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
197
Highest
19.74 million m3
Japan
Lowest
0 m3
Brunei Darussalam
Median
131 m3
Years covered
61
1964–2024
Data points
6,533
What the numbers show
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity is currently reported for 197 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 131 m3, and the mean is 424,083 m3.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 98 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.27 million m3 | 2024 | up 1,085,770.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 1.24 million m3 | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 1.07 million m3 | 2024 | up 208.1% | volatile |
| 13 | China, Taiwan Province of | 900,480 m3 | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 882,000 m3 | 1999 | up 398.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Austria | 812,940 m3 | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Switzerland | 793,354 m3 | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 758,701 m3 | 2024 | up 942.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Türkiye | 696,708 m3 | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 657,582 m3 | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Germany | 532,839 m3 | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 422,097 m3 | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Norway | 392,258 m3 | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 302,715 m3 | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 24 | India | 216,736 m3 | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Czechia | 188,000 m3 | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 147,061 m3 | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 141,047 m3 | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Ireland | 119,931 m3 | 2024 | up 2,250.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovenia | 109,304 m3 | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 108,388 m3 | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 91,917 m3 | 2024 | up 5,803.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 86,437 m3 | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Latvia | 61,909 m3 | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 60,000 m3 | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 48,979 m3 | 2024 | up 335.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Croatia | 47,370 m3 | 2024 | up 176.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 34,495 m3 | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Iceland | 33,302 m3 | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Nepal | 22,896 m3 | 2024 | up 114,380.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovakia | 20,075 m3 | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | 14,819 m3 | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Israel | 13,392 m3 | 2024 | up 647.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 11,500 m3 | 2024 | up 648.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Serbia | 9,000 m3 | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Mali | 7,584 m3 | 2024 | up 10,891.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Eswatini | 4,994 m3 | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Caribbean | 4,617 m3 | 2024 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Argentina | 4,054 m3 | 2024 | up 361.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Qatar | 3,016 m3 | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Republic of Moldova | 3,012 m3 | 2024 | up 308.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Singapore | 2,982 m3 | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Sudan | 2,620 m3 | 2024 | up 14,455.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Cayman Islands | 2,309 m3 | 2024 | up 1,037.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Melanesia | 2,242 m3 | 2024 | up 306.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 2,233 m3 | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Kuwait | 2,062 m3 | 2024 | up 1,882.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Egypt | 1,947 m3 | 2024 | up 24,237.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Fiji | 1,928 m3 | 2024 | up 776.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Viet Nam | 1,928 m3 | 2024 | up 1,753.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Russian Federation | 1,718 m3 | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Australia | 1,667 m3 | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,667 m3 | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,469 m3 | 2024 | up 444.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Brazil | 1,435 m3 | 2024 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Bahrain | 1,167 m3 | 2024 | up 2,331.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Iraq | 1,012 m3 | 2024 | up 5,852.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Chile | 800 m3 | 2024 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 778 m3 | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Chad | 706 m3 | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Haiti | 663 m3 | 2024 | up 3,800.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Cyprus | 620 m3 | 2024 | up 463.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Oman | 620 m3 | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Lebanon | 595 m3 | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 573 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 536 m3 | 2024 | up 624.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Malta | 468 m3 | 2024 | up 5,100.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Honduras | 438 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 425 m3 | 2024 | up 672.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Bahamas | 421 m3 | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 348 m3 | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 81 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 330 m3 | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Solomon Islands | 300 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Malaysia | 250 m3 | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 245 m3 | 2024 | up 2,962.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Georgia | 235 m3 | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Djibouti | 214 m3 | 2024 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Mexico | 201 m3 | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Botswana | 194 m3 | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Peru | 193 m3 | 2024 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 190 m3 | 2024 | up 9,400.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Morocco | 170 m3 | 2024 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Niger | 168 m3 | 2024 | up 290.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 167 m3 | 2024 | up 659.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Armenia | 165 m3 | 2024 | up 334.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Philippines | 144 m3 | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 143 m3 | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Jordan | 142 m3 | 2024 | up 343.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Namibia | 141 m3 | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Mongolia | 131 m3 | 2024 | up 4,266.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 104 m3 | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 100 | Panama | 104 m3 | 2024 | up 1,980.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Colombia | 95 m3 | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 86 m3 | 2024 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Nigeria | 85 m3 | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 84 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 81 m3 | 2024 | up 1,250.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Afghanistan | 76 m3 | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 108 | China, Macao SAR | 70 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Aruba | 56 m3 | 2024 | up 522.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Paraguay | 51 m3 | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritania | 49 m3 | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Albania | 48 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 41 m3 | 2024 | up 141.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Libya | 40 m3 | 2024 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 36 m3 | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Sudan (former) | 31 m3 | 2010 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Yemen | 27 m3 | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Zambia | 27 m3 | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Zimbabwe | 25 m3 | 2024 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Belarus | 24 m3 | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Senegal | 22 m3 | 2024 | up 2,100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22 m3 | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 21 m3 | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 m3 | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 18 m3 | 2010 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Kenya | 17 m3 | 2024 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Jamaica | 16 m3 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Tunisia | 16 m3 | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 13 m3 | 2024 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Papua New Guinea | 13 m3 | 2024 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Ghana | 12 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Greenland | 12 m3 | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Burkina Faso | 11 m3 | 2024 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Barbados | 10 m3 | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Guatemala | 10 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Cuba | 8 m3 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Algeria | 8 m3 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Myanmar | 8 m3 | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8 m3 | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Faroe Islands | 7 m3 | 2024 | down 92.0% | flat |
| 140 | Guinea-Bissau | 7 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Pakistan | 7 m3 | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Maldives | 6 m3 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Mozambique | 6 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 143 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6 m3 | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Comoros | 4 m3 | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Dominican Republic | 4 m3 | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 146 | El Salvador | 4 m3 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Polynesia | 4 m3 | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4 m3 | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Angola | 3 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 151 | Seychelles | 3 m3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Bhutan | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Cameroon | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Cambodia | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Mauritius | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Benin | 1 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Belize | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Gambia | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Madagascar | 1 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 157 | French Polynesia | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Rwanda | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Suriname | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Tonga | 1 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 157 | British Virgin Islands | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 98.4% | falling |
| 157 | Samoa | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Cook Islands | 1 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Andorra | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 169 | Congo | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Costa Rica | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Dominica | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Ecuador | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Ethiopia | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Gabon | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Guinea | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Grenada | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Guyana | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Lesotho | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Montenegro | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Nicaragua | 0 m3 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | New Zealand | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Sierra Leone | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 169 | Togo | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Uganda | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Ukraine | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Uruguay | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Guadeloupe | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 m3 | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Cabo Verde | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 63.26 million m3
- Asia 45.47 million m3
- Eastern Asia 40.49 million m3
- Europe 15.64 million m3
- Northern Europe 7.64 million m3
- South-eastern Asia 3.96 million m3
- Western Europe 3.81 million m3
- Southern Europe 3.37 million m3
- Americas 2.04 million m3
- Northern America 2.02 million m3
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.32 million m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.32 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