Wood chips, particles and residues — 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
225
Highest
19.75 million m3
Japan
Lowest
0 m3
Cabo Verde
Median
195 m3
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
6,332

What the numbers show

Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity is currently reported for 225 countries. The highest value is 19.75 million m3 in Japan; the lowest is 0 m3 in Cabo Verde.

The median across all reporting countries is 195 m3, and the mean is 410,871 m3.

Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 125 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 900,976.0%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 100.0%).

Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Japan 19.75 million m3 2024 down 4.9% rising
2 China 19.54 million m3 2024 up 19.9% volatile
3 China, mainland 18.60 million m3 2024 up 31.3% volatile
4 Denmark 2.93 million m3 2024 up 916.1% volatile
5 Indonesia 2.66 million m3 2024 up 12,728.2% volatile
6 Canada 2.33 million m3 2024 down 33.7% rising
7 Sweden 2.33 million m3 2024 up 28.7% rising
8 Belgium 1.89 million m3 2024 up 2.3% falling
9 Portugal 1.84 million m3 2024 down 26.6% volatile
10 Austria 1.78 million m3 2024 down 13.9% rising
11 Finland 1.77 million m3 2024 down 39.1% rising
12 Germany 1.48 million m3 2024 down 62.1% flat
13 France 1.29 million m3 2024 down 18.4% rising
14 Laos 1.27 million m3 2024 up 900,976.0% volatile
14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.27 million m3 2024 up 900,976.0% volatile
16 Republic of Korea 1.25 million m3 2024 down 39.8% falling
17 Spain 1.15 million m3 2024 up 186.2% volatile
18 Switzerland 1.06 million m3 2024 up 67.0% rising
19 China, Taiwan Province of 904,994 m3 2024 down 57.4% falling
20 Italy 816,045 m3 2024 down 56.9% falling
21 Norway 737,819 m3 2024 up 5.0% falling
22 Turkey 702,994 m3 2024 down 87.5% volatile
22 Türkiye 702,994 m3 2024 down 87.5% volatile
24 Poland 600,479 m3 2024 down 66.6% volatile
25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 378,135 m3 2024 up 57.3% volatile
26 Latvia 324,989 m3 2024 up 183.5% volatile
27 Lithuania 296,829 m3 2024 down 47.5% volatile
28 Hungary 243,727 m3 2024 down 5.4% volatile
29 India 225,736 m3 2024 down 62.1% volatile
30 Czechia 225,000 m3 2024 down 54.1% volatile
31 Slovenia 212,370 m3 2024 down 42.1% rising
32 Slovakia 207,651 m3 2024 down 12.4% volatile
33 Romania 190,695 m3 2024 up 2,252.5% volatile
34 Luxembourg 168,243 m3 2024 down 24.6% volatile
35 United States 167,972 m3 2024 down 31.9% volatile
36 Croatia 163,986 m3 2024 up 493.1% volatile
37 Ireland 131,890 m3 2024 up 170.8% volatile
38 United Kingdom 109,000 m3 2024 up 1.9% volatile
38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 109,000 m3 2024 up 1.9% volatile
40 South Africa 95,342 m3 2024 up 3,137.4% volatile
41 Thailand 91,578 m3 2024 down 60.5% volatile
42 United Arab Emirates 50,755 m3 2024 up 111.0% volatile
43 Iraq 47,240 m3 2024 up 16,831.9% volatile
44 China, Hong Kong SAR 36,430 m3 2024 up 580.3% volatile
45 Estonia 35,910 m3 2024 down 68.3% volatile
46 Iceland 33,314 m3 2024 up 59.6% volatile
47 Nepal 22,898 m3 2024 up 2,367.5% volatile
48 Israel 19,382 m3 2024 up 326.2% volatile
49 Greece 17,772 m3 2024 down 52.2% volatile
50 Syria 17,376 m3 2024 up 8,631.7% volatile
50 Syrian Arab Republic 17,376 m3 2024 up 8,631.7% volatile
52 Brazil 15,435 m3 2024 down 51.7% volatile
53 Kazakhstan 11,680 m3 2024 up 470.0% volatile
54 Saudi Arabia 10,856 m3 2024 down 19.2% volatile
55 Serbia 9,900 m3 2024 up 147.5% volatile
56 Mali 7,627 m3 2024 up 10,953.6% volatile
57 Caribbean 6,114 m3 2024 up 12.1% volatile
58 Eswatini 5,022 m3 2024 down 40.8% volatile
59 Qatar 4,764 m3 2024 down 20.3% volatile
60 Argentina 4,448 m3 2024 up 332.7% volatile
61 Singapore 4,024 m3 2024 down 51.3% volatile
62 Oman 3,986 m3 2024 down 1.1% volatile
63 Mexico 3,932 m3 2024 down 22.3% volatile
64 Moldova 3,599 m3 2024 up 140.7% volatile
64 Republic of Moldova 3,599 m3 2024 up 140.7% volatile
66 Kuwait 3,283 m3 2024 up 244.5% volatile
67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,262 m3 2024 down 55.1% volatile
68 Malta 2,749 m3 2024 up 54.5% volatile
69 Sudan 2,623 m3 2024 up 14,472.2% volatile
70 Egypt 2,337 m3 2024 up 1,605.8% volatile
71 Cayman Islands 2,334 m3 2024 up 1,049.8% volatile
72 Melanesia 2,259 m3 2024 up 198.8% volatile
73 Vietnam 2,158 m3 2024 down 59.3% volatile
73 Viet Nam 2,158 m3 2024 down 59.3% volatile
75 Cyprus 2,137 m3 2024 up 81.1% volatile
76 Australia and New Zealand 2,127 m3 2024 down 67.3% volatile
77 Australia 2,102 m3 2024 down 67.1% volatile
78 Fiji 1,928 m3 2024 up 611.4% volatile
79 Bahrain 1,832 m3 2024 up 304.4% volatile
80 Russia 1,726 m3 2024 down 65.8% volatile
80 Russian Federation 1,726 m3 2024 down 65.8% volatile
82 Pakistan 1,666 m3 2024 up 701.0% volatile
83 Reunion 1,649 m3 2024 unchanged flat
83 Réunion 1,649 m3 2024 unchanged flat
85 Palestine 1,640 m3 2024 up 461.6% volatile
85 Palestine 1,640 m3 2024 up 461.6% volatile
87 Georgia 1,187 m3 2024 up 295.7% volatile
88 Bulgaria 1,072 m3 2024 down 81.5% volatile
89 Serbia and Montenegro 1,000 m3 2005 — volatile
90 North Macedonia 975 m3 2024 up 2,854.6% volatile
91 Guadeloupe 962 m3 2024 unchanged flat
92 Lebanon 893 m3 2024 down 84.4% volatile
93 Chile 800 m3 2024 down 52.5% volatile
94 Andorra 793 m3 2024 up 677.5% volatile
95 Azerbaijan 733 m3 2024 up 1,142.4% volatile
96 Chad 716 m3 2024 down 72.8% volatile
97 Bhutan 710 m3 2024 up 170.0% rising
98 Jordan 679 m3 2024 up 241.2% volatile
99 Haiti 667 m3 2024 up 3,076.2% volatile
99 Malaysia 667 m3 2024 up 6.2% volatile
101 Uzbekistan 629 m3 2024 — volatile
102 Botswana 538 m3 2024 down 88.7% volatile
103 Honduras 438 m3 2024 down 82.3% volatile
104 Bahamas 436 m3 2024 down 66.2% volatile
105 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 348 m3 2024 down 74.4% volatile
106 Philippines 329 m3 2024 down 95.5% volatile
107 Solomon Islands 300 m3 2024 unchanged flat
108 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 246 m3 2024 up 1,950.0% volatile
108 China, Macao SAR 246 m3 2024 down 93.1% flat
110 Barbados 241 m3 2024 up 119.1% volatile
111 Djibouti 221 m3 2024 down 60.2% volatile
112 Morocco 220 m3 2024 down 91.6% volatile
113 Bangladesh 195 m3 2024 up 167.1% volatile
114 Peru 193 m3 2024 down 4.9% volatile
115 Gibraltar 182 m3 2024 up 391.9% volatile
116 Armenia 180 m3 2024 up 318.6% volatile
117 Niger 179 m3 2024 up 297.8% volatile
118 Mongolia 172 m3 2024 up 123.4% volatile
119 Namibia 169 m3 2024 down 86.5% volatile
120 Tajikistan 167 m3 2024 up 406.1% volatile
121 Kyrgyzstan 135 m3 2024 up 128.8% volatile
122 Albania 129 m3 2024 — volatile
123 Cambodia 128 m3 2024 down 44.1% volatile
123 Myanmar 128 m3 2024 down 59.7% volatile
125 Antigua and Barbuda 127 m3 2024 up 9.5% volatile
126 Panama 111 m3 2024 down 96.0% volatile
127 Aruba 108 m3 2024 down 30.3% volatile
128 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 105 m3 2024 up 133.3% volatile
129 Libya 97 m3 2024 up 977.8% volatile
130 Colombia 95 m3 2024 down 81.3% volatile
131 Nigeria 85 m3 2024 down 93.2% volatile
132 Turkmenistan 84 m3 2024 — volatile
133 Micronesia 80 m3 2024 up 23.1% volatile
134 Afghanistan 78 m3 2024 down 97.6% volatile
135 Yemen 76 m3 2024 down 95.4% volatile
136 Dominican Republic 73 m3 2024 down 92.1% volatile
137 Sudan (former) 67 m3 2010 down 53.5% volatile
138 Northern Mariana Islands 61 m3 2024 unchanged flat
139 Brunei 56 m3 2024 down 98.6% volatile
139 Brunei Darussalam 56 m3 2024 down 98.6% volatile
141 Paraguay 52 m3 2024 up 18.2% volatile
142 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 50 m3 2024 up 61.3% volatile
143 Mauritania 49 m3 2024 down 46.7% volatile
144 Senegal 43 m3 2024 up 30.3% volatile
145 Trinidad and Tobago 42 m3 2024 down 26.3% volatile
145 Democratic Republic of the Congo 42 m3 2024 down 40.0% volatile
147 Curacao 41 m3 2024 up 36.7% volatile
147 Curaçao 41 m3 2024 up 36.7% volatile
149 Polynesia 38 m3 2024 down 93.0% volatile
150 Saint Lucia 32 m3 2024 up 3,100.0% volatile
150 Tunisia 32 m3 2024 down 92.3% volatile
152 Jamaica 30 m3 2024 down 85.6% volatile
152 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30 m3 2024 down 83.3% volatile
154 Belarus 28 m3 2024 down 98.6% volatile
154 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 28 m3 2024 up 16.7% flat
156 Zambia 27 m3 2024 up 440.0% volatile
157 Cook Islands 26 m3 2024 — volatile
158 Saint Kitts and Nevis 25 m3 2024 down 68.4% volatile
158 New Zealand 25 m3 2024 down 77.7% volatile
158 Zimbabwe 25 m3 2024 down 96.0% volatile
161 Sao Tome and Principe 24 m3 2024 down 73.6% falling
162 Mozambique 23 m3 2024 down 97.2% volatile
162 Sierra Leone 23 m3 2024 down 92.1% volatile
164 Netherlands Antilles (former) 20 m3 2010 down 80.2% volatile
165 Eritrea 19 m3 2024 down 59.6% falling
166 New Caledonia 18 m3 2024 down 84.7% volatile
167 Kenya 17 m3 2024 down 74.2% volatile
168 Lesotho 15 m3 2024 down 98.9% volatile
169 Algeria 14 m3 2024 up 40.0% volatile
169 Guatemala 14 m3 2024 — volatile
169 Maldives 14 m3 2024 up 180.0% volatile
172 Cuba 13 m3 2024 up 85.7% volatile
172 Papua New Guinea 13 m3 2024 down 66.7% volatile
174 Ghana 12 m3 2024 — volatile
174 Greenland 12 m3 2024 up 33.3% volatile
174 Suriname 12 m3 2024 up 140.0% volatile
177 Burkina Faso 11 m3 2024 down 78.0% volatile
178 Cameroon 10 m3 2024 down 91.5% volatile
178 Guinea-Bissau 10 m3 2024 down 37.5% volatile
178 El Salvador 10 m3 2024 down 89.6% volatile
181 Congo 9 m3 2024 down 62.5% volatile
181 Faroe Islands 9 m3 2024 down 94.9% falling
183 Sri Lanka 7 m3 2024 down 96.8% volatile
183 Mauritius 7 m3 2024 up 75.0% volatile
185 Angola 6 m3 2024 down 89.7% volatile
185 Costa Rica 6 m3 2024 down 88.9% volatile
185 Ethiopia 6 m3 2024 down 99.0% volatile
185 French Polynesia 6 m3 2024 down 85.7% volatile
185 Turks and Caicos Islands 6 m3 2024 down 90.2% volatile
190 Belize 5 m3 2024 down 98.7% volatile
191 Cote d'Ivoire 4 m3 2024 down 98.4% volatile
191 Comoros 4 m3 2024 down 95.7% volatile
191 Côte d'Ivoire 4 m3 2024 down 98.4% volatile
191 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
195 Seychelles 3 m3 2024 up 200.0% volatile
195 Tonga 3 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
195 Uganda 3 m3 2024 down 96.9% volatile
198 Burundi 2 m3 2024 unchanged flat
198 Benin 2 m3 2024 down 71.4% volatile
198 Liberia 2 m3 2024 — volatile
198 Togo 2 m3 2024 down 86.7% volatile
198 Samoa 2 m3 2024 down 99.6% volatile
198 United Republic of Tanzania 2 m3 2024 down 95.0% volatile
198 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 2 m3 2024 down 92.0% falling
205 Dominica 1 m3 2024 down 99.9% volatile
205 Guinea 1 m3 2024 down 90.9% volatile
205 Gambia 1 m3 2024 down 96.0% volatile
205 Madagascar 1 m3 2024 down 80.0% volatile
205 Malawi 1 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
205 Rwanda 1 m3 2024 down 97.2% volatile
205 British Virgin Islands 1 m3 2024 down 98.4% falling
205 Niue 1 m3 2024 unchanged flat
213 Ecuador 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
213 Gabon 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
213 Equatorial Guinea 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
213 Grenada 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
213 Guyana 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
213 Montenegro 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
213 Nicaragua 0 m3 2023 down 100.0% volatile
213 East Timor 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% falling
213 Ukraine 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
213 Uruguay 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
213 Vanuatu 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
213 Timor-Leste 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% falling
213 Cabo Verde 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 6,332 data points, 1998–2024
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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