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 33 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.

Roundwood — Import quantity in Northern America

Name: Roundwood — Import quantity in Northern America
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Northern America: Roundwood — Import quantity was 3.86 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

3.86 million m3

Change on year

up 1.1%

Rank

11th

of 33 groups

All-time high

10.16 million m3

in 2001

All-time low

1.80 million m3

in 1990

Years of data

1961–2024

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 33 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.

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

8 Belgium 3.58 million m3 compare
9 Finland 3.04 million m3 compare
10 Portugal 2.95 million m3 compare
11 Canada 2.89 million m3 compare
12 Czechia 2.11 million m3 compare
13 Italy 1.87 million m3 compare
14 Japan 1.85 million m3 compare

See the full ranking of 268 places →

More environment data for Northern America

Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.16 million t (2024)

All data for Northern America →

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 33 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator: Roundwood — Import quantity
Unit: m3
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 268 places, 11,726 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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