Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Industrial roundwood — Export quantity was 1.86 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 1.86 million m3 for industrial roundwood — export quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 165.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial roundwood — export quantity in Eastern Asia peaked at 1.86 million m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66,100 m3, in 1961.
Eastern Asia ranks 17th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66,100 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 66,900 m3 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 78,700 m3 | +17.6% |
| 1964 | 148,100 m3 | +88.2% |
| 1965 | 125,300 m3 | -15.4% |
| 1966 | 132,400 m3 | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 106,200 m3 | -19.8% |
| 1968 | 90,700 m3 | -14.6% |
| 1969 | 85,800 m3 | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 86,900 m3 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 142,300 m3 | +63.8% |
| 1972 | 134,700 m3 | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 130,500 m3 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 103,400 m3 | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 133,900 m3 | +29.5% |
| 1976 | 124,100 m3 | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 138,400 m3 | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 121,100 m3 | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 126,600 m3 | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 153,500 m3 | +21.2% |
| 1981 | 163,300 m3 | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 166,300 m3 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 191,000 m3 | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 208,100 m3 | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 154,900 m3 | -25.6% |
| 1986 | 146,000 m3 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 155,200 m3 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 209,200 m3 | +34.8% |
| 1989 | 298,100 m3 | +42.5% |
| 1990 | 444,050 m3 | +49.0% |
| 1991 | 892,163 m3 | +100.9% |
| 1992 | 941,492 m3 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 899,604 m3 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.06 million m3 | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 811,853 m3 | -23.2% |
| 1996 | 815,563 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 520,050 m3 | -36.2% |
| 1998 | 351,420 m3 | -32.4% |
| 1999 | 276,786 m3 | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 260,813 m3 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 71,412 m3 | -72.6% |
| 2002 | 500,055 m3 | +600.2% |
| 2003 | 68,001 m3 | -86.4% |
| 2004 | 187,603 m3 | +175.9% |
| 2005 | 153,986 m3 | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 380,254 m3 | +146.9% |
| 2007 | 355,888 m3 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 241,654 m3 | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 184,507 m3 | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 146,734 m3 | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 156,584 m3 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 170,375 m3 | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 362,558 m3 | +112.8% |
| 2014 | 701,914 m3 | +93.6% |
| 2015 | 884,237 m3 | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 941,815 m3 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million m3 | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 1.24 million m3 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million m3 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million m3 | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million m3 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.42 million m3 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.64 million m3 | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 1.86 million m3 | +13.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Eastern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +600.2% | 71,412 m3 | 500,055 m3 |
| 2004 | +175.9% | 68,001 m3 | 187,603 m3 |
| 2006 | +146.9% | 153,986 m3 | 380,254 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,022 m3 | 66,100 m3 | 148,100 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 124,190 m3 | 86,900 m3 | 142,300 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 184,560 m3 | 146,000 m3 | 298,100 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 700,951 m3 | 276,786 m3 | 1.06 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 240,417 m3 | 68,001 m3 | 500,055 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 695,246 m3 | 146,734 m3 | 1.24 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million m3 | 1.42 million m3 | 1.86 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 14 Papua New Guinea 2.31 million m3 compare
- 15 Estonia 2.20 million m3 compare
- 16 Spain 1.96 million m3 compare
- 17 Japan 1.82 million m3 compare
- 18 Solomon Islands 1.62 million m3 compare
- 19 Lithuania 1.62 million m3 compare
- 20 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.54 million m3 compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial roundwood — export quantity in Eastern Asia?
- Industrial roundwood — export quantity in Eastern Asia was 1.86 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial roundwood — export quantity recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 million m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest industrial roundwood — export quantity recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,100 m3 in 1961.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for industrial roundwood — export quantity?
- Eastern Asia ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is industrial roundwood — export quantity rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial roundwood — 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