Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Export Quantity in Australia
Australia: Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Export Quantity was 16.37 million m3 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Export Quantity in Australia, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Australia recorded 16.37 million m3 for total fao — wood chips and particles — export quantity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fao — wood chips and particles — export quantity in Australia peaked at 16.37 million m3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.50 million m3, in 2009.
Australia ranks 1st of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Export Quantity in Australia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.48 million m3 | — |
| 1998 | 7.80 million m3 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 8.74 million m3 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 10.88 million m3 | +24.4% |
| 2001 | 10.50 million m3 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 11.87 million m3 | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 11.70 million m3 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.00 million m3 | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 10.00 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.68 million m3 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.68 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.50 million m3 | -32.9% |
| 2010 | 9.30 million m3 | +43.2% |
| 2011 | 8.73 million m3 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 8.96 million m3 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 9.38 million m3 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 11.60 million m3 | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 12.75 million m3 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 13.84 million m3 | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 13.84 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.37 million m3 | +18.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 16.37 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 155,956 m3, 104.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Australia's 16.37 million m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58,952 m3, 277.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.01 million m3 | 7.48 million m3 | 8.74 million m3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.09 million m3 | 6.50 million m3 | 11.87 million m3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.64 million m3 | 8.73 million m3 | 16.37 million m3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Viet Nam 17.04 million m3 compare
- 2 Chile 6.25 million m3 compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 214,000 m3 compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,727 m3 compare
- 3 Thailand 2.98 million m3 compare
- 4 Belarus 2.83 million m3 compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 161 m3 compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fao — wood chips and particles — export quantity in Australia?
- Total fao — wood chips and particles — export quantity in Australia was 16.37 million m3 in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fao — wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.37 million m3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fao — wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.50 million m3 in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for total fao — wood chips and particles — export quantity?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fao — wood chips and particles — export quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Export Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/