Forest products imports (FAO, current US$) by country
Forest products imports. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Countries reporting
52
Highest
2.41 billion FAO, current US$
Egypt
Lowest
0 FAO, current US$
Lesotho
Median
18.43 million FAO, current US$
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
2,698
What the numbers show
Forest products imports (FAO, current US$) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 2.41 billion FAO, current US$ in Egypt; the lowest is 0 FAO, current US$ in Lesotho.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.43 million FAO, current US$, and the mean is 159.06 million FAO, current US$.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 2,958.2%), and the largest decrease in Eritrea (down 66.9%).
Forest products imports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 2.41 billion FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 149.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Algeria | 1.17 billion FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 258.8% | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 1.01 billion FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Morocco | 765.99 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 644.87 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 391.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Tunisia | 544.60 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 216.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Kenya | 279.41 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 859.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 138.84 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 680.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 105.13 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 191.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Angola | 90.95 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 2,958.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Senegal | 88.36 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 86.81 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Mauritius | 86.04 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Tanzania | 85.86 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 761.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 84.59 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 357.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Uganda | 79.66 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 345.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 63.33 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Libya | 60.67 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Zambia | 59.32 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,440.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Cameroon | 49.30 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Namibia | 41.16 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 33.17 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 736.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Mozambique | 30.17 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,756.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Madagascar | 29.93 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 281.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Malawi | 29.23 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 521.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 19.44 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 155.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Mali | 17.42 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 16.47 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Botswana | 15.41 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Rwanda | 14.34 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 768.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Mauritania | 13.42 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 512.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Cape Verde | 12.12 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 156.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Gabon | 11.57 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Congo | 10.74 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 531.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | 10.49 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 142.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Guinea | 9.81 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 8.12 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.13 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Gambia | 5.47 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 219.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Burundi | 4.39 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 408.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Togo | 4.29 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Liberia | 4.25 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,022.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Somalia | 4.25 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 286.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Seychelles | 4.18 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 195.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Eritrea | 2.16 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Chad | 1.88 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 48 | Central African Republic | 1.43 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 936.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.39 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,013.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 601,000 FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Comoros | 185,000 FAO, current US$ | 2011 | unchanged | volatile |
| 52 | Eswatini | 0 FAO, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Lesotho | 0 FAO, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 8.16 billion FAO, current US$
- North Africa 4.98 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.18 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 3.18 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 2.17 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 1.52 billion FAO, current US$
About this data
Forest products imports. Data are in current U.S. dollars.