Recovered post-consumer wood — Production in Americas

Americas: Recovered post-consumer wood — Production was 5.40 million t in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
5.40 million t
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
8th
of 19 groups
All-time high
5.40 million t
in 2024
All-time low
5.36 million t
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Recovered post-consumer wood — Production in Americas, 2017–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M2017202020242017: 5.4M t2018: 5.4M t2019: 5.4M t2020: 5.4M t2021: 5.4M t2022: 5.4M t2023: 5.4M t2024: 5.4M t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for recovered post-consumer wood — production in Americas is 5.40 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.38 million t 5.36 million t 5.39 million t 3
2020s 5.39 million t 5.39 million t 5.40 million t 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 5 Sweden 5.47 million t compare
  2. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.41 million t compare
  3. 7 Italy 1.76 million t compare
  4. 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.56 million t compare
  5. 9 Republic of Korea 1.09 million t compare
  6. 10 Austria 846,639 t compare
  7. 11 Japan 800,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is recovered post-consumer wood — production in Americas?
Recovered post-consumer wood — production in Americas was 5.40 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest recovered post-consumer wood — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 5.40 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest recovered post-consumer wood — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 5.36 million t in 2017.
How does Americas rank for recovered post-consumer wood — production?
Americas ranks 8th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
Is recovered post-consumer wood — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Recovered post-consumer wood — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Recovered post-consumer wood — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
60 places, 467 data points, 2017–2024
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