United States of America — 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
86
Highest
137,626 t
Mexico
Lowest
1 t
Sweden
Median
374.5 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
1,378

What the numbers show

United States of America — Newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 137,626 t in Mexico; the lowest is 1 t in Sweden.

The median across all reporting countries is 374.5 t, and the mean is 3,609 t.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 27,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Japan (down 100.0%).

United States of America — Newsprint — Import Quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mexico 137,626 t 2018 down 20.0% rising
2 Canada 46,106 t 2016 down 7.6% rising
3 India 29,827 t 2018 down 60.8% volatile
4 Cuba 10,084 t 2008 down 16.5% volatile
5 Peru 9,454 t 2018 down 41.9% volatile
6 Dominican Republic 8,574 t 2018 down 35.0% volatile
7 Costa Rica 6,921 t 2018 down 72.2% volatile
8 Honduras 5,875 t 2018 down 67.6% rising
9 Guatemala 5,512 t 2018 down 29.8% falling
10 Thailand 3,710 t 2017 down 53.6% volatile
11 Singapore 3,000 t 2017 up 200.0% volatile
11 Australia 3,000 t 2017 down 87.5% volatile
13 China 2,911 t 2018 down 67.7% volatile
14 Saudi Arabia 2,716 t 2018 up 24,590.9% volatile
15 Trinidad and Tobago 2,680 t 2018 down 13.1% volatile
16 Argentina 2,668 t 2018 down 88.6% volatile
17 Pakistan 2,590 t 2018 down 23.8% volatile
18 South Africa 1,772 t 2018 up 14,666.7% volatile
19 Indonesia 1,664 t 2018 up 16,540.0% volatile
20 Barbados 1,408 t 2018 up 10.5% volatile
21 Bahamas 1,341 t 2018 up 138.2% volatile
22 Mauritius 1,137 t 2008 up 89.8% volatile
23 Oman 1,096 t 2017 up 27,300.0% volatile
24 Papua New Guinea 1,013 t 2015 up 650.4% volatile
25 Jordan 1,006 t 2017 down 70.6% volatile
26 Ecuador 1,005 t 2018 down 90.6% volatile
27 Poland 1,000 t 2007 up 8,990.9% volatile
28 Colombia 969 t 2018 down 88.8% volatile
29 Suriname 960 t 2018 down 43.3% volatile
30 Iceland 854 t 2018 up 79.8% volatile
31 Netherlands Antilles (former) 787 t 2010 down 63.4% falling
32 C�te d'Ivoire 751 t 2018 up 40.1% rising
33 Qatar 732 t 2018 up 140.8% volatile
34 Brazil 678 t 2017 down 95.2% volatile
35 Israel 571 t 2018 down 94.3% volatile
36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 541 t 2018 down 93.2% volatile
37 Morocco 531 t 2017 up 2,024.0% volatile
38 Bahrain 525 t 2018 up 4,672.7% volatile
39 Belgium 499 t 2018 up 2,526.3% volatile
40 T�rkiye 477 t 2018 down 97.0% volatile
41 Paraguay 471 t 2018 down 75.2% volatile
42 Austria 436 t 2012 up 2,080.0% volatile
43 Uruguay 399 t 2018 down 48.6% volatile
44 Kuwait 350 t 2018 down 83.7% volatile
45 Guyana 304 t 2018 down 44.0% volatile
46 Kenya 301 t 2018 up 1,154.2% volatile
47 United Arab Emirates 300 t 2018 down 49.3% volatile
48 Sri Lanka 289 t 2018 down 79.9% volatile
48 Malta 289 t 2013 up 160.4% rising
50 Cameroon 287 t 2017 down 20.5% volatile
51 El Salvador 229 t 2018 down 97.7% volatile
52 Germany 222 t 2018 up 76.2% volatile
53 Tunisia 197 t 2017 up 302.0% volatile
54 Belize 152 t 2018 up 4.8% volatile
55 Nicaragua 150 t 2018 down 97.6% volatile
55 Algeria 150 t 2018 down 92.8% volatile
57 Philippines 143 t 2018 up 85.7% volatile
58 Panama 142 t 2018 down 98.7% volatile
59 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 135 t 2018 down 57.1% volatile
60 Italy 128 t 2018 up 236.8% volatile
61 Haiti 100 t 2018 down 90.3% volatile
62 Spain 98 t 2015 up 127.9% volatile
63 Russian Federation 83 t 2018 up 151.5% volatile
64 Greece 68 t 2016 down 99.0% volatile
65 Egypt 65 t 2018 down 97.8% volatile
66 Jamaica 36 t 2018 down 99.3% volatile
67 Cyprus 35 t 2011 down 5.4% volatile
68 Malaysia 31 t 2017 down 70.8% volatile
69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 29 t 2011 up 45.0% volatile
70 New Zealand 27 t 2018 down 81.4% volatile
71 Senegal 26 t 2016 down 46.9% volatile
71 Nigeria 26 t 2018 down 98.3% volatile
73 Bangladesh 24 t 2015 down 88.0% volatile
74 Portugal 23 t 2016 down 77.0% volatile
75 Chile 20 t 2018 down 99.2% volatile
76 Hungary 16 t 2011 up 433.3% volatile
76 Lebanon 16 t 2017 down 76.5% volatile
78 Switzerland 9 t 2010 up 12.5% rising
79 Finland 7 t 2011 down 63.2% volatile
80 France 6 t 2018 up 100.0% volatile
81 Japan 5 t 2018 down 100.0% volatile
82 Norway 3 t 2017 up 50.0% volatile
83 Republic of Korea 2 t 2015 down 89.5% volatile
83 Ghana 2 t 2017 down 90.5% volatile
83 Ireland 2 t 2010 down 97.4% volatile
86 Sweden 1 t 2018 down 94.7% 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 States of America — Newsprint — Import Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
89 places, 1,378 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/