Roundwood — Import quantity in Northern America
Northern America: Roundwood — Import quantity was 3.86 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roundwood — Import quantity in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 3.86 million m3 for roundwood — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — import quantity in Northern America peaked at 10.16 million m3 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.80 million m3, in 1990.
That places Northern America 11th 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.16 million m3 | — |
| 1962 | 5.52 million m3 | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 5.25 million m3 | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 4.33 million m3 | -17.5% |
| 1965 | 4.62 million m3 | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 4.39 million m3 | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 4.52 million m3 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 4.69 million m3 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 4.30 million m3 | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 4.70 million m3 | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 4.61 million m3 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 5.67 million m3 | +22.8% |
| 1973 | 5.08 million m3 | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 5.45 million m3 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 4.55 million m3 | -16.6% |
| 1976 | 4.86 million m3 | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 4.66 million m3 | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 4.91 million m3 | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 5.54 million m3 | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 4.94 million m3 | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 4.37 million m3 | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 4.03 million m3 | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 4.88 million m3 | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 5.54 million m3 | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 5.70 million m3 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 6.05 million m3 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 6.58 million m3 | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 6.40 million m3 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 5.74 million m3 | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 1.80 million m3 | -68.7% |
| 1991 | 2.50 million m3 | +39.3% |
| 1992 | 5.61 million m3 | +124.3% |
| 1993 | 5.38 million m3 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 6.59 million m3 | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 7.60 million m3 | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 6.86 million m3 | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 7.53 million m3 | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 8.49 million m3 | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 8.17 million m3 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 9.11 million m3 | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 10.16 million m3 | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 9.85 million m3 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 9.37 million m3 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 8.62 million m3 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 10.10 million m3 | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 8.97 million m3 | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 7.53 million m3 | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 6.29 million m3 | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 5.53 million m3 | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 5.74 million m3 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 5.44 million m3 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 5.87 million m3 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 6.01 million m3 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.41 million m3 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 5.99 million m3 | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 7.59 million m3 | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 5.50 million m3 | -27.6% |
| 2018 | 7.08 million m3 | +28.7% |
| 2019 | 5.78 million m3 | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 5.80 million m3 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.38 million m3 | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 4.20 million m3 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 3.82 million m3 | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 3.86 million m3 | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Import quantity in Northern America 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 | +124.3% | 2.50 million m3 | 5.61 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.75 million m3 | 4.30 million m3 | 5.52 million m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.00 million m3 | 4.55 million m3 | 5.67 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.42 million m3 | 4.03 million m3 | 6.58 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.05 million m3 | 1.80 million m3 | 8.49 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.55 million m3 | 5.53 million m3 | 10.16 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.04 million m3 | 5.41 million m3 | 7.59 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.41 million m3 | 3.82 million m3 | 5.80 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — import quantity in Northern America?
- Roundwood — import quantity in Northern America was 3.86 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roundwood — import quantity recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 10.16 million m3 in 2001.
- What is the lowest roundwood — import quantity recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.80 million m3 in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for roundwood — import quantity?
- Northern America ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roundwood — import quantity rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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