Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in China
China: Total fibre furnish — Import quantity was 28.63 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in China, 1966–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China recorded 28.63 million t for total fibre furnish — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fibre furnish — import quantity in China peaked at 48.82 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 46,300 t, in 1966.
China ranks 1st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 46,300 t | — |
| 1967 | 50,200 t | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 173,840 t | +246.3% |
| 1969 | 97,040 t | -44.2% |
| 1970 | 227,400 t | +134.3% |
| 1971 | 329,700 t | +45.0% |
| 1972 | 389,900 t | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 420,800 t | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 441,556 t | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 415,828 t | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 420,627 t | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 417,048 t | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 566,073 t | +35.7% |
| 1979 | 662,922 t | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 989,828 t | +49.3% |
| 1981 | 1.07 million t | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 1.24 million t | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 1.61 million t | +30.5% |
| 1984 | 1.76 million t | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 1.73 million t | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 2.39 million t | +37.9% |
| 1987 | 2.63 million t | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 2.97 million t | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 3.18 million t | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 2.56 million t | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 3.81 million t | +49.0% |
| 1992 | 3.24 million t | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 2.95 million t | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 3.72 million t | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 3.99 million t | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 5.34 million t | +33.9% |
| 1997 | 5.36 million t | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.01 million t | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 7.39 million t | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 8.63 million t | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 12.95 million t | +50.1% |
| 2002 | 13.76 million t | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 17.11 million t | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 20.34 million t | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 22.56 million t | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 28.91 million t | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 32.35 million t | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 34.84 million t | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 41.74 million t | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 36.21 million t | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 42.14 million t | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 46.61 million t | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 45.75 million t | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 44.83 million t | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 48.08 million t | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 48.71 million t | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 48.82 million t | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.94 million t | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 35.68 million t | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 34.60 million t | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 26.53 million t | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 25.43 million t | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 30.81 million t | +21.2% |
| 2024 | 28.63 million t | -7.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 28.63 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,296 t, 5406.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 28.63 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,248 t, 12737.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total fibre furnish — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +246.3% | 50,200 t | 173,840 t |
| 1970 | +134.3% | 97,040 t | 227,400 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91,845 t | 46,300 t | 173,840 t | 4 |
| 1970s | 429,185 t | 227,400 t | 662,922 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 million t | 989,828 t | 3.18 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.44 million t | 2.56 million t | 7.39 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.32 million t | 8.63 million t | 41.74 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.78 million t | 35.68 million t | 48.82 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.20 million t | 25.43 million t | 34.60 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2791 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 41.82 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fibre furnish — import quantity in China?
- Total fibre furnish — import quantity in China was 28.63 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fibre furnish — import quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 48.82 million t in 2017.
- What is the lowest total fibre furnish — import quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,300 t in 1966.
- How does China rank for total fibre furnish — import quantity?
- China ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fibre furnish — import quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 fibre furnish — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en