Sawnwood — Import quantity in Greenland
Greenland: Sawnwood — Import quantity was 26,619 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sawnwood — Import quantity in Greenland, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 26,619 m3 for sawnwood — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 98.7% on the previous year and up 152.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — import quantity in Greenland peaked at 26,619 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,846 m3, in 2000.
Greenland ranks 129th of 254 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Sawnwood — Import quantity in Greenland, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10,442 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 7,870 m3 | -24.6% |
| 1994 | 7,208 m3 | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 7,208 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,208 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,208 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,208 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,208 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,846 m3 | -46.6% |
| 2001 | 4,043 m3 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 10,667 m3 | +163.8% |
| 2003 | 9,793 m3 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 10,906 m3 | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 9,866 m3 | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 8,128 m3 | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 12,221 m3 | +50.4% |
| 2008 | 18,582 m3 | +52.0% |
| 2009 | 15,310 m3 | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 16,174 m3 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 10,439 m3 | -35.5% |
| 2012 | 13,692 m3 | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 12,744 m3 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 10,547 m3 | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 13,426 m3 | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 15,739 m3 | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 13,706 m3 | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 7,643 m3 | -44.2% |
| 2019 | 15,168 m3 | +98.5% |
| 2020 | 14,534 m3 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 13,989 m3 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 15,276 m3 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 13,397 m3 | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 26,619 m3 | +98.7% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 26,619 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 92,908 m3, 29% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 26,619 m3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 289,983 m3, 9% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — Import quantity in Greenland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +163.8% | 4,043 m3 | 10,667 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,695 m3 | 7,208 m3 | 10,442 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 10,336 m3 | 3,846 m3 | 18,582 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,928 m3 | 7,643 m3 | 16,174 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,763 m3 | 13,397 m3 | 26,619 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 126 Martinique 29,329 m3 compare
- 127 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28,047 m3 compare
- 128 French Polynesia 27,748 m3 compare
- 130 Melanesia 26,212 m3 compare
- 131 Haiti 25,136 m3 compare
- 132 Chile 23,800 m3 compare
More environment data for Greenland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 2.61 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.11 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 24.29 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.02 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — import quantity in Greenland?
- Sawnwood — import quantity in Greenland was 26,619 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sawnwood — import quantity recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 26,619 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — import quantity recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,846 m3 in 2000.
- How does Greenland rank for sawnwood — import quantity?
- Greenland ranks 129th out of 254 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sawnwood — import quantity rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sawnwood — 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