Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Japan
Japan: Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity was 21.91 million m3 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Japan, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Japan recorded 21.91 million m3 for others (adjustment) — wood chips and particles — import quantity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8,070.7% on the previous year and up 291.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, others (adjustment) — wood chips and particles — import quantity in Japan peaked at 21.91 million m3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -3.07 million m3, in 2005.
Japan ranks 1st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Japan, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -167 m3 | — |
| 1998 | 12.88 million m3 | -7711836.5% |
| 1999 | -243,896 m3 | -101.9% |
| 2000 | -792,626 m3 | +225.0% |
| 2001 | 2.15 million m3 | -371.3% |
| 2002 | 164,657 m3 | -92.3% |
| 2003 | 13.99 million m3 | +8398.2% |
| 2004 | 323,970 m3 | -97.7% |
| 2005 | -3.07 million m3 | -1047.6% |
| 2007 | -716,732 m3 | -76.7% |
| 2008 | 5.59 million m3 | -880.6% |
| 2009 | 881,434 m3 | -84.2% |
| 2010 | -452,673 m3 | -151.4% |
| 2011 | -330,534 m3 | -27.0% |
| 2012 | -268,288 m3 | -18.8% |
| 2013 | -376,405 m3 | +40.3% |
| 2014 | -386,045 m3 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | -629,412 m3 | +63.0% |
| 2016 | -308,093 m3 | -51.1% |
| 2017 | -274,865 m3 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 21.91 million m3 | -8070.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 21.91 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 210.5 m3, 104079.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +7711836.5% | -167 m3 | 12.88 million m3 |
| 2003 | +8398.2% | 164,657 m3 | 13.99 million m3 |
| 2018 | +8070.7% | -274,865 m3 | 21.91 million m3 |
| 2005 | -1047.6% | 323,970 m3 | -3.07 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.21 million m3 | -243,896 m3 | 12.88 million m3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.06 million m3 | -3.07 million m3 | 13.99 million m3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.10 million m3 | -629,412 m3 | 21.91 million m3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 26,546 m3 compare
- 2 Cabo Verde 1 m3 compare
- 2 China 9.13 million m3 compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 62 m3 compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1 m3 compare
- 3 Canada 2.77 million m3 compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 m3 compare
- 4 T�rkiye 1.22 million m3 compare
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % 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 -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is others (adjustment) — wood chips and particles — import quantity in Japan?
- Others (adjustment) — wood chips and particles — import quantity in Japan was 21.91 million m3 in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest others (adjustment) — wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.91 million m3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest others (adjustment) — wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.07 million m3 in 2005.
- How does Japan rank for others (adjustment) — wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Japan ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is others (adjustment) — wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 291.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/