Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in United States
United States: Total fibre furnish — Import quantity was 6.99 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in United States, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fibre furnish — import quantity in United States is 6.99 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fibre furnish — import quantity in United States peaked at 7.54 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 268,400 t, in 1967.
United States ranks 5th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in United States, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 281,100 t | — |
| 1962 | 297,800 t | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 307,400 t | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 315,500 t | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 329,500 t | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 303,000 t | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 268,400 t | -11.4% |
| 1968 | 2.92 million t | +989.5% |
| 1969 | 3.38 million t | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 3.00 million t | -11.2% |
| 1971 | 2.97 million t | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 3.27 million t | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 3.56 million t | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 3.62 million t | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.73 million t | -24.6% |
| 1976 | 3.31 million t | +21.2% |
| 1977 | 3.43 million t | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 3.54 million t | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 3.81 million t | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 3.51 million t | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 3.55 million t | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 3.21 million t | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 3.69 million t | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 4.09 million t | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 4.03 million t | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 4.10 million t | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 4.50 million t | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 4.47 million t | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.54 million t | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 4.45 million t | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 4.50 million t | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 4.58 million t | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 4.96 million t | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 5.31 million t | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 5.79 million t | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 5.52 million t | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 6.41 million t | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 5.88 million t | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 6.42 million t | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 6.80 million t | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 6.94 million t | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 6.95 million t | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.45 million t | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 6.60 million t | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.62 million t | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.72 million t | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.86 million t | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 6.22 million t | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 4.79 million t | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 6.12 million t | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 6.24 million t | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.88 million t | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 6.16 million t | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 6.38 million t | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.94 million t | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 6.31 million t | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 6.18 million t | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.20 million t | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.71 million t | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 6.10 million t | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 6.70 million t | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 7.54 million t | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 6.44 million t | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 6.99 million t | +8.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 6.99 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,585 t, 138.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in United States 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 | +989.5% | 268,400 t | 2.92 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 934,511 t | 268,400 t | 3.38 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.32 million t | 2.73 million t | 3.81 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.97 million t | 3.21 million t | 4.54 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.38 million t | 4.45 million t | 6.42 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.50 million t | 4.79 million t | 6.95 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.11 million t | 5.71 million t | 6.38 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.75 million t | 6.10 million t | 7.54 million t | 5 |
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- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2197 % 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)
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- 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 0.1952 % 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 States?
- Total fibre furnish — import quantity in United States was 6.99 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 7.54 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fibre furnish — import quantity recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 268,400 t in 1967.
- How does United States rank for total fibre furnish — import quantity?
- United States ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fibre furnish — import quantity rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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