Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Sweden
Sweden: Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity was 2.11 million m3 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Sweden, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in Sweden is 2.11 million m3, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in Sweden peaked at 2.11 million m3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 468,300 m3, in 2002.
Sweden ranks 6th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 789,000 m3 | — |
| 1998 | 738,000 m3 | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 719,200 m3 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 988,000 m3 | +37.4% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million m3 | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 468,300 m3 | -61.5% |
| 2003 | 1.71 million m3 | +265.4% |
| 2004 | 1.87 million m3 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 2.05 million m3 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 1.65 million m3 | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 1.70 million m3 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.50 million m3 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.57 million m3 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.43 million m3 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million m3 | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million m3 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.13 million m3 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million m3 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million m3 | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 1.96 million m3 | +28.2% |
| 2018 | 2.11 million m3 | +7.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2.11 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 43,500 m3, 48.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2.11 million m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84,336 m3, 25.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +265.4% | 468,300 m3 | 1.71 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 748,733 m3 | 719,200 m3 | 789,000 m3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.46 million m3 | 468,300 m3 | 2.05 million m3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million m3 | 1.08 million m3 | 2.11 million m3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 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
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 17 m3 compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 11 m3 compare
- 7 Poland 1.81 million m3 compare
- 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
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in Sweden?
- Total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity in Sweden was 2.11 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million m3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 468,300 m3 in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Sweden ranks 6th out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fao — wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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/