What is the highest industrial roundwood — export quantity recorded in Northern America?

The highest recorded value was 26.75 million m3 in 1988.

What is the lowest industrial roundwood — export quantity recorded in Northern America?

The lowest recorded value was 6.14 million m3 in 1961.

How does Northern America rank for industrial roundwood — export quantity?

Northern America ranks 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.

Is industrial roundwood — export quantity rising or falling in Northern America?

Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Northern America 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.

Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Northern America

Name: Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Northern America
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Northern America: Industrial roundwood — Export quantity was 9.83 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

9.83 million m3

Change on year

up 2.3%

Rank

8th

of 33 groups

All-time high

26.75 million m3

in 1988

All-time low

6.14 million m3

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Northern America, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.

Analysis

Northern America recorded 9.83 million m3 for industrial roundwood — export quantity in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial roundwood — export quantity in Northern America peaked at 26.75 million m3 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 6.14 million m3, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 8th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	10.23 million m3	6.14 million m3	15.40 million m3	9
1970s	16.71 million m3	13.59 million m3	20.39 million m3	10
1980s	20.82 million m3	14.57 million m3	26.75 million m3	10
1990s	15.87 million m3	11.57 million m3	22.86 million m3	10
2000s	14.38 million m3	12.34 million m3	15.54 million m3	10
2010s	18.94 million m3	15.47 million m3	21.72 million m3	10
2020s	11.54 million m3	9.61 million m3	13.63 million m3	5

Countries ranked near Northern America

5 Norway 4.60 million m3 compare
6 Latvia 4.56 million m3 compare
7 Poland 3.99 million m3 compare
8 Melanesia 3.97 million m3 compare
9 Czechia 3.69 million m3 compare
10 Canada 3.25 million m3 compare
11 France 3.01 million m3 compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

More environment data for Northern America

Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.16 million t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial roundwood — export quantity in Northern America?: Industrial roundwood — export quantity in Northern America was 9.83 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial roundwood — export quantity recorded in Northern America?: The highest recorded value was 26.75 million m3 in 1988.
What is the lowest industrial roundwood — export quantity recorded in Northern America?: The lowest recorded value was 6.14 million m3 in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for industrial roundwood — export quantity?: Northern America ranks 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is industrial roundwood — export quantity rising or falling in Northern America?: Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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

Indicator: Industrial roundwood — Export quantity
Unit: m3
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 267 places, 10,910 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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