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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1 | Afghanistan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2 | Albania | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
3 | Algeria | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
6 | Angola | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
9 | Argentina | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
12 | Australia | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
14 | Azerbaijan | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
18 | Bangladesh | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
20 | Belarus | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
22 | Belize | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
23 | Benin | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
26 | Bolivia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
29 | Botswana | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
30 | Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
34 | Burkina Faso | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
35 | Burundi | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
36 | Cambodia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
37 | Cameroon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
42 | Central African Republic | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
43 | Chad | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
47 | Christmas Island | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
48 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
49 | Colombia | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
50 | Comoros | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
247 | Congo | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
51 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
54 | Côte d'Ivoire | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
59 | Czech Republic | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
61 | Djibouti | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 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 |
70 | Estonia | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
209 | Eswatini | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
71 | Ethiopia | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
80 | Gabon | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
81 | Gambia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
84 | Ghana | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
91 | Guatemala | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
92 | Guinea | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
246 | Guinea-Bissau | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
94 | Haiti | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
96 | Honduras | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
98 | Hungary | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
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 |
112 | Kenya | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
114 | Korea (Democratic People's Republic) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
116 | Kuwait | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
117 | Kyrgyzstan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
118 | Lao (People's Democratic Republic) | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
119 | Latvia | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
120 | Lebanon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
122 | Liberia | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
123 | Libya | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
125 | Lithuania | Yes | No | No | No | No |
129 | Madagascar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
130 | Malawi | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
131 | Malaysia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
132 | Maldives | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
133 | Mali | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
134 | Malta | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
137 | Mauritania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
138 | Mauritius | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
140 | Mexico | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
142 | Moldova | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
249 | Montenegro | Yes | Yes | 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 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
157 | Nicaragua | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
158 | Niger | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
159 | Nigeria | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
128 | North Macedonia | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
163 | Oman | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
164 | Pakistan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
167 | Panama | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
168 | Papua New Guinea | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
169 | Paraguay | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
170 | Peru | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
171 | Philippines | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
173 | Poland | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
174 | Portugal | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
176 | Qatar | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
178 | Romania | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
179 | Russia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
185 | Sao Tome and Principe | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
187 | Senegal | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
190 | Sierra Leone | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
191 | Singapore | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
194 | Solomon Islands | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
195 | Somalia | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
196 | South Africa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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 |
215 | Tajikistan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
216 | Tanzania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
217 | Thailand | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
218 | Togo | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
222 | Tunisia | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
223 | Turkey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
224 | Turkmenistan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
227 | Uganda | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
228 | Ukraine | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
236 | Venezuela | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
237 | Vietnam | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
242 | Yemen | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
244 | Zambia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
245 | Zimbabwe | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
251 | Åland Islands | No | No | No | No | No |
4 | American Samoa | No | No | No | No | Yes |
5 | Andorra | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
7 | Anguilla | No | No | No | No | Yes |
250 | Antarctica | No | No | No | No | No |
8 | Antigua and Barbuda | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
10 | Armenia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
11 | Aruba | No | No | No | No | Yes |
13 | Austria | No | No | No | No | Yes |
16 | Bahamas | No | No | No | No | Yes |
17 | Bahrain | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
19 | Barbados | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
21 | Belgium | No | No | No | No | No |
24 | Bermuda | No | No | No | No | Yes |
25 | Bhutan | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
27 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | No | No | No | No | Yes |
28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
252 | Bouvet Island | No | No | No | No | No |
31 | British Indian Ocean Territory | No | No | No | No | No |
32 | Brunei Darussalam | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
33 | Bulgaria | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
40 | Cabo Verde | No | No | No | No | 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 |
52 | Cook Islands | No | No | No | No | Yes |
53 | Costa Rica | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
55 | Croatia | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
56 | Cuba | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
57 | Curaçao | No | No | No | No | Yes |
58 | Cyprus | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
60 | Denmark | No | No | No | No | No |
62 | Dominica | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
72 | Falkland Islands | No | No | No | No | No |
73 | Faroe Islands | No | No | No | No | No |
74 | Fiji | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
75 | Finland | No | No | No | No | No |
76 | France | No | No | No | No | Yes |
77 | French Guiana | No | No | No | No | No |
78 | French Polynesia | No | No | No | No | Yes |
79 | French Southern Territories | No | No | No | No | No |
82 | Georgia | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
83 | Germany | No | No | No | No | No |
85 | Gibraltar | No | No | No | No | Yes |
86 | Greece | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
87 | Greenland | No | No | No | No | No |
88 | Grenada | No | No | No | No | No |
89 | Guadeloupe | No | No | No | No | Yes |
90 | Guam | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
254 | Guernsey | No | No | No | No | No |
93 | Guyana | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
256 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | No | No | No | No | No |
97 | Hong Kong (China) | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
99 | Iceland | No | No | No | No | No |
104 | Ireland | No | No | No | No | No |
105 | Isle of Man | No | No | No | No | No |
107 | Italy | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
108 | Jamaica | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
109 | Japan | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
257 | Jersey | No | No | No | No | No |
110 | Jordan | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
111 | Kazakhstan | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
113 | Kiribati | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
115 | Korea (Republic) | No | No | No | Yes | No |
121 | Lesotho | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
124 | Liechtenstein | No | No | No | No | No |
126 | Luxembourg | No | No | No | No | No |
127 | Macao (China) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
135 | Marshall Islands | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
136 | Martinique | No | No | No | No | Yes |
139 | Mayotte | No | No | No | No | Yes |
248 | Micronesia | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
143 | Monaco | No | No | No | No | Yes |
144 | Mongolia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
145 | Montserrat | No | No | No | No | Yes |
150 | Nauru | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
151 | Nepal | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
153 | Netherlands | No | No | No | No | No |
155 | New Caledonia | No | No | No | No | Yes |
156 | New Zealand | No | No | No | No | Yes |
160 | Niue | No | No | No | No | Yes |
161 | Norfolk Island | No | No | No | No | Yes |
259 | Northern Mariana Islands | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
162 | Norway | No | No | No | No | No |
165 | Palau | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
166 | Palestine | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
172 | Pitcairn | No | No | No | No | Yes |
175 | Puerto Rico | No | No | No | No | Yes |
177 | Réunion | No | No | No | No | Yes |
180 | Rwanda | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
199 | Saint Barthélemy | No | No | No | No | Yes |
201 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | No | No | No | No | No |
202 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | No | No | No | No | Yes |
203 | Saint Lucia | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
258 | Saint Martin | No | No | No | No | Yes |
205 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | No | No | No | No | No |
206 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
182 | Samoa | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
184 | San Marino | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
186 | Saudi Arabia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
188 | Serbia | No | Yes | No | No | No |
189 | Seychelles | No | No | No | No | Yes |
204 | Sint Maarten | No | No | No | No | Yes |
192 | Slovakia | No | Yes | No | No | No |
193 | Slovenia | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
255 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | No | No | No | No | No |
261 | South Sudan | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
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 |
214 | Taiwan (China) | No | No | No | No | Yes |
64 | Timor-Leste | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
219 | Tokelau | No | No | No | No | Yes |
220 | Tonga | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
221 | Trinidad and Tobago | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
225 | Turks and Caicos Islands | No | No | No | No | Yes |
226 | Tuvalu | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
229 | United Arab Emirates | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
230 | United Kingdom | No | No | No | No | No |
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 |
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 |