Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Japan
Japan: Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity was 22.01 million m3 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Japan, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Japan recorded 22.01 million m3 for total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in Japan peaked at 27.56 million m3 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.29 million m3, in 2004.
Japan ranks 1st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Japan, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.91 million m3 | — |
| 1998 | 26.61 million m3 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 26.20 million m3 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 26.66 million m3 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 25.66 million m3 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 26.91 million m3 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 27.56 million m3 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 18.29 million m3 | -33.7% |
| 2005 | 18.29 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.79 million m3 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 20.32 million m3 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 18.52 million m3 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 21.61 million m3 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 20.98 million m3 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 19.82 million m3 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 19.61 million m3 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.76 million m3 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 21.20 million m3 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 21.62 million m3 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 21.51 million m3 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 22.01 million m3 | +2.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 22.01 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 43,500 m3, 506.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Japan's 22.01 million m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 358 m3, 61488.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -33.7% | 27.56 million m3 | 18.29 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.57 million m3 | 26.20 million m3 | 26.91 million m3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.44 million m3 | 18.29 million m3 | 27.56 million m3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.01 million m3 | 19.61 million m3 | 22.01 million m3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70,789 m3 compare
- 2 Cabo Verde 25 m3 compare
- 2 China 21.98 million 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
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % 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 -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in Japan?
- Total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in Japan was 22.01 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.56 million m3 in 2003.
- What is the lowest total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.29 million m3 in 2004.
- How does Japan rank for total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Japan ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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/