Wood-based panels — Import quantity by country
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are...
Countries reporting
236
Highest
4.88 million m3
Germany
Lowest
2 m3
Pitcairn
Median
43,695 m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,013
What the numbers show
Wood-based panels — Import quantity is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 4.88 million m3 in Germany; the lowest is 2 m3 in Pitcairn.
The median across all reporting countries is 43,695 m3, and the mean is 340,892 m3.
Over the past decade 164 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 16,990.7%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 98.0%).
Wood-based panels — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 4.88 million m3 | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.04 million m3 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 3 | Japan | 3.04 million m3 | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 3.02 million m3 | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Italy | 2.95 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 6 | China | 2.85 million m3 | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 2.64 million m3 | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Malaysia | 2.59 million m3 | 2024 | up 156.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 2.44 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.19 million m3 | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 11 | France | 2.10 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 2.03 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 2.01 million m3 | 2024 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 1.99 million m3 | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 1.90 million m3 | 2024 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 16 | China, mainland | 1.66 million m3 | 2024 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 1.61 million m3 | 2024 | up 158.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 1.32 million m3 | 2024 | up 141.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 1.24 million m3 | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.10 million m3 | 2024 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 21 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.10 million m3 | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Philippines | 1.08 million m3 | 2024 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.06 million m3 | 1999 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 961,709 m3 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia | 929,363 m3 | 2024 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Iraq | 926,370 m3 | 2024 | up 255.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Morocco | 910,860 m3 | 2024 | up 468.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Sweden | 887,344 m3 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Austria | 876,844 m3 | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Algeria | 859,157 m3 | 2024 | up 192.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Israel | 855,303 m3 | 2024 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Lithuania | 837,286 m3 | 2024 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 808,571 m3 | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 34 | India | 805,803 m3 | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Denmark | 798,538 m3 | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 764,977 m3 | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 711,925 m3 | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 660,723 m3 | 2024 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Czechia | 658,806 m3 | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 613,517 m3 | 2024 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Switzerland | 565,003 m3 | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Norway | 539,622 m3 | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 536,620 m3 | 2024 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Hungary | 514,142 m3 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Caribbean | 484,276 m3 | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Greece | 432,810 m3 | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Nigeria | 416,567 m3 | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovakia | 406,279 m3 | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 49 | Thailand | 403,128 m3 | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 387,791 m3 | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 357,994 m3 | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Türkiye | 332,790 m3 | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Croatia | 327,847 m3 | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Jordan | 314,618 m3 | 2024 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 307,609 m3 | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Ireland | 307,478 m3 | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Ukraine | 302,272 m3 | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Kuwait | 298,065 m3 | 2024 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Indonesia | 297,064 m3 | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Singapore | 290,512 m3 | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Georgia | 283,497 m3 | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 278,556 m3 | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Tunisia | 274,627 m3 | 2024 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Libya | 274,213 m3 | 2024 | up 551.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Qatar | 266,396 m3 | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 263,765 m3 | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Serbia and Montenegro | 258,000 m3 | 2005 | up 6,682.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovenia | 254,288 m3 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 69 | Finland | 253,427 m3 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Estonia | 245,597 m3 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 71 | Kenya | 243,892 m3 | 2024 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Oman | 218,181 m3 | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Mongolia | 199,892 m3 | 2024 | up 205.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Chile | 192,094 m3 | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 181,046 m3 | 2024 | up 242.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Republic of Moldova | 178,548 m3 | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 77 | New Zealand | 169,234 m3 | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Latvia | 142,393 m3 | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Armenia | 141,487 m3 | 2024 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Russian Federation | 136,824 m3 | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Cambodia | 136,033 m3 | 2024 | up 840.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Yemen | 134,132 m3 | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Lebanon | 129,536 m3 | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Guatemala | 127,039 m3 | 2024 | up 213.2% | volatile |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 125,529 m3 | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 123,766 m3 | 2024 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Cyprus | 115,423 m3 | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Bahrain | 108,784 m3 | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Faroe Islands | 108,600 m3 | 2024 | up 513.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Ecuador | 94,621 m3 | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 94,412 m3 | 2024 | up 165.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 93,543 m3 | 2024 | up 447.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 92,955 m3 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 94 | Afghanistan | 89,015 m3 | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Myanmar | 87,379 m3 | 2024 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Jamaica | 82,820 m3 | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 79,488 m3 | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 98 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 76,882 m3 | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Uruguay | 76,275 m3 | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 100 | Ghana | 73,599 m3 | 2024 | up 688.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 71,396 m3 | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Albania | 71,162 m3 | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Panama | 70,903 m3 | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 69,134 m3 | 2024 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Senegal | 67,872 m3 | 2024 | up 334.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Argentina | 66,913 m3 | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 66,334 m3 | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 66,234 m3 | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Somalia | 59,598 m3 | 2024 | up 865.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Mozambique | 58,122 m3 | 2024 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Yugoslav SFR | 55,100 m3 | 1991 | up 159.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Polynesia | 53,319 m3 | 2024 | up 219.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Rwanda | 52,355 m3 | 2024 | up 566.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 52,154 m3 | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Mauritius | 48,382 m3 | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Melanesia | 48,101 m3 | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 44,411 m3 | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Honduras | 43,890 m3 | 2024 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Montenegro | 43,500 m3 | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 120 | El Salvador | 42,563 m3 | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Samoa | 41,732 m3 | 2024 | up 1,743.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 41,486 m3 | 2024 | up 766.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Guinea | 40,933 m3 | 2024 | up 567.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Bahamas | 38,620 m3 | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 125 | United Republic of Tanzania | 37,083 m3 | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Iceland | 32,540 m3 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 127 | Zambia | 31,809 m3 | 2024 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Malta | 31,072 m3 | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Pakistan | 29,836 m3 | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28,968 m3 | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Angola | 28,613 m3 | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Namibia | 27,852 m3 | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Bhutan | 25,636 m3 | 2024 | up 16,990.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Fiji | 25,606 m3 | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25,352 m3 | 2024 | up 751.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Botswana | 24,087 m3 | 2024 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 137 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23,076 m3 | 2024 | up 669.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 22,197 m3 | 2024 | up 294.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Guadeloupe | 22,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 21,244 m3 | 2023 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Maldives | 20,654 m3 | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Mali | 20,610 m3 | 2024 | up 260.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Belize | 20,464 m3 | 2024 | up 236.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Palestine | 20,397 m3 | 2024 | down 83.5% | falling |
| 145 | Niger | 19,984 m3 | 2024 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Nepal | 18,305 m3 | 2024 | up 142.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Haiti | 17,047 m3 | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Djibouti | 15,792 m3 | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Bangladesh | 15,197 m3 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 150 | South Sudan | 14,401 m3 | 2024 | up 6,924.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Timor-Leste | 14,315 m3 | 2024 | up 310.9% | volatile |
| 152 | USSR | 14,000 m3 | 1991 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 153 | Cabo Verde | 13,936 m3 | 2024 | up 340.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Liberia | 13,928 m3 | 2024 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Brazil | 13,111 m3 | 2024 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Madagascar | 12,731 m3 | 2024 | up 170.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Togo | 12,392 m3 | 2024 | up 219.1% | volatile |
| 158 | China, Macao SAR | 11,606 m3 | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Barbados | 11,477 m3 | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Benin | 11,238 m3 | 2024 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Lesotho | 11,130 m3 | 2024 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Mauritania | 11,128 m3 | 2024 | up 315.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Lucia | 11,032 m3 | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 164 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10,693 m3 | 2024 | up 422.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Curaçao | 10,558 m3 | 2024 | up 29.9% | flat |
| 166 | Cuba | 10,513 m3 | 2024 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Czechoslovakia | 10,500 m3 | 1992 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Ethiopia | 9,863 m3 | 2024 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Papua New Guinea | 9,469 m3 | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Sudan (former) | 8,470 m3 | 2011 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Micronesia | 8,297 m3 | 2024 | up 95.6% | flat |
| 172 | Eswatini | 8,229 m3 | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Guyana | 8,176 m3 | 2024 | up 308.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Anguilla | 8,041 m3 | 2024 | up 541.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Sierra Leone | 7,983 m3 | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Gambia | 7,980 m3 | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 7,381 m3 | 2010 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Uganda | 7,350 m3 | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Aruba | 7,292 m3 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 180 | Brunei Darussalam | 6,949 m3 | 2024 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Martinique | 6,905 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 182 | Belarus | 6,843 m3 | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Suriname | 6,667 m3 | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 6,265 m3 | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Grenada | 6,174 m3 | 2024 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5,998 m3 | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5,989 m3 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 188 | Malawi | 5,984 m3 | 2024 | up 246.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5,829 m3 | 2024 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Norfolk Island | 5,527 m3 | 2024 | up 4,357.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Seychelles | 5,284 m3 | 2024 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 5,116 m3 | 2024 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 193 | French Polynesia | 4,825 m3 | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Congo | 4,712 m3 | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Greenland | 4,651 m3 | 2024 | up 40.9% | flat |
| 196 | Solomon Islands | 4,392 m3 | 2024 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Sudan | 4,141 m3 | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 198 | British Virgin Islands | 4,097 m3 | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Burundi | 4,079 m3 | 2024 | up 184.1% | volatile |
| 200 | French Guiana | 3,319 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 201 | Andorra | 3,312 m3 | 2024 | up 94.6% | falling |
| 202 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3,217 m3 | 2024 | up 1,803.5% | rising |
| 203 | Comoros | 2,846 m3 | 2024 | up 1,797.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Cameroon | 2,752 m3 | 2024 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 205 | Vanuatu | 2,369 m3 | 2024 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Dominica | 2,246 m3 | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 207 | Tonga | 2,193 m3 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 208 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,797 m3 | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 209 | Tokelau | 1,756 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 210 | Gibraltar | 1,687 m3 | 2024 | up 524.8% | volatile |
| 211 | Saint Martin (French part) | 1,587 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 212 | Marshall Islands | 1,415 m3 | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 213 | Kiribati | 1,391 m3 | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 214 | Cook Islands | 1,044 m3 | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 215 | Guam | 1,035 m3 | 2024 | up 287.6% | volatile |
| 216 | Gabon | 954 m3 | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 217 | Guinea-Bissau | 916 m3 | 2024 | up 360.3% | volatile |
| 218 | Palau | 825 m3 | 2024 | up 123.0% | falling |
| 219 | Ethiopia PDR | 659 m3 | 1992 | up 229.5% | volatile |
| 220 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 495 m3 | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 221 | Sao Tome and Principe | 434 m3 | 2024 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 222 | Tuvalu | 288 m3 | 2024 | up 213.0% | volatile |
| 223 | Bermuda | 270 m3 | 2024 | down 83.9% | falling |
| 224 | Nauru | 266 m3 | 2024 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 225 | Montserrat | 228 m3 | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 226 | French Southern Territories | 227 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 227 | Eritrea | 219 m3 | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 228 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 207 m3 | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 229 | Northern Mariana Islands | 148 m3 | 2024 | up 678.9% | volatile |
| 230 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 113 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 231 | Chad | 86 m3 | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 232 | Niue | 67 m3 | 2024 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 233 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 55 m3 | 2024 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 234 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 5 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 235 | Christmas Island | 4 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 236 | Pitcairn | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 89.50 million m3
- Europe 32.51 million m3
- Asia 29.21 million m3
- Americas 21.94 million m3
- Northern America 17.32 million m3
- United States of America 14.67 million m3
- Western Europe 12.74 million m3
- Eastern Asia 9.20 million m3
- Western Asia 8.88 million m3
- Northern Europe 7.20 million m3
- Southern Europe 6.91 million m3
- South-eastern Asia 6.56 million m3
About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en