Roundwood — Export quantity in Portugal
Portugal: Roundwood — Export quantity was 441,638 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roundwood — Export quantity in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 441,638 m3 for roundwood — export quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 24.1% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — export quantity in Portugal peaked at 1.53 million m3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 62,000 m3, in 1969.
That places Portugal 42nd out of 253 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roundwood — Export quantity in Portugal, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 196,000 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 149,700 m3 | -23.6% |
| 1963 | 162,800 m3 | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 215,400 m3 | +32.3% |
| 1965 | 130,500 m3 | -39.4% |
| 1966 | 90,000 m3 | -31.0% |
| 1967 | 84,800 m3 | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 64,500 m3 | -23.9% |
| 1969 | 62,000 m3 | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 239,400 m3 | +286.1% |
| 1971 | 121,100 m3 | -49.4% |
| 1972 | 96,000 m3 | -20.7% |
| 1973 | 234,000 m3 | +143.8% |
| 1974 | 239,100 m3 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 87,000 m3 | -63.6% |
| 1976 | 172,100 m3 | +97.8% |
| 1977 | 248,200 m3 | +44.2% |
| 1978 | 510,200 m3 | +105.6% |
| 1979 | 1.00 million m3 | +96.7% |
| 1980 | 725,700 m3 | -27.7% |
| 1981 | 304,900 m3 | -58.0% |
| 1982 | 312,000 m3 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 182,900 m3 | -41.4% |
| 1984 | 336,100 m3 | +83.8% |
| 1985 | 625,100 m3 | +86.0% |
| 1986 | 497,500 m3 | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 598,100 m3 | +20.2% |
| 1988 | 451,500 m3 | -24.5% |
| 1989 | 538,500 m3 | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 377,810 m3 | -29.8% |
| 1991 | 456,683 m3 | +20.9% |
| 1992 | 652,487 m3 | +42.9% |
| 1993 | 579,248 m3 | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 644,000 m3 | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 799,100 m3 | +24.1% |
| 1996 | 483,200 m3 | -39.5% |
| 1997 | 646,000 m3 | +33.7% |
| 1998 | 585,400 m3 | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 557,000 m3 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 570,103 m3 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 812,000 m3 | +42.4% |
| 2002 | 822,000 m3 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million m3 | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million m3 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million m3 | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 1.43 million m3 | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 1.53 million m3 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million m3 | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 616,779 m3 | -54.2% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million m3 | +62.6% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million m3 | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million m3 | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 1.27 million m3 | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 1.04 million m3 | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 323,837 m3 | -69.0% |
| 2016 | 324,340 m3 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 523,409 m3 | +61.4% |
| 2018 | 514,177 m3 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 459,302 m3 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 296,063 m3 | -35.5% |
| 2021 | 320,331 m3 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 290,376 m3 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 355,992 m3 | +22.6% |
| 2024 | 441,638 m3 | +24.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 441,638 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 17,844 m3, 24.7× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 441,638 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 332,711 m3, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Export quantity in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +286.1% | 62,000 m3 | 239,400 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128,411 m3 | 62,000 m3 | 215,400 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 295,080 m3 | 87,000 m3 | 1.00 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 457,230 m3 | 182,900 m3 | 725,700 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 578,093 m3 | 377,810 m3 | 799,100 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million m3 | 570,103 m3 | 1.53 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 759,614 m3 | 323,837 m3 | 1.27 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 340,880 m3 | 290,376 m3 | 441,638 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — export quantity in Portugal?
- Roundwood — export quantity in Portugal was 441,638 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roundwood — export quantity recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million m3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest roundwood — export quantity recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,000 m3 in 1969.
- How does Portugal rank for roundwood — export quantity?
- Portugal ranks 42nd out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roundwood — export quantity rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 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