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Where does Germany get its wood pulp? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Germany imported $2.1 billion of wood pulp (2.8 million tonnes), 5.1% of the world total. Its main sources were Brazil (18%), Sweden (17%) and Finland (13%). Germany was the world’s 4th-largest importer of wood pulp.

Summary

Value
$2.1billion
Tonnes
2.8million tonnes
Share of world total
5.1%
World rank
4th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Brazil371Tonnes: 526,195USD per tonne: $70417.8%Sea
Sweden363Tonnes: 410,695USD per tonne: $88417.4%Sea
Finland277Tonnes: 337,731USD per tonne: $82113.3%Sea
Uruguay255Tonnes: 396,863USD per tonne: $64212.2%Sea
United States216Tonnes: 203,038USD per tonne: $1,06210.4%Sea
Spain158Tonnes: 212,437USD per tonne: $7447.6%Sea
Portugal156Tonnes: 183,578USD per tonne: $8507.5%Sea
Netherlands re-exports69.5Tonnes: 150,257USD per tonne: $4633.3%Sea
Chile51.1Tonnes: 117,079USD per tonne: $4362.5%Sea
Belgium re-exports35.4Tonnes: 41,705USD per tonne: $8481.7%Sea
Czechia26.4Tonnes: 31,783USD per tonne: $8301.3%Land
France25.5Tonnes: 31,660USD per tonne: $8061.2%Sea
Austria17.9Tonnes: 26,732USD per tonne: $6700.86%Land
Poland17.4Tonnes: 34,718USD per tonne: $5010.84%Sea
Canada11.2Tonnes: 10,349USD per tonne: $1,0800.54%Sea
Bulgaria10.3Tonnes: 12,823USD per tonne: $8030.49%Sea
Italy6.4Tonnes: 6,881USD per tonne: $9360.31%Sea
South Africa4.3Tonnes: 6,942USD per tonne: $6230.21%Sea
Estonia4Tonnes: 5,564USD per tonne: $7240.19%Sea
Slovakia3.9Tonnes: 6,813USD per tonne: $5800.19%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Brazil has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Brazil 371
  • Sweden 363
  • Finland 277
  • Uruguay 255
  • United States 216

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Brazil51.6371
Sweden505363
Finland445277
Uruguay0255
United States344216

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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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