Industrial roundwood — Import quantity in India
India: Industrial roundwood — Import quantity was 4.94 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Industrial roundwood — Import quantity in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
India recorded 4.94 million m3 for industrial roundwood — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial roundwood — import quantity in India peaked at 6.99 million m3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,200 m3, in 1970.
India ranks 5th of 254 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industrial roundwood — Import quantity in India, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,500 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 11,400 m3 | -26.5% |
| 1963 | 6,000 m3 | -47.4% |
| 1964 | 13,100 m3 | +118.3% |
| 1965 | 27,400 m3 | +109.2% |
| 1966 | 13,900 m3 | -49.3% |
| 1967 | 12,800 m3 | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 6,300 m3 | -50.8% |
| 1969 | 5,000 m3 | -20.6% |
| 1970 | 1,200 m3 | -76.0% |
| 1971 | 1,400 m3 | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 1,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,600 m3 | +371.4% |
| 1974 | 6,800 m3 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 3,900 m3 | -42.6% |
| 1976 | 3,500 m3 | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 5,400 m3 | +54.3% |
| 1978 | 5,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15,400 m3 | +185.2% |
| 1980 | 15,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 9,800 m3 | -36.4% |
| 1982 | 19,800 m3 | +102.0% |
| 1983 | 19,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 19,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 19,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 399,000 m3 | +1915.2% |
| 1987 | 860,000 m3 | +115.5% |
| 1988 | 1.03 million m3 | +19.8% |
| 1989 | 895,000 m3 | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 1.33 million m3 | +49.1% |
| 1991 | 765,206 m3 | -42.7% |
| 1992 | 726,419 m3 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 272,463 m3 | -62.5% |
| 1994 | 284,651 m3 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 355,580 m3 | +24.9% |
| 1996 | 893,600 m3 | +151.3% |
| 1997 | 1.05 million m3 | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 1.76 million m3 | +67.4% |
| 1999 | 2.10 million m3 | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 2.23 million m3 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 2.51 million m3 | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 2.14 million m3 | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 3.48 million m3 | +62.4% |
| 2004 | 3.74 million m3 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 3.74 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.25 million m3 | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 4.17 million m3 | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 4.17 million m3 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.90 million m3 | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 5.30 million m3 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 6.34 million m3 | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 6.53 million m3 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 6.53 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.99 million m3 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 5.78 million m3 | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 5.24 million m3 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 4.38 million m3 | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 4.07 million m3 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.38 million m3 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 2.63 million m3 | -39.8% |
| 2021 | 4.82 million m3 | +82.8% |
| 2022 | 4.95 million m3 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 4.22 million m3 | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 4.94 million m3 | +17.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 4.94 million m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 933 m3, 5293.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 4.94 million m3 is above the median for South Asia, which is 5,170 m3, 955.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial roundwood — Import quantity in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +1915.2% | 19,800 m3 | 399,000 m3 |
| 1973 | +371.4% | 1,400 m3 | 6,600 m3 |
| 1979 | +185.2% | 5,400 m3 | 15,400 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,378 m3 | 5,000 m3 | 27,400 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,100 m3 | 1,200 m3 | 15,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 328,840 m3 | 9,800 m3 | 1.03 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 954,523 m3 | 272,463 m3 | 2.10 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.43 million m3 | 2.14 million m3 | 4.90 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.55 million m3 | 4.07 million m3 | 6.99 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 million m3 | 2.63 million m3 | 4.95 million m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial roundwood — import quantity in India?
- Industrial roundwood — import quantity in India was 4.94 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial roundwood — import quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 million m3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest industrial roundwood — import quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 m3 in 1970.
- How does India rank for industrial roundwood — import quantity?
- India ranks 5th out of 254 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industrial roundwood — import quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial roundwood — 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