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
132
Highest
519,671 t
China
Lowest
1 t
Brunei Darussalam
Median
94.5 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 132 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 94.5 t, and the mean is 10,616 t.
Over the past decade 66 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 519,671 t | 2018 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 222,052 t | 2018 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 2 | Malaysia | 106,625 t | 2018 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 189 t | 2018 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 78,128 t | 2018 | up 1,086.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Syrian Arab Republic | 30 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 66,322 t | 2018 | up 732.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 13 t | 2014 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Thailand | 64,777 t | 2018 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9 t | 2012 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Philippines | 61,861 t | 2018 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 3 t | 2014 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Singapore | 59,469 t | 2018 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2 t | 2018 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2 t | 2016 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 31,830 t | 2018 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Cambodia | 30,317 t | 2018 | up 149.8% | rising |
| 10 | India | 21,016 t | 2018 | up 492.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 18,498 t | 2018 | up 188.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Myanmar | 16,218 t | 2018 | up 5,590.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 11,949 t | 2018 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Czechia | 8,637 t | 2018 | up 2,470.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Australia | 7,850 t | 2018 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Slovakia | 7,845 t | 2018 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 5,483 t | 2018 | up 1,007.7% | volatile |
| 18 | T�rkiye | 5,159 t | 2018 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Egypt | 4,995 t | 2018 | up 195.6% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 4,935 t | 2018 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Madagascar | 4,078 t | 2018 | up 275.9% | volatile |
| 22 | New Zealand | 4,025 t | 2018 | up 338.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 3,351 t | 2018 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 3,279 t | 2018 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 3,117 t | 2018 | up 1,474.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Israel | 2,872 t | 2018 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 27 | South Africa | 2,718 t | 2018 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 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 | Oman | 188 t | 2018 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Chile | 165 t | 2018 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Jordan | 157 t | 2018 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 148 t | 2018 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Nepal | 143 t | 2017 | up 14,200.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Ukraine | 114 t | 2014 | up 2,750.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 112 t | 2005 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Ecuador | 106 t | 2018 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Jamaica | 103 t | 2017 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 100 t | 2018 | up 9,900.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Armenia | 96 t | 2018 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Lebanon | 96 t | 2018 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 65 | New Caledonia | 93 t | 2017 | up 675.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Norway | 82 t | 2018 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Iraq | 79 t | 2018 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Portugal | 76 t | 2016 | up 2,433.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Denmark | 74 t | 2018 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Sweden | 62 t | 2018 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 60 t | 2018 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Belgium | 58 t | 2017 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Uruguay | 57 t | 2018 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Uganda | 56 t | 2018 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 50 t | 2018 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Guinea | 49 t | 2015 | up 172.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Romania | 42 t | 2018 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 77 | El Salvador | 42 t | 2018 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Germany | 38 t | 2018 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 35 t | 2016 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Slovenia | 34 t | 2017 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Malta | 31 t | 2014 | up 416.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Paraguay | 31 t | 2018 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Guatemala | 25 t | 2018 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Togo | 23 t | 2013 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Samoa | 21 t | 2017 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Angola | 19 t | 2013 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Bahamas | 17 t | 2015 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Suriname | 16 t | 2018 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Mali | 15 t | 2016 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Panama | 14 t | 2018 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Cameroon | 13 t | 2017 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Guyana | 13 t | 2018 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Croatia | 13 t | 2018 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Malawi | 13 t | 2017 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Morocco | 12 t | 2018 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Zambia | 11 t | 2018 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Hungary | 8 t | 2018 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 t | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Russian Federation | 7 t | 2018 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Canada | 6 t | 2018 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Greece | 6 t | 2017 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Lithuania | 6 t | 2018 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Latvia | 6 t | 2017 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Peru | 6 t | 2018 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Tunisia | 5 t | 2017 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Finland | 4 t | 2018 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Barbados | 3 t | 2010 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Albania | 2 t | 2005 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Austria | 2 t | 2018 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Belarus | 2 t | 2016 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Switzerland | 2 t | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Cyprus | 2 t | 2018 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Algeria | 2 t | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Ethiopia | 2 t | 2018 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Georgia | 2 t | 2014 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 2 t | 2016 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Libya | 2 t | 2018 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 t | 2009 | unchanged | volatile |
| 120 | Iceland | 1 t | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 120 | Niger | 1 t | 2014 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | 1 t | 2018 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 120 | French Polynesia | 1 t | 2006 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 120 | 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.
- United States of America 38,309 t
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/