Wood fuel — 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
190
Highest
478,078 m3
Romania
Lowest
0 m3
Brunei Darussalam
Median
92.5 m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
7,059
What the numbers show
Wood fuel — Import quantity is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 478,078 m3 in Romania; the lowest is 0 m3 in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.5 m3, and the mean is 21,077 m3.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 11,566.7%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Wood fuel — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 478,078 m3 | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Eswatini | 413,279 m3 | 2024 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Italy | 396,580 m3 | 2024 | down 68.2% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 340,000 m3 | 2024 | up 490.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Austria | 267,186 m3 | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 200,128 m3 | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Finland | 192,935 m3 | 2024 | up 472.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Sweden | 189,904 m3 | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Norway | 166,529 m3 | 2024 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Denmark | 151,508 m3 | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Slovenia | 149,088 m3 | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Germany | 115,651 m3 | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 106,330 m3 | 2024 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 93,922 m3 | 2024 | up 1,172.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Croatia | 90,893 m3 | 2024 | up 426.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Belgium | 87,803 m3 | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Ireland | 78,565 m3 | 2024 | up 798.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 52,455 m3 | 2024 | up 1,780.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Turkmenistan | 38,000 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Latvia | 35,210 m3 | 2024 | up 3,142.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 33,959 m3 | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Greece | 29,061 m3 | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Albania | 22,534 m3 | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovakia | 22,240 m3 | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Switzerland | 22,023 m3 | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 26 | China | 21,706 m3 | 2024 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 27 | China, mainland | 21,045 m3 | 2024 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Sudan | 20,819 m3 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 17,000 m3 | 1999 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Yugoslav SFR | 16,400 m3 | 1991 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 12,448 m3 | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 10,975 m3 | 2024 | up 141.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Estonia | 10,628 m3 | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Kuwait | 9,471 m3 | 2024 | up 1,079.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Israel | 8,584 m3 | 2024 | up 1,192.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 7,825 m3 | 2024 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Czechia | 7,000 m3 | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Hungary | 6,148 m3 | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Andorra | 5,254 m3 | 2024 | up 115.3% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 4,000 m3 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Japan | 3,926 m3 | 2024 | up 1,621.9% | volatile |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 3,880 m3 | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Qatar | 3,771 m3 | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Republic of Moldova | 3,581 m3 | 2024 | up 548.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3,000 m3 | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Palestine | 2,934 m3 | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Georgia | 2,500 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Singapore | 1,921 m3 | 2024 | up 735.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Nigeria | 1,886 m3 | 2024 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,858 m3 | 2024 | up 486.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Republic of Korea | 1,571 m3 | 2024 | up 888.0% | volatile |
| 52 | New Zealand | 1,400 m3 | 2024 | up 11,566.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Caribbean | 1,396 m3 | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Viet Nam | 1,229 m3 | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Cyprus | 1,166 m3 | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Cayman Islands | 1,066 m3 | 2024 | up 4,164.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 1,009 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Malta | 758 m3 | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Namibia | 731 m3 | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 679 m3 | 2024 | up 1,091.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Maldives | 603 m3 | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Sudan (former) | 518 m3 | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Bahrain | 471 m3 | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 464 m3 | 2024 | up 1,557.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Türkiye | 464 m3 | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Australia | 458 m3 | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Mexico | 421 m3 | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Portugal | 367 m3 | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Guadeloupe | 359 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Micronesia | 359 m3 | 2016 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 71 | China, Taiwan Province of | 323 m3 | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 320 m3 | 2024 | up 2,809.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 299 m3 | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 74 | China, Macao SAR | 285 m3 | 2024 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Comoros | 277 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Oman | 269 m3 | 2024 | up 144.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Bahamas | 253 m3 | 2024 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Canada | 246 m3 | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 79 | India | 241 m3 | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 238 m3 | 2016 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 81 | Myanmar | 223 m3 | 2024 | up 1,386.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Iceland | 205 m3 | 2024 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Mauritania | 191 m3 | 2016 | up 664.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 185 m3 | 2024 | up 153.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 174 m3 | 2024 | up 2,075.0% | volatile |
| 86 | United Republic of Tanzania | 168 m3 | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Bhutan | 153 m3 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 88 | Syrian Arab Republic | 132 m3 | 2016 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 128 m3 | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Bermuda | 124 m3 | 2024 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 91 | Kiribati | 121 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 117 m3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Thailand | 108 m3 | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Ukraine | 100 m3 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Indonesia | 95 m3 | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Greenland | 90 m3 | 2024 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Pakistan | 90 m3 | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Yemen | 89 m3 | 2024 | up 1,680.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 84 m3 | 2016 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Kenya | 83 m3 | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 82 m3 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Djibouti | 76 m3 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Mongolia | 74 m3 | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 70 m3 | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Lesotho | 69 m3 | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Algeria | 60 m3 | 2024 | up 2,900.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Benin | 54 m3 | 2016 | up 5,300.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Lebanon | 54 m3 | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 109 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 53 m3 | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 52 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Faroe Islands | 50 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 49 m3 | 2024 | up 1,533.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 46 m3 | 2010 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 114 | Dominica | 38 m3 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 38 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Samoa | 37 m3 | 2016 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Libya | 32 m3 | 2024 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 31 m3 | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Curaçao | 31 m3 | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Aruba | 29 m3 | 2024 | up 2,800.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 25 m3 | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritius | 24 m3 | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Brazil | 23 m3 | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Gibraltar | 23 m3 | 2024 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 125 | Zambia | 20 m3 | 2024 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Zimbabwe | 20 m3 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 19 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Armenia | 17 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Guatemala | 16 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15 m3 | 2024 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Angola | 13 m3 | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Argentina | 13 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Colombia | 12 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Uganda | 12 m3 | 2016 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Papua New Guinea | 11 m3 | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Melanesia | 11 m3 | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Somalia | 9 m3 | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Botswana | 8 m3 | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 138 | French Polynesia | 8 m3 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Polynesia | 8 m3 | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Ghana | 7 m3 | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Philippines | 6 m3 | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 m3 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Barbados | 5 m3 | 2016 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Chad | 5 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 4 m3 | 2016 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Madagascar | 4 m3 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | El Salvador | 4 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Afghanistan | 3 m3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Suriname | 3 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Lucia | 2 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Mozambique | 2 m3 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Peru | 2 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 156 | Egypt | 1 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Gambia | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Guyana | 1 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Jamaica | 1 m3 | 2016 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Malaysia | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 1 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Nepal | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Panama | 1 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Senegal | 1 m3 | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 1 m3 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Burundi | 0 m3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Belarus | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Belize | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Chile | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Ecuador | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Fiji | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 166 | Honduras | 0 m3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Haiti | 0 m3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Iraq | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Kazakhstan | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Morocco | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Mali | 0 m3 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Montenegro | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Malawi | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Nicaragua | 0 m3 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 m3 | 2016 | — | flat |
| 166 | Tonga | 0 m3 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Tunisia | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Uruguay | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Martinique | 0 m3 | 2016 | — | flat |
| 166 | Cabo Verde | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Russian Federation | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | 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 4.91 million m3
- Europe 3.33 million m3
- Africa 1.34 million m3
- Southern Africa 1.33 million m3
- Northern Europe 1.18 million m3
- South Africa 919,795 m3
- Western Europe 806,946 m3
- Southern Europe 796,659 m3
- Eastern Europe 551,131 m3
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 461,230 m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 417,472 m3
- Asia 165,424 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