaria 605 t 2018 up 351.5% volatile
67 Costa Rica 585 t 2018 up 77.3% volatile
68 Slovenia 568 t 2018 up 24.3% volatile
69 Latvia 548 t 2018 down 42.1% volatile
70 Dominican Republic 511 t 2018 down 21.6% volatile
71 Colombia 509 t 2018 down 19.2% volatile
72 Tunisia 496 t 2018 down 86.6% volatile
73 Guatemala 492 t 2018 up 1,229.7% volatile
74 Cyprus 415 t 2018 down 30.4% volatile
75 El Salvador 407 t 2018 up 20,250.0% volatile
76 Uruguay 336 t 2018 up 6,620.0% volatile
77 Bangladesh 331 t 2018 down 73.3% volatile
78 Qatar 312 t 2018 down 43.6% volatile
79 Zambia 276 t 2018 up 513.3% volatile
80 Bahrain 269 t 2018 down 74.8% volatile
81 Armenia 228 t 2018 up 256.2% volatile
82 Ecuador 170 t 2018 up 1,207.7% volatile
83 Oman 168 t 2018 down 21.1% volatile
84 Trinidad and Tobago 159 t 2018 down 40.9% volatile
85 C�te d'Ivoire 148 t 2018 up 138.7% volatile
86 Honduras 147 t 2018 up 162.5% volatile
87 Uzbekistan 133 t 2018 up 638.9% volatile
88 Iceland 128 t 2018 up 124.6% volatile
89 Sudan (former) 126 t 2011 up 16.7% volatile
90 Belarus 124 t 2018 down 81.6% volatile
91 Sierra Leone 119 t 2018 up 63.0% volatile
92 Cuba 101 t 2018 down 27.3% volatile
93 Ethiopia 62 t 2018 down 71.2% volatile
94 Albania 55 t 2018 down 63.3% volatile
95 Angola 54 t 2018 up 125.0% volatile
96 Nepal 51 t 2011 up 5,000.0% volatile
97 Cambodia 50 t 2016 up 900.0% volatile
98 Mauritius 45 t 2018 down 84.5% volatile
99 Zimbabwe 40 t 2018 up 53.8% volatile
100 Gambia 38 t 2018 up 35.7% volatile
101 Libya 29 t 2018 down 49.1% volatile
102 Barbados 26 t 2018 down 82.3% volatile
103 Benin 24 t 2017 down 4.0% volatile
103 Madagascar 24 t 2018 down 63.1% falling
105 Gabon 22 t 2013 down 64.5% volatile
105 Kyrgyzstan 22 t 2013 down 43.6% volatile
107 Belize 20 t 2015 down 53.5% volatile
108 Suriname 19 t 2010 down 89.0% volatile
109 Iraq 18 t 2018 down 89.2% volatile
110 Togo 17 t 2015 down 19.0% volatile
111 Sao Tome and Principe 16 t 2004 up 166.7% volatile
112 Guyana 13 t 2017 up 225.0% volatile
113 Mongolia 12 t 2013 up 300.0% falling
114 Uganda 10 t 2018 down 92.9% volatile
115 Mauritania 9 t 2016 down 43.8% volatile
116 French Polynesia 8 t 2014 up 700.0% volatile
117 Djibouti 7 t 2018 down 36.4% volatile
117 Brunei Darussalam 7 t 2018 down 12.5% volatile
117 Netherlands Antilles (former) 7 t 2008 down 80.6% volatile
120 Afghanistan 6 t 2018 up 20.0% volatile
120 Cameroon 6 t 2018 down 84.6% volatile
120 Dominica 6 t 2016 up 500.0% volatile
120 Fiji 6 t 2014 down 70.0% volatile
120 Rwanda 6 t 2016 down 76.0% volatile
125 Myanmar 5 t 2017 up 25.0% volatile
125 Papua New Guinea 5 t 2011 down 83.9% volatile
127 Congo 4 t 2016 down 97.1% volatile
127 Jamaica 4 t 2017 down 98.1% volatile
127 Malawi 4 t 2017 down 98.6% volatile
127 Niger 4 t 2012 down 76.5% volatile
127 Chad 4 t 2017 volatile
132 Bahamas 3 t 2017 up 50.0% volatile
132 Senegal 3 t 2018 down 98.1% volatile
134 Guinea 2 t 2018 down 98.1% volatile
134 Equatorial Guinea 2 t 2017 unchanged volatile
134 Liberia 2 t 2013 down 92.0% volatile
134 Nicaragua 2 t 2018 down 50.0% volatile
134 Panama 2 t 2016 down 98.1% volatile
134 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 t 2017 down 93.9% volatile
140 Azerbaijan 1 t 2018 down 99.0% volatile
140 Burundi 1 t 2018 down 50.0% volatile
140 Burkina Faso 1 t 2018 unchanged volatile
140 Eritrea 1 t 2017 down 85.7% volatile
140 Georgia 1 t 2018 down 98.0% volatile
140 Haiti 1 t 2016 down 93.3% volatile
140 Mali 1 t 2017 down 96.8% volatile
140 Mozambique 1 t 2018 down 90.9% volatile
140 New Caledonia 1 t 2015 down 95.0% 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 Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — 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
160 places, 2,956 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/