Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Total fibre furnish — Import quantity was 836,139 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in United Kingdom, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 836,139 t for total fibre furnish — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fibre furnish — import quantity in United Kingdom peaked at 2.79 million t in 1970 and was at its lowest, 655,200 t, in 1962.
That places United Kingdom 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 733,200 t | — |
| 1962 | 655,200 t | -10.6% |
| 1963 | 715,300 t | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 829,700 t | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 897,100 t | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 836,100 t | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 727,000 t | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 2.64 million t | +263.8% |
| 1969 | 2.62 million t | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 2.79 million t | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 2.06 million t | -26.2% |
| 1972 | 2.22 million t | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 2.19 million t | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 2.34 million t | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 1.77 million t | -24.3% |
| 1976 | 2.13 million t | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 1.96 million t | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 1.94 million t | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.93 million t | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.62 million t | -16.3% |
| 1981 | 1.56 million t | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.32 million t | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 1.44 million t | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 1.64 million t | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 1.56 million t | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.65 million t | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 1.99 million t | +20.7% |
| 1988 | 2.03 million t | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 2.05 million t | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.05 million t | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.01 million t | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 2.08 million t | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.79 million t | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 1.93 million t | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 2.06 million t | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.79 million t | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 1.85 million t | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.70 million t | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.73 million t | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.91 million t | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 1.67 million t | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 1.69 million t | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.61 million t | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.71 million t | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.65 million t | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.45 million t | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million t | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million t | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 987,709 t | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 1.13 million t | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million t | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million t | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.24 million t | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 1.33 million t | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million t | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million t | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million t | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million t | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 923,197 t | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 720,542 t | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 848,290 t | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 936,000 t | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 780,195 t | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 836,139 t | +7.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 836,139 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,585 t, 16.5× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 836,139 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,809 t, 10.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in United Kingdom 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 | +263.8% | 727,000 t | 2.64 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 million t | 655,200 t | 2.64 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.13 million t | 1.77 million t | 2.79 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 million t | 1.32 million t | 2.05 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.90 million t | 1.70 million t | 2.08 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million t | 987,709 t | 1.91 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million t | 923,197 t | 1.49 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 824,233 t | 720,542 t | 936,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 27 Japan 1.11 million t compare
- 28 Sweden 846,595 t compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 836,139 t compare
- 31 United Arab Emirates 665,859 t compare
- 32 Hungary 626,810 t compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fibre furnish — import quantity in United Kingdom?
- Total fibre furnish — import quantity in United Kingdom was 836,139 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fibre furnish — import quantity recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 million t in 1970.
- What is the lowest total fibre furnish — import quantity recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 655,200 t in 1962.
- How does United Kingdom rank for total fibre furnish — import quantity?
- United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fibre furnish — import quantity rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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