Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity in World
World: Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity was 61.66 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity in World, 1968–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
World recorded 61.66 million t for chemical wood pulp — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemical wood pulp — import quantity in World peaked at 61.66 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.74 million t, in 1968.
World ranks 1st of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity in World, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 11.74 million t | — |
| 1969 | 12.97 million t | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 13.61 million t | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 11.82 million t | -13.1% |
| 1972 | 13.48 million t | +14.1% |
| 1973 | 15.08 million t | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 15.60 million t | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 12.30 million t | -21.1% |
| 1976 | 13.99 million t | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 13.97 million t | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 15.95 million t | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 16.99 million t | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 17.65 million t | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 17.10 million t | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 15.95 million t | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 17.96 million t | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 18.48 million t | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 18.94 million t | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 20.38 million t | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 22.16 million t | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 22.63 million t | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 22.70 million t | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 21.90 million t | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 23.18 million t | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 24.67 million t | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 24.98 million t | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 27.30 million t | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 27.73 million t | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 28.39 million t | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 30.11 million t | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 30.61 million t | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 32.47 million t | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 33.37 million t | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 34.58 million t | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 35.68 million t | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 36.01 million t | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 38.79 million t | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 39.65 million t | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 40.45 million t | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 40.49 million t | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 41.22 million t | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 40.29 million t | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 42.20 million t | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 44.23 million t | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 47.23 million t | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 48.15 million t | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 48.97 million t | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 50.45 million t | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 53.64 million t | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 55.72 million t | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 57.36 million t | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 57.21 million t | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 58.32 million t | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 57.14 million t | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 58.66 million t | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 60.79 million t | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 61.66 million t | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.36 million t | 11.74 million t | 12.97 million t | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.28 million t | 11.82 million t | 16.99 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.40 million t | 15.95 million t | 22.70 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.13 million t | 21.90 million t | 32.47 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.05 million t | 33.37 million t | 41.22 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.51 million t | 42.20 million t | 57.36 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.32 million t | 57.14 million t | 61.66 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 China 25.58 million t compare
- 2 China, mainland 24.94 million t compare
- 3 United States 5.80 million t compare
- 4 Germany 4.16 million t compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemical wood pulp — import quantity in World?
- Chemical wood pulp — import quantity in World was 61.66 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chemical wood pulp — import quantity recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 61.66 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest chemical wood pulp — import quantity recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.74 million t in 1968.
- How does World rank for chemical wood pulp — import quantity?
- World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chemical wood pulp — import quantity rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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