Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Switzerland
Switzerland: Industrial roundwood — Export quantity was 398,455 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 398,455 m3 for industrial roundwood — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial roundwood — export quantity in Switzerland peaked at 3.75 million m3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63,200 m3, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 42nd of 253 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63,200 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 75,000 m3 | +18.7% |
| 1963 | 114,100 m3 | +52.1% |
| 1964 | 147,600 m3 | +29.4% |
| 1965 | 145,200 m3 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 185,300 m3 | +27.6% |
| 1967 | 260,500 m3 | +40.6% |
| 1968 | 399,700 m3 | +53.4% |
| 1969 | 265,900 m3 | -33.5% |
| 1970 | 297,200 m3 | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 350,400 m3 | +17.9% |
| 1972 | 440,700 m3 | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 529,900 m3 | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 572,300 m3 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 618,900 m3 | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 686,500 m3 | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 812,000 m3 | +18.3% |
| 1978 | 669,300 m3 | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 743,700 m3 | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 871,100 m3 | +17.1% |
| 1981 | 758,000 m3 | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 610,000 m3 | -19.5% |
| 1983 | 617,000 m3 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 793,000 m3 | +28.5% |
| 1985 | 676,000 m3 | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 660,000 m3 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 792,000 m3 | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 732,000 m3 | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 799,000 m3 | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 1.12 million m3 | +40.7% |
| 1991 | 1.17 million m3 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.12 million m3 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.05 million m3 | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 1.05 million m3 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.01 million m3 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 974,000 m3 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.15 million m3 | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million m3 | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 1.22 million m3 | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 3.75 million m3 | +207.7% |
| 2001 | 3.15 million m3 | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 1.97 million m3 | -37.4% |
| 2003 | 1.75 million m3 | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million m3 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.42 million m3 | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 1.67 million m3 | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 2.01 million m3 | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 1.16 million m3 | -42.4% |
| 2009 | 825,429 m3 | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 795,631 m3 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 925,623 m3 | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 800,813 m3 | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 739,997 m3 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 764,135 m3 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 640,758 m3 | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 559,155 m3 | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 570,375 m3 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 752,692 m3 | +32.0% |
| 2019 | 642,090 m3 | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 642,090 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 453,042 m3 | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 453,042 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 507,998 m3 | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 398,455 m3 | -21.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 398,455 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,337 m3, 62.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 398,455 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 160,158 m3, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +207.7% | 1.22 million m3 | 3.75 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184,056 m3 | 63,200 m3 | 399,700 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 572,090 m3 | 297,200 m3 | 812,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 730,810 m3 | 610,000 m3 | 871,100 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 million m3 | 974,000 m3 | 1.22 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 million m3 | 825,429 m3 | 3.75 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 719,127 m3 | 559,155 m3 | 925,623 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 490,925 m3 | 398,455 m3 | 642,090 m3 | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % 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 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial roundwood — export quantity in Switzerland?
- Industrial roundwood — export quantity in Switzerland was 398,455 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial roundwood — export quantity recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.75 million m3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest industrial roundwood — export quantity recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,200 m3 in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for industrial roundwood — export quantity?
- Switzerland ranks 42nd out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industrial roundwood — export quantity rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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