Wood chips and particles — 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
210
Highest
19.74 million m3
Japan
Lowest
0 m3
Brunei Darussalam
Median
143.5 m3
Years covered
61
1964–2024
Data points
6,860

What the numbers show

Wood chips and particles — Import quantity is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 19.74 million m3 in Japan; the lowest is 0 m3 in Brunei Darussalam.

The median across all reporting countries is 143.5 m3, and the mean is 408,040 m3.

Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 1,311,320.0%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).

Wood chips and particles — Import quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Japan 19.74 million m3 2024 down 4.9% rising
2 China 19.50 million m3 2024 up 19.9% volatile
3 China, mainland 18.60 million m3 2024 up 31.4% volatile
4 Denmark 2.86 million m3 2024 up 1,091.5% volatile
5 Indonesia 2.65 million m3 2024 up 1,311,320.0% volatile
6 Sweden 2.30 million m3 2024 up 103.0% volatile
7 Canada 2.01 million m3 2024 down 28.3% volatile
8 Portugal 1.83 million m3 2024 up 44.5% volatile
9 Finland 1.66 million m3 2024 down 34.4% volatile
10 Laos 1.27 million m3 2024 up 1,085,770.0% volatile
10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.27 million m3 2024 up 1,085,770.0% volatile
12 Republic of Korea 1.24 million m3 2024 down 31.3% volatile
13 Spain 1.07 million m3 2024 up 208.1% volatile
14 China, Taiwan Province of 900,480 m3 2024 down 57.2% volatile
15 Belgium-Luxembourg 882,000 m3 1999 up 398.3% volatile
16 Austria 812,940 m3 2024 down 39.6% volatile
17 Switzerland 793,354 m3 2024 up 44.5% volatile
18 Belgium 758,701 m3 2024 up 942.4% volatile
19 Turkey 696,708 m3 2024 down 87.6% volatile
19 Türkiye 696,708 m3 2024 down 87.6% volatile
21 France 657,582 m3 2024 down 10.2% volatile
22 Germany 532,839 m3 2024 down 56.7% volatile
23 Poland 422,097 m3 2024 down 72.9% volatile
24 Norway 392,258 m3 2024 up 7.3% volatile
25 Italy 302,715 m3 2024 down 68.9% volatile
26 India 216,736 m3 2024 down 63.4% volatile
27 Czechia 188,000 m3 2024 down 45.3% volatile
28 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 147,061 m3 2024 up 14.7% volatile
29 Lithuania 141,047 m3 2024 down 59.0% volatile
30 Ireland 119,931 m3 2024 up 2,250.7% volatile
31 Slovenia 109,304 m3 2024 down 49.5% volatile
32 Luxembourg 108,388 m3 2024 down 44.1% volatile
33 South Africa 94,327 m3 2024 up 3,805.9% volatile
34 Romania 91,917 m3 2024 up 5,803.5% volatile
35 Hungary 86,437 m3 2024 down 42.4% volatile
36 Latvia 61,909 m3 2024 down 1.3% volatile
37 United Kingdom 60,000 m3 2024 down 37.7% volatile
37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 60,000 m3 2024 down 37.7% volatile
39 United Arab Emirates 48,979 m3 2024 up 335.1% volatile
40 Croatia 47,370 m3 2024 up 176.8% volatile
41 Thailand 34,495 m3 2024 down 80.2% volatile
42 Iceland 33,302 m3 2024 up 62.7% volatile
43 Nepal 22,896 m3 2024 up 114,380.0% volatile
44 Slovakia 20,075 m3 2024 down 63.4% volatile
45 United States 14,843 m3 2024 down 83.1% volatile
46 Estonia 14,819 m3 2024 down 66.2% volatile
47 Israel 13,392 m3 2024 up 647.3% volatile
48 Kazakhstan 11,500 m3 2024 up 648.7% volatile
49 Serbia 9,000 m3 2024 up 800.0% volatile
50 Mali 7,584 m3 2024 up 10,891.3% volatile
51 Eswatini 4,994 m3 2024 down 32.3% volatile
52 Caribbean 4,617 m3 2024 up 50.6% volatile
53 Argentina 4,054 m3 2024 up 361.2% volatile
54 Qatar 3,016 m3 2024 up 5.9% volatile
55 Moldova 3,012 m3 2024 up 308.7% volatile
55 Republic of Moldova 3,012 m3 2024 up 308.7% volatile
57 Singapore 2,982 m3 2024 down 16.0% volatile
58 Sudan 2,620 m3 2024 up 14,455.6% volatile
59 Cayman Islands 2,309 m3 2024 up 1,037.4% volatile
60 Melanesia 2,242 m3 2024 up 306.9% volatile
61 Greece 2,233 m3 2024 down 69.8% volatile
62 Kuwait 2,062 m3 2024 up 1,882.7% volatile
63 Egypt 1,947 m3 2024 up 24,237.5% volatile
64 Fiji 1,928 m3 2024 up 776.4% volatile
64 Vietnam 1,928 m3 2024 up 1,753.8% volatile
64 Viet Nam 1,928 m3 2024 up 1,753.8% volatile
67 Russia 1,718 m3 2024 down 60.7% volatile
67 Russian Federation 1,718 m3 2024 down 60.7% volatile
69 Australia 1,667 m3 2024 down 44.2% volatile
69 Australia and New Zealand 1,667 m3 2024 down 46.2% volatile
71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,469 m3 2024 up 444.1% volatile
72 Brazil 1,435 m3 2024 up 167.2% volatile
73 Bahrain 1,167 m3 2024 up 2,331.2% volatile
74 Iraq 1,012 m3 2024 up 5,852.9% volatile
75 Chile 800 m3 2024 up 106.2% volatile
76 Bulgaria 778 m3 2024 down 86.4% volatile
77 Chad 706 m3 2024 down 73.1% volatile
78 Haiti 663 m3 2024 up 3,800.0% volatile
79 Cyprus 620 m3 2024 up 463.6% volatile
79 Oman 620 m3 2024 down 52.4% volatile
81 Lebanon 595 m3 2024 up 29.1% volatile
82 Reunion 582 m3 2024 unchanged rising
82 Réunion 582 m3 2024 unchanged rising
84 Uzbekistan 573 m3 2024 — volatile
85 Saudi Arabia 536 m3 2024 up 624.3% volatile
86 Malta 468 m3 2024 up 5,100.0% volatile
87 Honduras 438 m3 2024 — volatile
88 Azerbaijan 425 m3 2024 up 672.7% volatile
89 Bahamas 421 m3 2024 down 50.6% volatile
90 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 348 m3 2024 down 74.1% volatile
91 China, Hong Kong SAR 330 m3 2024 up 0.6% volatile
92 Solomon Islands 300 m3 2024 unchanged flat
93 Malaysia 250 m3 2024 up 44.5% volatile
94 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 245 m3 2024 up 2,962.5% volatile
95 Georgia 235 m3 2024 down 21.7% volatile
96 Djibouti 214 m3 2024 down 61.2% volatile
97 Mexico 201 m3 2024 down 76.0% volatile
98 Botswana 194 m3 2024 down 95.3% volatile
99 Peru 193 m3 2024 up 85.6% volatile
100 Bangladesh 190 m3 2024 up 9,400.0% volatile
101 Morocco 170 m3 2024 up 115.2% volatile
102 Niger 168 m3 2024 up 290.7% volatile
103 Tajikistan 167 m3 2024 up 659.1% volatile
104 Armenia 165 m3 2024 up 334.2% volatile
105 Philippines 144 m3 2024 up 63.6% volatile
106 North Macedonia 143 m3 2024 up 333.3% volatile
107 Jordan 142 m3 2024 up 343.8% volatile
108 Namibia 141 m3 2024 down 87.5% volatile
109 Mongolia 131 m3 2024 up 4,266.7% volatile
110 Antigua and Barbuda 104 m3 2024 up 35.1% rising
110 Panama 104 m3 2024 up 1,980.0% volatile
112 Colombia 95 m3 2024 down 55.8% volatile
113 Kyrgyzstan 86 m3 2024 up 115.0% volatile
114 Nigeria 85 m3 2024 down 93.2% volatile
115 Turkmenistan 84 m3 2024 — volatile
116 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 81 m3 2024 up 1,250.0% volatile
117 Afghanistan 76 m3 2024 down 76.6% volatile
118 China, Macao SAR 70 m3 2024 — volatile
119 Aruba 56 m3 2024 up 522.2% volatile
120 Paraguay 51 m3 2024 up 21.4% volatile
121 Mauritania 49 m3 2024 up 16.7% volatile
122 Albania 48 m3 2024 — volatile
123 Democratic Republic of the Congo 41 m3 2024 up 141.2% volatile
124 Libya 40 m3 2024 up 1,900.0% volatile
125 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 36 m3 2024 up 500.0% volatile
126 Sudan (former) 31 m3 2010 down 78.5% volatile
127 Yemen 27 m3 2024 down 98.4% volatile
127 Zambia 27 m3 2024 up 800.0% volatile
129 Zimbabwe 25 m3 2024 up 108.3% volatile
130 Belarus 24 m3 2024 down 97.8% volatile
131 Senegal 22 m3 2024 up 2,100.0% volatile
131 Trinidad and Tobago 22 m3 2024 down 59.3% volatile
133 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 21 m3 2024 up 250.0% volatile
134 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 m3 2024 down 74.0% volatile
135 Netherlands Antilles (former) 18 m3 2010 down 35.7% volatile
136 Kenya 17 m3 2024 up 112.5% volatile
137 Jamaica 16 m3 2024 down 75.0% volatile
137 Tunisia 16 m3 2024 down 89.7% volatile
139 Saint Lucia 13 m3 2024 up 1,200.0% volatile
139 Papua New Guinea 13 m3 2024 up 1,200.0% volatile
141 Ghana 12 m3 2024 — volatile
141 Greenland 12 m3 2024 up 500.0% volatile
143 Burkina Faso 11 m3 2024 down 77.1% volatile
144 Barbados 10 m3 2024 down 87.7% volatile
144 Guatemala 10 m3 2024 — volatile
146 Cuba 8 m3 2024 up 300.0% volatile
146 Algeria 8 m3 2024 up 300.0% volatile
146 Myanmar 8 m3 2024 down 97.5% volatile
146 Syria 8 m3 2024 down 95.6% volatile
146 Syrian Arab Republic 8 m3 2024 down 95.6% volatile
151 Faroe Islands 7 m3 2024 down 92.0% flat
151 Guinea-Bissau 7 m3 2024 unchanged flat
151 Pakistan 7 m3 2024 down 78.1% volatile
154 Maldives 6 m3 2024 up 100.0% volatile
154 Mozambique 6 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
154 Turks and Caicos Islands 6 m3 2024 down 76.9% volatile
157 Cote d'Ivoire 4 m3 2024 down 97.2% volatile
157 Comoros 4 m3 2024 down 95.7% volatile
157 Dominican Republic 4 m3 2024 down 99.1% volatile
157 El Salvador 4 m3 2024 up 100.0% volatile
157 Polynesia 4 m3 2024 down 98.8% volatile
157 Côte d'Ivoire 4 m3 2024 down 97.2% volatile
163 Angola 3 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
163 Seychelles 3 m3 2024 up 50.0% volatile
165 Bhutan 2 m3 2024 down 99.2% volatile
165 Cameroon 2 m3 2024 down 97.4% volatile
165 Cambodia 2 m3 2024 down 50.0% volatile
165 Mauritius 2 m3 2024 down 50.0% volatile
169 Benin 1 m3 2024 — volatile
169 Belize 1 m3 2024 down 99.2% volatile
169 Gambia 1 m3 2024 down 96.0% volatile
169 Madagascar 1 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
169 New Caledonia 1 m3 2024 down 50.0% volatile
169 French Polynesia 1 m3 2024 down 95.8% volatile
169 Rwanda 1 m3 2024 down 96.7% volatile
169 Suriname 1 m3 2024 down 50.0% volatile
169 Tonga 1 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
169 British Virgin Islands 1 m3 2024 down 98.4% falling
169 Samoa 1 m3 2024 down 99.7% volatile
169 Cook Islands 1 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
181 Andorra 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% falling
181 Brunei 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Congo 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Costa Rica 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Dominica 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Ecuador 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Ethiopia 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Gabon 0 m3 2024 — volatile
181 Guinea 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Equatorial Guinea 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Grenada 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Guyana 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Sri Lanka 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Lesotho 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Montenegro 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Nicaragua 0 m3 2023 down 100.0% volatile
181 New Zealand 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Sierra Leone 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Sao Tome and Principe 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% falling
181 Togo 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Uganda 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Ukraine 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Uruguay 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Vanuatu 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Guadeloupe 0 m3 2024 — volatile
181 Serbia and Montenegro 0 m3 2005 — volatile
181 Cabo Verde 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 United Republic of Tanzania 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
181 Brunei Darussalam 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 6,860 data points, 1964–2024
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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