Country guides
These guides summarise the paper mills and latest forest news in each country. They also show the results of the Forest Risk Assessment which is the basis of our paper analysis in the Grading System.
You can sort the countries by risk.
The paper mills shown in the country guides are only those listed in the Book Chain Project, so it may not be an exhaustive list in each country. Listing in these country guides does not constitute any endorsement from the Book Chain Project. Detailed results of product-specific risk assessments are only available to publishers and print suppliers with access to the secure database.
Name | Deforestation Risk | Transhipment Risk | Labour Rights & H&S Risk | Environment Risk | Biodiversity Risk |
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251 | Åland Islands | No | No | No | No | No |
5 | Andorra | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
250 | Antarctica | No | No | No | No | No |
17 | Bahrain | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
20 | Belarus | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
21 | Belgium | No | No | No | No | No |
29 | Botswana | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
252 | Bouvet Island | No | No | No | No | No |
31 | British Indian Ocean Territory | No | No | No | No | No |
34 | Burkina Faso | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
42 | Central African Republic | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
43 | Chad | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
59 | Czech Republic | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
60 | Denmark | No | No | No | No | No |
70 | Estonia | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
72 | Falkland Islands | No | No | No | No | No |
73 | Faroe Islands | No | No | No | No | No |
75 | Finland | No | No | No | No | No |
77 | French Guiana | No | No | No | No | No |
79 | French Southern Territories | No | No | No | No | No |
81 | Gambia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
83 | Germany | No | No | No | No | No |
87 | Greenland | No | No | No | No | No |
88 | Grenada | No | No | No | No | No |
254 | Guernsey | No | No | No | No | No |
246 | Guinea-Bissau | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
256 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | No | No | No | No | No |
98 | Hungary | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
99 | Iceland | No | No | No | No | No |
104 | Ireland | No | No | No | No | No |
105 | Isle of Man | No | No | No | No | No |
257 | Jersey | No | No | No | No | No |
114 | Korea (Democratic People's Republic) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
115 | Korea (Republic) | No | No | No | No | No |
116 | Kuwait | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
119 | Latvia | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
124 | Liechtenstein | No | No | No | No | No |
125 | Lithuania | Yes | No | No | No | No |
126 | Luxembourg | No | No | No | No | No |
133 | Mali | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
137 | Mauritania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
142 | Moldova | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
144 | Mongolia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
153 | Netherlands | No | No | No | No | No |
158 | Niger | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
162 | Norway | No | No | No | No | No |
173 | Poland | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
176 | Qatar | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
178 | Romania | No | Yes | No | No | No |
201 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | No | No | No | No | No |
205 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | No | No | No | No | No |
187 | Senegal | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
188 | Serbia | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
192 | Slovakia | No | Yes | No | No | No |
255 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | No | No | No | No | No |
208 | Suriname | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
260 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | No | No | No | No | No |
210 | Sweden | No | No | No | No | No |
211 | Switzerland | No | No | No | No | No |
228 | Ukraine | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
229 | United Arab Emirates | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
230 | United Kingdom | No | No | No | No | No |
1 | Afghanistan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2 | Albania | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
3 | Algeria | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
4 | American Samoa | No | No | No | No | Yes |
6 | Angola | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
7 | Anguilla | No | No | No | No | Yes |
8 | Antigua and Barbuda | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
9 | Argentina | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
10 | Armenia | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
11 | Aruba | No | No | No | No | Yes |
12 | Australia | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
13 | Austria | No | No | No | No | Yes |
14 | Azerbaijan | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
16 | Bahamas | No | No | No | No | Yes |
18 | Bangladesh | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
19 | Barbados | No | No | No | No | Yes |
22 | Belize | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
23 | Benin | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
24 | Bermuda | No | No | No | No | Yes |
25 | Bhutan | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
26 | Bolivia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
27 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | No | No | No | No | Yes |
28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
30 | Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
32 | Brunei Darussalam | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
33 | Bulgaria | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
35 | Burundi | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
40 | Cabo Verde | No | No | No | No | Yes |
36 | Cambodia | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
37 | Cameroon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
38 | Canada | No | No | No | No | Yes |
41 | Cayman Islands | No | No | No | No | Yes |
45 | Chile | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
46 | China | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
47 | Christmas Island | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
48 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | No | No | No | No | Yes |
49 | Colombia | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
50 | Comoros | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
247 | Congo | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
51 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
52 | Cook Islands | No | No | No | No | Yes |
53 | Costa Rica | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
54 | Côte d'Ivoire | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
55 | Croatia | No | No | No | No | Yes |
56 | Cuba | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
57 | Curaçao | No | No | No | No | Yes |
58 | Cyprus | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
61 | Djibouti | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
62 | Dominica | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
63 | Dominican Republic | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
65 | Ecuador | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
66 | Egypt | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
67 | El Salvador | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
68 | Equatorial Guinea | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
69 | Eritrea | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
209 | Eswatini | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
71 | Ethiopia | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
74 | Fiji | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
76 | France | No | No | No | No | Yes |
78 | French Polynesia | No | No | No | No | Yes |
80 | Gabon | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
82 | Georgia | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
84 | Ghana | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
85 | Gibraltar | No | No | No | No | Yes |
86 | Greece | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
89 | Guadeloupe | No | No | No | No | Yes |
90 | Guam | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
91 | Guatemala | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
92 | Guinea | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
93 | Guyana | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
94 | Haiti | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
96 | Honduras | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
97 | Hong Kong (China) | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
100 | India | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
101 | Indonesia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
102 | Iran | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
103 | Iraq | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
106 | Israel | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
107 | Italy | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
108 | Jamaica | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
109 | Japan | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
110 | Jordan | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
111 | Kazakhstan | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
112 | Kenya | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
113 | Kiribati | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
117 | Kyrgyzstan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
118 | Lao (People's Democratic Republic) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
120 | Lebanon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
121 | Lesotho | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
122 | Liberia | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
123 | Libya | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
127 | Macao (China) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
129 | Madagascar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
130 | Malawi | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
131 | Malaysia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
132 | Maldives | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
134 | Malta | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
135 | Marshall Islands | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
136 | Martinique | No | No | No | No | Yes |
138 | Mauritius | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
139 | Mayotte | No | No | No | No | Yes |
140 | Mexico | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
248 | Micronesia | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
143 | Monaco | No | No | No | No | Yes |
249 | Montenegro | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
145 | Montserrat | No | No | No | No | Yes |
146 | Morocco | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
147 | Mozambique | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
148 | Myanmar | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
149 | Namibia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
150 | Nauru | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
151 | Nepal | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
155 | New Caledonia | No | No | No | No | Yes |
156 | New Zealand | No | No | No | No | Yes |
157 | Nicaragua | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
159 | Nigeria | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
160 | Niue | No | No | No | No | Yes |
161 | Norfolk Island | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
128 | North Macedonia | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
259 | Northern Mariana Islands | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
163 | Oman | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
164 | Pakistan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
165 | Palau | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
166 | Palestine | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
167 | Panama | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
168 | Papua New Guinea | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
169 | Paraguay | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
170 | Peru | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
171 | Philippines | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
172 | Pitcairn | No | No | No | No | Yes |
174 | Portugal | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
175 | Puerto Rico | No | No | No | No | Yes |
177 | Réunion | No | No | No | No | Yes |
179 | Russia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
180 | Rwanda | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
199 | Saint Barthélemy | No | No | No | No | Yes |
202 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | No | No | No | No | Yes |
203 | Saint Lucia | No | No | No | No | Yes |
258 | Saint Martin | No | No | No | No | Yes |
206 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No | No | No | No | Yes |
182 | Samoa | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
184 | San Marino | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
185 | Sao Tome and Principe | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
186 | Saudi Arabia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
189 | Seychelles | No | No | No | No | Yes |
190 | Sierra Leone | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
191 | Singapore | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
204 | Sint Maarten | No | No | No | No | Yes |
193 | Slovenia | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
194 | Solomon Islands | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
195 | Somalia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
196 | South Africa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
261 | South Sudan | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
197 | Spain | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
198 | Sri Lanka | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
207 | Sudan | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
212 | Syria | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
214 | Taiwan (China) | No | No | No | No | Yes |
215 | Tajikistan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
216 | Tanzania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
217 | Thailand | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
64 | Timor-Leste | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
218 | Togo | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
219 | Tokelau | No | No | No | No | Yes |
220 | Tonga | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
221 | Trinidad and Tobago | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
222 | Tunisia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
223 | Turkey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
224 | Turkmenistan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
225 | Turks and Caicos Islands | No | No | No | No | Yes |
226 | Tuvalu | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
227 | Uganda | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
231 | United States | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
262 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
232 | Uruguay | No | No | No | No | Yes |
233 | Uzbekistan | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
234 | Vanuatu | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
235 | Vatican City | No | No | No | No | Yes |
236 | Venezuela | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
237 | Vietnam | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
238 | Virgin Islands (British) | No | No | No | No | Yes |
239 | Virgin Islands (US) | No | No | No | No | Yes |
241 | Wallis and Futuna | No | No | No | No | Yes |
253 | Western Sahara | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
242 | Yemen | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
244 | Zambia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
245 | Zimbabwe | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |