Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity in Canada
Canada: Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity was 391,392 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Canada recorded 391,392 t for dissolving wood pulp — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dissolving wood pulp — export quantity in Canada peaked at 712,503 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 95,000 t, in 2005.
Canada ranks 6th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 278,700 t | — |
| 1962 | 322,300 t | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 337,500 t | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 364,400 t | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 349,100 t | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 330,600 t | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 318,600 t | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 333,700 t | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 341,200 t | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 301,900 t | -11.5% |
| 1971 | 311,400 t | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 282,900 t | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 208,400 t | -26.3% |
| 1974 | 243,000 t | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 125,500 t | -48.4% |
| 1976 | 147,000 t | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 130,000 t | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 209,600 t | +61.2% |
| 1979 | 248,200 t | +18.4% |
| 1980 | 234,600 t | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 221,300 t | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 173,700 t | -21.5% |
| 1983 | 176,900 t | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 181,700 t | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 173,600 t | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 216,100 t | +24.5% |
| 1987 | 213,300 t | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 219,000 t | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 224,200 t | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 241,500 t | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 209,400 t | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 221,624 t | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 235,124 t | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 239,000 t | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 236,000 t | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 201,000 t | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 200,000 t | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 186,400 t | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 201,000 t | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 235,973 t | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 234,000 t | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 167,000 t | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 126,000 t | -24.6% |
| 2004 | 119,000 t | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 95,000 t | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 183,000 t | +92.6% |
| 2007 | 269,000 t | +47.0% |
| 2008 | 272,000 t | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 268,000 t | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 316,000 t | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 516,446 t | +63.4% |
| 2012 | 680,000 t | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 712,503 t | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 624,970 t | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 528,814 t | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 426,502 t | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 439,060 t | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 522,060 t | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 469,274 t | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 380,276 t | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 374,730 t | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 370,028 t | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 419,092 t | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 391,392 t | -6.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +92.6% | 95,000 t | 183,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 330,678 t | 278,700 t | 364,400 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 220,790 t | 125,500 t | 311,400 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 203,440 t | 173,600 t | 234,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 217,105 t | 186,400 t | 241,500 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 196,897 t | 95,000 t | 272,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 523,563 t | 316,000 t | 712,503 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 387,104 t | 370,028 t | 419,092 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 3 South Africa 1.10 million t compare
- 4 United States 535,325 t compare
- 5 Chile 457,798 t compare
- 7 Sweden 358,090 t compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 334,228 t compare
- 8 Laos 334,228 t compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dissolving wood pulp — export quantity in Canada?
- Dissolving wood pulp — export quantity in Canada was 391,392 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dissolving wood pulp — export quantity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 712,503 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest dissolving wood pulp — export quantity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,000 t in 2005.
- How does Canada rank for dissolving wood pulp — export quantity?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dissolving wood pulp — export quantity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dissolving wood pulp — Export 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