Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Germany
Germany: Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity was 1.24 million m3 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Germany, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.24 million m3 for total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in Germany peaked at 1.44 million m3 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 183,000 m3, in 1997.
Germany ranks 11th of 128 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 — Import Quantity in Germany, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 183,000 m3 | — |
| 1998 | 275,000 m3 | +50.3% |
| 1999 | 709,000 m3 | +157.8% |
| 2000 | 269,000 m3 | -62.1% |
| 2001 | 727,000 m3 | +170.3% |
| 2002 | 526,000 m3 | -27.6% |
| 2003 | 647,000 m3 | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 717,000 m3 | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 601,000 m3 | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 781,750 m3 | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 1.22 million m3 | +55.7% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million m3 | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 736,260 m3 | -47.4% |
| 2011 | 842,855 m3 | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 832,538 m3 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 992,431 m3 | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million m3 | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million m3 | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 1.21 million m3 | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million m3 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 1.24 million m3 | -3.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1.24 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 43,500 m3, 28.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1.24 million m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84,336 m3, 14.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +170.3% | 269,000 m3 | 727,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 389,000 m3 | 183,000 m3 | 709,000 m3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 764,972 m3 | 269,000 m3 | 1.40 million m3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million m3 | 736,260 m3 | 1.44 million m3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 8 Portugal 1.72 million m3 compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 5 m3 compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3 m3 compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 1.48 million m3 compare
- 10 Austria 1.30 million m3 compare
- 12 Lithuania 1.22 million m3 compare
- 13 Indonesia 822,786 m3 compare
- 14 France 790,511 m3 compare
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in Germany?
- Total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in Germany was 1.24 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million m3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 183,000 m3 in 1997.
- How does Germany rank for total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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/