United States of America — 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
158
Highest
2.70 million t
Mexico
Lowest
1 t
Mongolia
Median
1,532 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
2,988
What the numbers show
United States of America — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 158 countries. The highest value is 2.70 million t in Mexico; the lowest is 1 t in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,532 t, and the mean is 59,348 t.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 885,050.0%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 99.8%).
United States of America — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 2.70 million t | 2018 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 19,175 t | 2018 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 2 | China | 945,239 t | 2018 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 2 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8,116 t | 2018 | down 83.8% | falling |
| 3 | Canada | 497,364 t | 2018 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7,887 t | 2018 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Guatemala | 373,899 t | 2018 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,723 t | 2018 | up 253.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Italy | 368,898 t | 2018 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,576 t | 2014 | up 2,483.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 346,279 t | 2018 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 19 t | 2017 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 337,519 t | 2018 | down 22.6% | flat |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 7 t | 2016 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 330,918 t | 2018 | up 37.9% | falling |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5 t | 2018 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 9 | T�rkiye | 238,482 t | 2018 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 10 | India | 233,778 t | 2018 | up 336.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 226,516 t | 2018 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 216,862 t | 2018 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 212,249 t | 2018 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 14 | Honduras | 211,835 t | 2018 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 15 | Colombia | 162,556 t | 2018 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 152,356 t | 2018 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 146,973 t | 2018 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 125,099 t | 2018 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 116,768 t | 2018 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 20 | El Salvador | 93,442 t | 2018 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 21 | Morocco | 87,788 t | 2018 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 87,348 t | 2018 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Belgium | 79,528 t | 2018 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 24 | Israel | 74,256 t | 2018 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 25 | France | 66,765 t | 2018 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 66,582 t | 2018 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 27 | Australia | 60,339 t | 2018 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 43,513 t | 2018 | up 3,493.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 42,963 t | 2018 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 42,138 t | 2018 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 40,347 t | 2018 | down 53.6% | rising |
| 32 | Indonesia | 37,813 t | 2018 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 37,696 t | 2018 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 34 | Czechia | 36,560 t | 2018 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Brazil | 34,645 t | 2018 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 36 | Panama | 27,543 t | 2018 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 37 | South Africa | 27,335 t | 2018 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 38 | New Zealand | 26,924 t | 2018 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 24,992 t | 2018 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Austria | 22,300 t | 2018 | up 346.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Nigeria | 22,132 t | 2018 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Argentina | 21,014 t | 2018 | down 43.2% | flat |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 20,977 t | 2018 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Yemen | 20,514 t | 2005 | up 193.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Cambodia | 17,703 t | 2018 | up 885,050.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Greece | 17,427 t | 2018 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 47 | Kenya | 16,013 t | 2018 | up 869.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Poland | 15,392 t | 2018 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Pakistan | 15,115 t | 2018 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14,399 t | 2018 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Jamaica | 13,017 t | 2018 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Ghana | 11,909 t | 2018 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Ireland | 9,831 t | 2018 | up 74.1% | falling |
| 54 | Tunisia | 9,575 t | 2018 | up 317.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Lebanon | 8,162 t | 2018 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 56 | Haiti | 7,995 t | 2018 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 57 | Uganda | 7,368 t | 2018 | up 1,567.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Cameroon | 7,038 t | 2018 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 59 | C�te d'Ivoire | 6,883 t | 2018 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 60 | Ecuador | 6,831 t | 2018 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Senegal | 6,468 t | 2018 | up 6,001.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Jordan | 6,184 t | 2018 | up 121.0% | falling |
| 63 | Singapore | 5,710 t | 2018 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Bahamas | 4,287 t | 2018 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Portugal | 3,722 t | 2018 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 3,313 t | 2018 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Kuwait | 3,009 t | 2018 | up 383.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Norway | 2,735 t | 2018 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 2,340 t | 2010 | up 227.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Cyprus | 2,138 t | 2018 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 71 | Belize | 1,972 t | 2018 | up 383.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Algeria | 1,916 t | 2018 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Switzerland | 1,885 t | 2018 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Sweden | 1,620 t | 2018 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Guyana | 1,488 t | 2018 | up 322.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Barbados | 1,278 t | 2018 | down 29.5% | flat |
| 77 | Finland | 1,142 t | 2018 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,067 t | 2018 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Hungary | 1,040 t | 2018 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Paraguay | 1,018 t | 2018 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 930 t | 2018 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Slovenia | 774 t | 2018 | up 658.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Denmark | 734 t | 2018 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Angola | 679 t | 2018 | up 2,616.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Djibouti | 669 t | 2017 | up 22,200.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Uruguay | 521 t | 2018 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Romania | 513 t | 2018 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Oman | 368 t | 2018 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 366 t | 2018 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Luxembourg | 329 t | 2018 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 318 t | 2018 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Albania | 301 t | 2018 | up 30,000.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Ukraine | 280 t | 2018 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Latvia | 261 t | 2018 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Togo | 250 t | 2018 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Malta | 224 t | 2018 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Bahrain | 217 t | 2018 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Myanmar | 179 t | 2018 | up 2,137.5% | volatile |
| 99 | French Polynesia | 176 t | 2018 | up 486.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Central African Republic | 157 t | 2009 | up 582.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Mozambique | 149 t | 2018 | up 2,383.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Suriname | 123 t | 2018 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Mali | 97 t | 2018 | up 4,750.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Qatar | 91 t | 2018 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Papua New Guinea | 87 t | 2018 | up 866.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Serbia and Montenegro | 79 t | 2005 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Dominica | 78 t | 2018 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Georgia | 59 t | 2018 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Lithuania | 58 t | 2018 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Fiji | 53 t | 2018 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Rwanda | 49 t | 2018 | up 880.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritania | 44 t | 2018 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Slovakia | 42 t | 2018 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 39 t | 2018 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Croatia | 33 t | 2018 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Tonga | 31 t | 2018 | up 1,450.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritius | 30 t | 2016 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Nepal | 25 t | 2015 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Zambia | 22 t | 2017 | up 2,100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | New Caledonia | 21 t | 2016 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Libya | 19 t | 2018 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Estonia | 17 t | 2018 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 t | 2018 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Liberia | 15 t | 2018 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Niger | 14 t | 2016 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Congo | 13 t | 2016 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Iraq | 13 t | 2018 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Iceland | 12 t | 2018 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Brunei Darussalam | 12 t | 2018 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Gambia | 9 t | 2018 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Belarus | 8 t | 2018 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Samoa | 8 t | 2018 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 6 t | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Armenia | 6 t | 2018 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Benin | 5 t | 2018 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Burkina Faso | 5 t | 2018 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Sudan (former) | 5 t | 2011 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | 4 t | 2018 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 4 t | 2018 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Turkmenistan | 4 t | 2011 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 t | 2018 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Malawi | 3 t | 2018 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Gabon | 2 t | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Guinea | 2 t | 2017 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 t | 2014 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Madagascar | 2 t | 2018 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 2 t | 2018 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Zimbabwe | 2 t | 2007 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Cuba | 1 t | 2018 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Mongolia | 1 t | 2014 | down 75.0% | volatile |
About this data
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/