Roundwood — Import quantity in Greece
Greece: Roundwood — Import quantity was 50,379 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roundwood — Import quantity in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Greece recorded 50,379 m3 for roundwood — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — import quantity in Greece peaked at 650,568 m3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21,500 m3, in 1995.
Greece ranks 56th of 254 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roundwood — Import quantity in Greece, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,300 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 46,400 m3 | +99.1% |
| 1963 | 52,500 m3 | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 77,700 m3 | +48.0% |
| 1965 | 94,400 m3 | +21.5% |
| 1966 | 122,900 m3 | +30.2% |
| 1967 | 168,100 m3 | +36.8% |
| 1968 | 211,200 m3 | +25.6% |
| 1969 | 189,500 m3 | -10.3% |
| 1970 | 194,700 m3 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 217,000 m3 | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 259,500 m3 | +19.6% |
| 1973 | 358,800 m3 | +38.3% |
| 1974 | 276,600 m3 | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 257,700 m3 | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 290,800 m3 | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 331,400 m3 | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 356,300 m3 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 392,000 m3 | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 362,200 m3 | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 270,700 m3 | -25.3% |
| 1982 | 146,800 m3 | -45.8% |
| 1983 | 220,900 m3 | +50.5% |
| 1984 | 201,800 m3 | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 161,900 m3 | -19.8% |
| 1986 | 299,000 m3 | +84.7% |
| 1987 | 241,100 m3 | -19.4% |
| 1988 | 307,400 m3 | +27.5% |
| 1989 | 552,900 m3 | +79.9% |
| 1990 | 268,319 m3 | -51.5% |
| 1991 | 281,549 m3 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 251,757 m3 | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 186,194 m3 | -26.0% |
| 1994 | 23,749 m3 | -87.2% |
| 1995 | 21,500 m3 | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 23,000 m3 | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 269,200 m3 | +1070.4% |
| 1998 | 500,100 m3 | +85.8% |
| 1999 | 515,000 m3 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 445,371 m3 | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 631,894 m3 | +41.9% |
| 2002 | 459,766 m3 | -27.2% |
| 2003 | 493,283 m3 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 650,568 m3 | +31.9% |
| 2005 | 327,835 m3 | -49.6% |
| 2006 | 284,660 m3 | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 490,330 m3 | +72.3% |
| 2008 | 622,071 m3 | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 386,065 m3 | -37.9% |
| 2010 | 439,426 m3 | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 408,871 m3 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 540,892 m3 | +32.3% |
| 2013 | 404,993 m3 | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 309,281 m3 | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 309,281 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 309,281 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 203,057 m3 | -34.3% |
| 2018 | 202,489 m3 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 201,313 m3 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 196,000 m3 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 115,669 m3 | -41.0% |
| 2022 | 71,974 m3 | -37.8% |
| 2023 | 57,059 m3 | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 50,379 m3 | -11.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 50,379 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 23,081 m3, 2.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's 50,379 m3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 167,260 m3, 30% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Import quantity in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1070.4% | 23,000 m3 | 269,200 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109,556 m3 | 23,300 m3 | 211,200 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 293,480 m3 | 194,700 m3 | 392,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 276,470 m3 | 146,800 m3 | 552,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 234,037 m3 | 21,500 m3 | 515,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 479,184 m3 | 284,660 m3 | 650,568 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 332,888 m3 | 201,313 m3 | 540,892 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,216 m3 | 50,379 m3 | 196,000 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — import quantity in Greece?
- Roundwood — import quantity in Greece was 50,379 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roundwood — import quantity recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 650,568 m3 in 2004.
- What is the lowest roundwood — import quantity recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,500 m3 in 1995.
- How does Greece rank for roundwood — import quantity?
- Greece ranks 56th out of 254 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roundwood — import quantity rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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