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Where does China get its sawn wood? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $6.7 billion of sawn wood (15.9 million tonnes), 18.3% of the world total. Its main sources were Russia (39%), Thailand (18%) and the United States (11%). China was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of sawn wood.

Summary

Value
$6.7billion
Tonnes
15.9million tonnes
Share of world total
18.3%
World rank
2nd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Russia2.6Tonnes: 6,995,033USD per tonne: $37238.6%Sea
Thailand1.2Tonnes: 3,613,287USD per tonne: $32917.6%Sea
United States0.74Tonnes: 723,998USD per tonne: $1,02011%Sea
Gabon0.27Tonnes: 524,292USD per tonne: $5234.1%Sea
Canada0.25Tonnes: 390,911USD per tonne: $6273.6%Sea
Belarus0.22Tonnes: 699,031USD per tonne: $3163.3%Sea
Myanmar0.14Tonnes: 161,384USD per tonne: $8502%Sea
Finland0.11Tonnes: 257,876USD per tonne: $4331.7%Sea
Germany0.11Tonnes: 262,284USD per tonne: $4121.6%Sea
Romania0.09Tonnes: 152,477USD per tonne: $5821.3%Sea
Sweden0.09Tonnes: 202,675USD per tonne: $4251.3%Sea
Vietnam0.08Tonnes: 125,217USD per tonne: $6661.2%Sea
Cameroon0.06Tonnes: 110,002USD per tonne: $5780.94%Sea
Chile0.06Tonnes: 116,115USD per tonne: $4760.82%Sea
Malaysia0.05Tonnes: 81,833USD per tonne: $6660.81%Sea
Croatia0.05Tonnes: 92,227USD per tonne: $5310.73%Sea
Brazil0.05Tonnes: 126,120USD per tonne: $3860.72%Sea
New Zealand0.05Tonnes: 106,960USD per tonne: $4500.71%Sea
Philippines0.05Tonnes: 199,346USD per tonne: $2280.67%Sea
Indonesia0.04Tonnes: 36,649USD per tonne: $1,0400.57%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Russia has been its main source since 2016

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Russia 2.6
  • Thailand 1.2
  • United States 0.74
  • Gabon 0.27
  • Canada 0.25

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Russia< 0.012.6
Thailand< 0.011.2
United States0.010.74
Gabon00.27
Canada0.010.25

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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