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Unspecified Area — 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
131
Highest
519,671 t
China
Lowest
1 t
Brunei Darussalam
Median
93 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
2,104

What the numbers show

Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 519,671 t in China; the lowest is 1 t in Brunei Darussalam.

The median across all reporting countries is 93 t, and the mean is 10,676 t.

Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 115,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 100.0%).

Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 519,671 t 2018 up 27.4% volatile
2 Viet Nam 222,052 t 2018 up 49.5% rising
3 Malaysia 106,625 t 2018 down 43.5% rising
4 Bangladesh 78,128 t 2018 up 1,086.8% volatile
5 Republic of Korea 66,322 t 2018 up 732.9% volatile
6 Thailand 64,777 t 2018 up 125.5% volatile
7 Philippines 61,861 t 2018 up 51.2% rising
8 Singapore 59,469 t 2018 up 88.5% volatile
9 Indonesia 31,830 t 2018 up 20.3% volatile
10 Cambodia 30,317 t 2018 up 149.8% rising
11 India 21,016 t 2018 up 492.2% volatile
12 Pakistan 18,498 t 2018 up 188.8% volatile
13 Myanmar 16,218 t 2018 up 5,590.5% volatile
14 Sri Lanka 11,949 t 2018 up 94.0% volatile
15 Czechia 8,637 t 2018 up 2,470.5% volatile
16 Australia 7,850 t 2018 down 97.9% volatile
17 Slovakia 7,845 t 2018 down 73.2% volatile
18 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,483 t 2018 up 1,007.7% volatile
19 T�rkiye 5,159 t 2018 up 61.4% volatile
20 Egypt 4,995 t 2018 up 195.6% volatile
21 United Arab Emirates 4,935 t 2018 down 79.1% volatile
22 Madagascar 4,078 t 2018 up 275.9% volatile
23 New Zealand 4,025 t 2018 up 338.9% volatile
24 Japan 3,351 t 2018 down 91.2% volatile
25 Mexico 3,279 t 2018 up 80.0% volatile
26 Argentina 3,117 t 2018 up 1,474.2% volatile
27 Israel 2,872 t 2018 up 33.6% volatile
28 Italy 2,319 t 2018 up 217.2% volatile
29 Brazil 1,875 t 2018 down 19.1% volatile
30 Nigeria 1,663 t 2018 down 25.3% volatile
31 Spain 1,457 t 2018 up 2,873.5% volatile
31 Luxembourg 1,457 t 2018 up 10,307.1% volatile
33 Senegal 1,408 t 2018 up 4,441.9% volatile
34 Estonia 1,298 t 2018 down 26.5% volatile
35 Fiji 1,153 t 2018 up 115,200.0% volatile
36 Mauritius 1,144 t 2018 down 21.2% volatile
37 France 1,051 t 2018 up 14.5% volatile
38 Kenya 977 t 2018 up 166.9% volatile
39 C�te d'Ivoire 705 t 2018 up 123.1% volatile
40 Poland 691 t 2018 up 50.2% volatile
41 Ireland 640 t 2017 down 37.9% volatile
42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 473 t 2018 down 8.7% volatile
43 Honduras 357 t 2017 up 183.3% volatile
44 Ghana 351 t 2018 up 1,655.0% volatile
45 Qatar 350 t 2018 up 155.5% volatile
46 Colombia 301 t 2018 down 47.6% volatile
47 Bahrain 266 t 2018 up 205.7% volatile
48 Costa Rica 265 t 2018 up 2.3% volatile
49 Kuwait 253 t 2018 down 72.5% volatile
50 Saudi Arabia 215 t 2018 down 94.7% volatile
51 Djibouti 206 t 2018 up 4.0% volatile
52 Mozambique 204 t 2018 up 28.3% volatile
53 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 189 t 2018 down 87.5% volatile
54 Oman 188 t 2018 up 56.7% volatile
55 Chile 165 t 2018 down 69.7% volatile
56 Jordan 157 t 2018 down 45.5% volatile
57 Dominican Republic 148 t 2018 down 58.9% volatile
58 Nepal 143 t 2017 up 14,200.0% volatile
59 Ukraine 114 t 2014 up 2,750.0% volatile
60 Azerbaijan 112 t 2005 up 1,300.0% volatile
61 Ecuador 106 t 2018 down 51.8% volatile
62 Jamaica 103 t 2017 up 15.7% volatile
63 Zimbabwe 100 t 2018 up 9,900.0% volatile
64 Armenia 96 t 2018 down 3.0% volatile
64 Lebanon 96 t 2018 down 75.9% volatile
66 New Caledonia 93 t 2017 up 675.0% volatile
67 Norway 82 t 2018 down 32.2% volatile
68 Iraq 79 t 2018 up 119.4% volatile
69 Portugal 76 t 2016 up 2,433.3% volatile
70 Denmark 74 t 2018 down 45.2% volatile
71 Sweden 62 t 2018 down 55.7% volatile
72 Nicaragua 60 t 2018 down 95.9% volatile
73 Belgium 58 t 2017 down 90.6% volatile
74 Uruguay 57 t 2018 down 61.0% volatile
75 Uganda 56 t 2018 up 366.7% volatile
76 Bulgaria 50 t 2018 up 11.1% volatile
77 Guinea 49 t 2015 up 172.2% volatile
78 Romania 42 t 2018 down 10.6% volatile
78 El Salvador 42 t 2018 down 87.3% volatile
80 Germany 38 t 2018 down 91.6% volatile
81 Kyrgyzstan 35 t 2016 up 12.9% volatile
82 Slovenia 34 t 2017 up 466.7% volatile
83 Malta 31 t 2014 up 416.7% volatile
83 Paraguay 31 t 2018 up 106.7% volatile
85 Syrian Arab Republic 30 t 2016 down 100.0% volatile
86 Guatemala 25 t 2018 down 97.4% volatile
87 Togo 23 t 2013 down 88.2% volatile
88 Samoa 21 t 2017 up 61.5% volatile
89 Angola 19 t 2013 up 90.0% volatile
90 Bahamas 17 t 2015 up 466.7% volatile
91 Suriname 16 t 2018 up 700.0% volatile
92 Mali 15 t 2016 down 62.5% volatile
93 Panama 14 t 2018 down 94.6% volatile
94 Cameroon 13 t 2017 down 79.7% volatile
94 Guyana 13 t 2018 up 1,200.0% volatile
94 Croatia 13 t 2018 down 85.6% volatile
94 Malawi 13 t 2017 up 18.2% volatile
94 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13 t 2014 down 94.4% volatile
99 Morocco 12 t 2018 up 140.0% volatile
100 Zambia 11 t 2018 down 42.1% volatile
101 United Republic of Tanzania 9 t 2012 down 95.4% volatile
102 Hungary 8 t 2018 up 700.0% volatile
103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 t 2014 down 50.0% volatile
103 Russian Federation 7 t 2018 down 99.7% volatile
105 Canada 6 t 2018 down 99.7% volatile
105 Greece 6 t 2017 down 98.0% volatile
105 Lithuania 6 t 2018 up 500.0% volatile
105 Latvia 6 t 2017 up 500.0% volatile
105 Peru 6 t 2018 down 68.4% volatile
110 Tunisia 5 t 2017 up 25.0% volatile
111 Finland 4 t 2018 down 93.8% volatile
112 Barbados 3 t 2010 down 93.5% volatile
112 Republic of Moldova 3 t 2014 down 78.6% volatile
114 Albania 2 t 2005 down 90.5% volatile
114 Austria 2 t 2018 down 99.8% volatile
114 Belarus 2 t 2016 unchanged volatile
114 Switzerland 2 t 2018 unchanged volatile
114 Cyprus 2 t 2018 down 83.3% volatile
114 Algeria 2 t 2018 unchanged volatile
114 Ethiopia 2 t 2018 down 99.6% volatile
114 Georgia 2 t 2014 down 81.8% volatile
114 Kazakhstan 2 t 2016 down 91.3% volatile
114 Libya 2 t 2018 down 89.5% volatile
114 Trinidad and Tobago 2 t 2009 unchanged volatile
114 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2 t 2018 down 89.5% volatile
114 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2 t 2016 down 77.8% volatile
127 Iceland 1 t 2018 unchanged volatile
127 Niger 1 t 2014 down 95.2% volatile
127 Papua New Guinea 1 t 2018 down 98.2% volatile
127 French Polynesia 1 t 2006 down 66.7% falling
127 Brunei Darussalam 1 t 2018 down 97.7% volatile

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
Unspecified Area — 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
133 places, 2,104 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

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/