Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Canada
Canada: Wood chips and particles — Export quantity was 55,584 m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Canada, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood chips and particles — export quantity in Canada stood at 55,584 m3. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.0% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — export quantity in Canada peaked at 1.90 million m3 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 55,584 m3, in 2024.
Canada ranks 47th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1.14 million m3 | — |
| 1965 | 839,000 m3 | -26.1% |
| 1966 | 985,100 m3 | +17.4% |
| 1967 | 1.20 million m3 | +22.3% |
| 1968 | 1.22 million m3 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 777,700 m3 | -36.0% |
| 1970 | 976,000 m3 | +25.5% |
| 1971 | 852,000 m3 | -12.7% |
| 1972 | 753,000 m3 | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 800,000 m3 | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 652,000 m3 | -18.5% |
| 1975 | 522,000 m3 | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 780,000 m3 | +49.4% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million m3 | +30.1% |
| 1978 | 1.23 million m3 | +21.3% |
| 1979 | 1.29 million m3 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 1.49 million m3 | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 1.45 million m3 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.25 million m3 | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 1.54 million m3 | +22.5% |
| 1984 | 1.31 million m3 | -14.6% |
| 1985 | 1.24 million m3 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 1.12 million m3 | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 1.00 million m3 | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 1.70 million m3 | +69.8% |
| 1989 | 1.90 million m3 | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 1.58 million m3 | -16.8% |
| 1991 | 1.28 million m3 | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 1.15 million m3 | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 903,000 m3 | -21.3% |
| 1994 | 935,000 m3 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 977,000 m3 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.17 million m3 | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 1.27 million m3 | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 913,000 m3 | -28.3% |
| 1999 | 906,093 m3 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million m3 | +34.9% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million m3 | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 1.12 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million m3 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 404,000 m3 | -60.9% |
| 2005 | 629,000 m3 | +55.7% |
| 2006 | 1.22 million m3 | +93.5% |
| 2007 | 1.15 million m3 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 881,000 m3 | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 709,000 m3 | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 918,000 m3 | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million m3 | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 1.34 million m3 | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 943,213 m3 | -29.4% |
| 2014 | 892,957 m3 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 865,099 m3 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 970,000 m3 | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 504,488 m3 | -48.0% |
| 2018 | 374,202 m3 | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 182,339 m3 | -51.3% |
| 2020 | 104,443 m3 | -42.7% |
| 2021 | 456,819 m3 | +337.4% |
| 2022 | 393,384 m3 | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 173,679 m3 | -55.9% |
| 2024 | 55,584 m3 | -68.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 55,584 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90,918 m3, 61% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +337.4% | 104,443 m3 | 456,819 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 million m3 | 777,700 m3 | 1.22 million m3 | 6 |
| 1970s | 887,180 m3 | 522,000 m3 | 1.29 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.40 million m3 | 1.00 million m3 | 1.90 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 million m3 | 903,000 m3 | 1.58 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 948,132 m3 | 404,000 m3 | 1.22 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 805,454 m3 | 182,339 m3 | 1.34 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,782 m3 | 55,584 m3 | 456,819 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 44 Luxembourg 70,329 m3 compare
- 45 Switzerland 65,354 m3 compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 60,261 m3 compare
- 48 Denmark 50,569 m3 compare
- 49 Czechoslovakia 25,600 m3 compare
- 50 India 22,874 m3 compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — export quantity in Canada?
- Wood chips and particles — export quantity in Canada was 55,584 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million m3 in 1989.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,584 m3 in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for wood chips and particles — export quantity?
- Canada ranks 47th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — export quantity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood chips and particles — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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