Roundwood — Import quantity in Americas
Americas: Roundwood — Import quantity was 4.13 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roundwood — Import quantity in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, roundwood — import quantity in Americas stood at 4.13 million m3.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — import quantity in Americas peaked at 10.42 million m3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.96 million m3, in 1990.
That places Americas 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roundwood — Import quantity in Americas, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.56 million m3 | — |
| 1962 | 5.85 million m3 | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 5.54 million m3 | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 4.62 million m3 | -16.5% |
| 1965 | 5.07 million m3 | +9.7% |
| 1966 | 4.79 million m3 | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 4.90 million m3 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 4.97 million m3 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 4.58 million m3 | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 5.02 million m3 | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 4.91 million m3 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 5.91 million m3 | +20.5% |
| 1973 | 5.29 million m3 | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 5.67 million m3 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 4.76 million m3 | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 5.04 million m3 | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 4.80 million m3 | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 5.09 million m3 | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 5.72 million m3 | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 5.21 million m3 | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 4.62 million m3 | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 4.28 million m3 | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 5.13 million m3 | +19.9% |
| 1984 | 5.72 million m3 | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 5.86 million m3 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 6.21 million m3 | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 6.73 million m3 | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 6.54 million m3 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 5.84 million m3 | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 1.96 million m3 | -66.4% |
| 1991 | 2.68 million m3 | +36.5% |
| 1992 | 5.73 million m3 | +114.0% |
| 1993 | 5.52 million m3 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 6.82 million m3 | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 7.87 million m3 | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 7.05 million m3 | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 7.74 million m3 | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 8.76 million m3 | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 8.41 million m3 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 9.26 million m3 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 10.37 million m3 | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 9.99 million m3 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 9.59 million m3 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 8.98 million m3 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 10.42 million m3 | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 9.29 million m3 | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 7.85 million m3 | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 6.47 million m3 | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 5.68 million m3 | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 5.90 million m3 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 5.65 million m3 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 6.09 million m3 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 6.28 million m3 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 5.73 million m3 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 6.16 million m3 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 7.75 million m3 | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 5.65 million m3 | -27.1% |
| 2018 | 7.27 million m3 | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 6.10 million m3 | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 6.12 million m3 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.75 million m3 | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 4.53 million m3 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 4.10 million m3 | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 4.13 million m3 | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Import quantity in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +114.0% | 2.68 million m3 | 5.73 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.10 million m3 | 4.58 million m3 | 5.85 million m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.22 million m3 | 4.76 million m3 | 5.91 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.61 million m3 | 4.28 million m3 | 6.73 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.26 million m3 | 1.96 million m3 | 8.76 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.79 million m3 | 5.68 million m3 | 10.42 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.26 million m3 | 5.65 million m3 | 7.75 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.72 million m3 | 4.10 million m3 | 6.12 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — import quantity in Americas?
- Roundwood — import quantity in Americas was 4.13 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roundwood — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 10.42 million m3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest roundwood — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 million m3 in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for roundwood — import quantity?
- Americas ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roundwood — import quantity rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 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