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
210
Highest
19.75 million m3
Japan
Lowest
0 m3
Cabo Verde
Median
175.5 m3
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
5,994
What the numbers show
Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity is currently reported for 210 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 175.5 m3, and the mean is 428,906 m3.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 118 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 900,976.0%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 100.0%).
Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.27 million m3 | 2024 | up 900,976.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 1.25 million m3 | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 16 | Spain | 1.15 million m3 | 2024 | up 186.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Switzerland | 1.06 million m3 | 2024 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 18 | China, Taiwan Province of | 904,994 m3 | 2024 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 19 | Italy | 816,045 m3 | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 20 | Norway | 737,819 m3 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 21 | Türkiye | 702,994 m3 | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Poland | 600,479 m3 | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 378,135 m3 | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Latvia | 324,989 m3 | 2024 | up 183.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Lithuania | 296,829 m3 | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Hungary | 243,727 m3 | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 27 | India | 225,736 m3 | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | 225,000 m3 | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovenia | 212,370 m3 | 2024 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 207,651 m3 | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 190,695 m3 | 2024 | up 2,252.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 168,243 m3 | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Croatia | 163,986 m3 | 2024 | up 493.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 131,890 m3 | 2024 | up 170.8% | volatile |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 109,000 m3 | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Thailand | 91,578 m3 | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 50,755 m3 | 2024 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Iraq | 47,240 m3 | 2024 | up 16,831.9% | volatile |
| 39 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 36,430 m3 | 2024 | up 580.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 35,910 m3 | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Iceland | 33,314 m3 | 2024 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Nepal | 22,898 m3 | 2024 | up 2,367.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Israel | 19,382 m3 | 2024 | up 326.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 17,772 m3 | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17,376 m3 | 2024 | up 8,631.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Brazil | 15,435 m3 | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 11,680 m3 | 2024 | up 470.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 10,856 m3 | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Serbia | 9,900 m3 | 2024 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Mali | 7,627 m3 | 2024 | up 10,953.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Caribbean | 6,114 m3 | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Eswatini | 5,022 m3 | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Qatar | 4,764 m3 | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Argentina | 4,448 m3 | 2024 | up 332.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Singapore | 4,024 m3 | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Oman | 3,986 m3 | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Mexico | 3,932 m3 | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Republic of Moldova | 3,599 m3 | 2024 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Kuwait | 3,283 m3 | 2024 | up 244.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,262 m3 | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Malta | 2,749 m3 | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Sudan | 2,623 m3 | 2024 | up 14,472.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt | 2,337 m3 | 2024 | up 1,605.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Cayman Islands | 2,334 m3 | 2024 | up 1,049.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Melanesia | 2,259 m3 | 2024 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Viet Nam | 2,158 m3 | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Cyprus | 2,137 m3 | 2024 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Australia and New Zealand | 2,127 m3 | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Australia | 2,102 m3 | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Fiji | 1,928 m3 | 2024 | up 611.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Bahrain | 1,832 m3 | 2024 | up 304.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 1,726 m3 | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Pakistan | 1,666 m3 | 2024 | up 701.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Palestine | 1,640 m3 | 2024 | up 461.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Georgia | 1,187 m3 | 2024 | up 295.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 1,072 m3 | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,000 m3 | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 975 m3 | 2024 | up 2,854.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Guadeloupe | 962 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Lebanon | 893 m3 | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Chile | 800 m3 | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Andorra | 793 m3 | 2024 | up 677.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 733 m3 | 2024 | up 1,142.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Chad | 716 m3 | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Bhutan | 710 m3 | 2024 | up 170.0% | rising |
| 86 | Jordan | 679 m3 | 2024 | up 241.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Haiti | 667 m3 | 2024 | up 3,076.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Malaysia | 667 m3 | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 629 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Botswana | 538 m3 | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Honduras | 438 m3 | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Bahamas | 436 m3 | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 348 m3 | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Philippines | 329 m3 | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Solomon Islands | 300 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 246 m3 | 2024 | up 1,950.0% | volatile |
| 96 | China, Macao SAR | 246 m3 | 2024 | down 93.1% | flat |
| 98 | Barbados | 241 m3 | 2024 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Djibouti | 221 m3 | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Morocco | 220 m3 | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 195 m3 | 2024 | up 167.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Peru | 193 m3 | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Gibraltar | 182 m3 | 2024 | up 391.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Armenia | 180 m3 | 2024 | up 318.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Niger | 179 m3 | 2024 | up 297.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 172 m3 | 2024 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Namibia | 169 m3 | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 167 m3 | 2024 | up 406.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 135 m3 | 2024 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Albania | 129 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Cambodia | 128 m3 | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Myanmar | 128 m3 | 2024 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Antigua and Barbuda | 127 m3 | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Panama | 111 m3 | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Aruba | 108 m3 | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 105 m3 | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Libya | 97 m3 | 2024 | up 977.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Colombia | 95 m3 | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Nigeria | 85 m3 | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 84 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Micronesia | 80 m3 | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Afghanistan | 78 m3 | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Yemen | 76 m3 | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 73 m3 | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Sudan (former) | 67 m3 | 2010 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Northern Mariana Islands | 61 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Brunei Darussalam | 56 m3 | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Paraguay | 52 m3 | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 50 m3 | 2024 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritania | 49 m3 | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Senegal | 43 m3 | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42 m3 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 42 m3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Curaçao | 41 m3 | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Polynesia | 38 m3 | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 32 m3 | 2024 | up 3,100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Tunisia | 32 m3 | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Jamaica | 30 m3 | 2024 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 30 m3 | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Belarus | 28 m3 | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 28 m3 | 2024 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 142 | Zambia | 27 m3 | 2024 | up 440.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Cook Islands | 26 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25 m3 | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 144 | New Zealand | 25 m3 | 2024 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 25 m3 | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 24 m3 | 2024 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 148 | Mozambique | 23 m3 | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 23 m3 | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 20 m3 | 2010 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Eritrea | 19 m3 | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 152 | New Caledonia | 18 m3 | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Kenya | 17 m3 | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Lesotho | 15 m3 | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Algeria | 14 m3 | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Guatemala | 14 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Maldives | 14 m3 | 2024 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Cuba | 13 m3 | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Papua New Guinea | 13 m3 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Ghana | 12 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Greenland | 12 m3 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Suriname | 12 m3 | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Burkina Faso | 11 m3 | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Cameroon | 10 m3 | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 10 m3 | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 164 | El Salvador | 10 m3 | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Congo | 9 m3 | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Faroe Islands | 9 m3 | 2024 | down 94.9% | falling |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 7 m3 | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Mauritius | 7 m3 | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Angola | 6 m3 | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Costa Rica | 6 m3 | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Ethiopia | 6 m3 | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 171 | French Polynesia | 6 m3 | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6 m3 | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Belize | 5 m3 | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Comoros | 4 m3 | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4 m3 | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 4 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 180 | Seychelles | 3 m3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Tonga | 3 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 180 | Uganda | 3 m3 | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Burundi | 2 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Benin | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Liberia | 2 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Togo | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Samoa | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 183 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 92.0% | falling |
| 190 | Dominica | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Guinea | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Gambia | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Madagascar | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Malawi | 1 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 190 | Rwanda | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 190 | British Virgin Islands | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 98.4% | falling |
| 190 | Niue | 1 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 198 | Ecuador | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Gabon | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Grenada | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Guyana | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Montenegro | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Nicaragua | 0 m3 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Ukraine | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Uruguay | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Vanuatu | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Martinique | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 198 | Timor-Leste | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 198 | Cabo Verde | 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 70.78 million m3
- Asia 45.70 million m3
- Eastern Asia 40.54 million m3
- Europe 22.43 million m3
- Northern Europe 8.69 million m3
- Western Europe 8.05 million m3
- Southern Europe 4.21 million m3
- South-eastern Asia 4.03 million m3
- Americas 2.54 million m3
- Northern America 2.50 million m3
- Eastern Europe 1.47 million m3
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.33 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