Sawnwood — Export quantity in Canada
Canada: Sawnwood — Export quantity was 23.06 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sawnwood — Export quantity in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Canada recorded 23.06 million m3 for sawnwood — export quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — export quantity in Canada peaked at 41.18 million m3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.85 million m3, in 1961.
Canada ranks 1st of 253 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sawnwood — Export quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.85 million m3 | — |
| 1962 | 9.77 million m3 | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 11.13 million m3 | +13.9% |
| 1964 | 11.55 million m3 | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 11.59 million m3 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 10.98 million m3 | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 11.21 million m3 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 12.41 million m3 | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 11.92 million m3 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 12.86 million m3 | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 14.66 million m3 | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 16.83 million m3 | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 17.13 million m3 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 14.20 million m3 | -17.1% |
| 1975 | 11.22 million m3 | -21.0% |
| 1976 | 16.58 million m3 | +47.8% |
| 1977 | 21.03 million m3 | +26.9% |
| 1978 | 22.97 million m3 | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 22.85 million m3 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 21.23 million m3 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 19.96 million m3 | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 20.14 million m3 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 24.68 million m3 | +22.6% |
| 1984 | 27.03 million m3 | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 28.12 million m3 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 27.71 million m3 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 30.21 million m3 | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 29.82 million m3 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 29.29 million m3 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 27.19 million m3 | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 26.42 million m3 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 28.77 million m3 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 31.58 million m3 | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 33.16 million m3 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 35.03 million m3 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 36.60 million m3 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 35.35 million m3 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 35.16 million m3 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 36.19 million m3 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 36.46 million m3 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 36.37 million m3 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 37.36 million m3 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 37.98 million m3 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 41.10 million m3 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 41.18 million m3 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 38.98 million m3 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 33.19 million m3 | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 24.22 million m3 | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 19.00 million m3 | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 22.38 million m3 | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 24.17 million m3 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 25.37 million m3 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 28.02 million m3 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 29.50 million m3 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 30.30 million m3 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 33.16 million m3 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 31.64 million m3 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 30.21 million m3 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 28.00 million m3 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 26.70 million m3 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 27.17 million m3 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 24.64 million m3 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 23.11 million m3 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 23.06 million m3 | -0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 23.06 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 28,558 m3, 807.4× the median. (73 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.05 million m3 | 8.85 million m3 | 12.41 million m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.03 million m3 | 11.22 million m3 | 22.97 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.82 million m3 | 19.96 million m3 | 30.21 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.55 million m3 | 26.42 million m3 | 36.60 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.58 million m3 | 19.00 million m3 | 41.18 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.27 million m3 | 22.38 million m3 | 33.16 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.94 million m3 | 23.06 million m3 | 27.17 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — export quantity in Canada?
- Sawnwood — export quantity in Canada was 23.06 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sawnwood — export quantity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 41.18 million m3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — export quantity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.85 million m3 in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for sawnwood — export quantity?
- Canada ranks 1st out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sawnwood — export quantity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sawnwood — 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