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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
5 | Andorra | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
6 | Angola | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
8 | Antigua and Barbuda | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
9 | Argentina | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
10 | Armenia | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
14 | Azerbaijan | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
17 | Bahrain | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
18 | Bangladesh | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
20 | Belarus | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
23 | Benin | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
26 | Bolivia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
29 | Botswana | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
30 | Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
33 | Bulgaria | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
34 | Burkina Faso | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
35 | Burundi | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
37 | Cameroon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
43 | Chad | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
46 | China | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
49 | Colombia | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
50 | Comoros | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
51 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
53 | Costa Rica | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
54 | Côte d'Ivoire | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
58 | Cyprus | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
59 | Czech Republic | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
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 |
209 | Eswatini | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
81 | Gambia | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
82 | Georgia | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
84 | Ghana | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
86 | Greece | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
91 | Guatemala | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
92 | Guinea | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
246 | Guinea-Bissau | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
93 | Guyana | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
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 |
107 | Italy | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
108 | Jamaica | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
110 | Jordan | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
111 | Kazakhstan | No | Yes | Yes | 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 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
119 | Latvia | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
120 | Lebanon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
121 | Lesotho | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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 |
133 | Mali | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
134 | Malta | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
137 | Mauritania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
138 | Mauritius | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
140 | Mexico | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
142 | Moldova | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
144 | Mongolia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
151 | Nepal | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
157 | Nicaragua | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
158 | Niger | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
163 | Oman | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
164 | Pakistan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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 |
173 | Poland | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
176 | Qatar | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
178 | Romania | No | Yes | No | No | No |
179 | Russia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
180 | Rwanda | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
185 | Sao Tome and Principe | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
186 | Saudi Arabia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
187 | Senegal | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
188 | Serbia | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
190 | Sierra Leone | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
192 | Slovakia | No | Yes | No | No | No |
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 |
197 | Spain | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
198 | Sri Lanka | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
208 | Suriname | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
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 |
64 | Timor-Leste | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
218 | Togo | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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 |
227 | Uganda | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
228 | Ukraine | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
233 | Uzbekistan | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
234 | Vanuatu | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
236 | Venezuela | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
237 | Vietnam | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 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 |
7 | Anguilla | No | No | No | No | Yes |
250 | Antarctica | No | No | No | No | No |
11 | Aruba | No | No | No | No | Yes |
12 | Australia | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
13 | Austria | No | No | No | No | Yes |
16 | Bahamas | No | No | No | No | Yes |
19 | Barbados | No | No | No | No | Yes |
21 | Belgium | No | No | No | No | No |
22 | Belize | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
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 |
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 |
40 | Cabo Verde | No | No | No | No | Yes |
36 | Cambodia | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
38 | Canada | No | No | No | No | Yes |
41 | Cayman Islands | No | No | No | No | Yes |
42 | Central African Republic | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
45 | Chile | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
47 | Christmas Island | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
48 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | No | No | No | No | Yes |
247 | Congo | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
52 | Cook Islands | No | No | No | No | Yes |
55 | Croatia | No | No | No | No | Yes |
56 | Cuba | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
57 | Curaçao | No | No | No | No | Yes |
60 | Denmark | No | No | No | No | No |
61 | Djibouti | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
69 | Eritrea | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
70 | Estonia | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
71 | Ethiopia | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
72 | Falkland Islands | No | No | No | No | No |
73 | Faroe Islands | No | No | No | No | No |
74 | Fiji | No | No | 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 |
80 | Gabon | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
83 | Germany | No | No | No | No | No |
85 | Gibraltar | No | No | No | No | 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 |
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 |
106 | Israel | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
109 | Japan | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
257 | Jersey | No | No | No | No | No |
113 | Kiribati | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
115 | Korea (Republic) | No | No | No | No | No |
122 | Liberia | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
124 | Liechtenstein | No | No | No | No | No |
125 | Lithuania | Yes | No | No | No | No |
126 | Luxembourg | No | No | No | No | No |
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 |
145 | Montserrat | No | No | No | No | Yes |
150 | Nauru | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
153 | Netherlands | No | No | No | No | No |
155 | New Caledonia | No | No | No | No | Yes |
156 | New Zealand | No | No | No | No | 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 |
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 |
174 | Portugal | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
175 | Puerto Rico | No | No | No | No | Yes |
177 | Réunion | No | No | No | 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 | No | No | 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 | No | Yes |
182 | Samoa | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
184 | San Marino | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
189 | Seychelles | No | No | No | No | Yes |
191 | Singapore | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
204 | Sint Maarten | No | No | No | No | Yes |
255 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | No | No | No | No | No |
261 | South Sudan | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
207 | Sudan | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
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 |
219 | Tokelau | No | No | No | No | 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 |
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 |
242 | Yemen | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |