Recovered post-consumer wood — Production in Europe

Europe: Recovered post-consumer wood — Production was 33.56 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
33.56 million t
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
2nd
of 19 groups
All-time high
33.56 million t
in 2024
All-time low
26.55 million t
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M2017202020242017: 26.6M t2018: 26.6M t2019: 29.3M t2020: 30.4M t2021: 30.4M t2022: 29.7M t2023: 33.3M t2024: 33.6M t

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

Analysis

In 2024, recovered post-consumer wood — production in Europe stood at 33.56 million t. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 27.47 million t 26.55 million t 29.27 million t 3
2020s 31.47 million t 29.74 million t 33.56 million t 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 1 Germany 8.04 million t compare
  2. 2 China 7.01 million t compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 7.00 million t compare
  4. 4 France 6.38 million t compare
  5. 5 Sweden 5.47 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is recovered post-consumer wood — production in Europe?
Recovered post-consumer wood — production in Europe was 33.56 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 33.56 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest recovered post-consumer wood — production recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 26.55 million t in 2017.
How does Europe rank for recovered post-consumer wood — production?
Europe ranks 2nd out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
Is recovered post-consumer wood — production rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe 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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