USSR vs Western Europe: Wood chips and particles — Export quantity
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity over time
- USSR
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 3.55 million m3 against 501,000 m3 in USSR, a difference of 3.05 million m3.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 7.1 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1968 it was USSR ahead.
USSR ranks 14th and Western Europe ranks 11th of 161 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, USSR averaged higher in 3 and Western Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,000 m3 | 1,000 m3 | 14,000 m3 | USSR |
| 1970s | 152,800 m3 | 93,840 m3 | 58,960 m3 | USSR |
| 1980s | 541,300 m3 | 469,710 m3 | 71,590 m3 | USSR |
| 1990s | 501,000 m3 | 1.58 million m3 | 1.08 million m3 | Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wood chips and particles — export quantity, USSR or Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 3.55 million m3 against 501,000 m3 in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wood chips and particles — export quantity between USSR and Western Europe?
- 3.05 million m3, with Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Western Europe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 1991.
- How do USSR and Western Europe rank globally for wood chips and particles — export quantity?
- USSR ranks 14th and Western Europe ranks 11th of 161 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wood chips and particles — Export quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en