Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in China
China: Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity was 21.98 million m3 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in China, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
China recorded 21.98 million m3 for total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 539.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in China peaked at 21.98 million m3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,400 m3, in 1998.
That places China 2nd out of 128 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in China, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 47,000 m3 | — |
| 1998 | 2,400 m3 | -94.9% |
| 1999 | 1.70 million m3 | +70726.7% |
| 2000 | 1.94 million m3 | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 1.84 million m3 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.10 million m3 | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 2.40 million m3 | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 2.43 million m3 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.43 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.85 million m3 | +58.4% |
| 2008 | 3.44 million m3 | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 4.97 million m3 | +44.5% |
| 2010 | 8.83 million m3 | +77.9% |
| 2011 | 12.62 million m3 | +42.9% |
| 2016 | 20.16 million m3 | +59.7% |
| 2017 | 19.84 million m3 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 21.98 million m3 | +10.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 21.98 million m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 108 m3, 203486.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- China's 21.98 million m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 358 m3, 61386.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +70726.7% | 2,400 m3 | 1.70 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 583,080 m3 | 2,400 m3 | 1.70 million m3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.82 million m3 | 1.84 million m3 | 4.97 million m3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.69 million m3 | 8.83 million m3 | 21.98 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Japan 22.01 million m3 compare
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70,789 m3 compare
- 2 Cabo Verde 25 m3 compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 511 m3 compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 472 m3 compare
- 3 T�rkiye 3.38 million m3 compare
- 4 Finland 3.13 million m3 compare
- 4 Viet Nam 406 m3 compare
- 5 Canada 2.77 million m3 compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 36 m3 compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % 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 -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in China?
- Total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in China was 21.98 million m3 in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 21.98 million m3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,400 m3 in 1998.
- How does China rank for total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- China ranks 2nd out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 539.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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 — Import 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/