Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Norway
Norway: Wood chips and particles — Export quantity was 639,692 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Norway, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood chips and particles — export quantity in Norway is 639,692 m3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — export quantity in Norway peaked at 824,342 m3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19,500 m3, in 1974.
That places Norway 15th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Norway, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 80,000 m3 | — |
| 1965 | 136,700 m3 | +70.9% |
| 1966 | 56,000 m3 | -59.0% |
| 1967 | 68,600 m3 | +22.5% |
| 1968 | 64,600 m3 | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 40,800 m3 | -36.8% |
| 1970 | 88,700 m3 | +117.4% |
| 1971 | 57,000 m3 | -35.7% |
| 1972 | 25,800 m3 | -54.7% |
| 1973 | 26,700 m3 | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 19,500 m3 | -27.0% |
| 1975 | 57,700 m3 | +195.9% |
| 1976 | 35,900 m3 | -37.8% |
| 1977 | 125,000 m3 | +248.2% |
| 1978 | 131,800 m3 | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 224,700 m3 | +70.5% |
| 1980 | 348,600 m3 | +55.1% |
| 1981 | 176,500 m3 | -49.4% |
| 1982 | 162,000 m3 | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 145,500 m3 | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 88,900 m3 | -38.9% |
| 1985 | 64,600 m3 | -27.3% |
| 1986 | 59,500 m3 | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 81,300 m3 | +36.6% |
| 1988 | 112,200 m3 | +38.0% |
| 1989 | 66,500 m3 | -40.7% |
| 1990 | 78,900 m3 | +18.6% |
| 1991 | 110,000 m3 | +39.4% |
| 1992 | 75,457 m3 | -31.4% |
| 1993 | 53,000 m3 | -29.8% |
| 1994 | 57,400 m3 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 75,000 m3 | +30.7% |
| 1996 | 66,000 m3 | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 129,000 m3 | +95.5% |
| 1998 | 139,000 m3 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 112,000 m3 | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 101,000 m3 | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 115,000 m3 | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 165,000 m3 | +43.5% |
| 2003 | 153,379 m3 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 113,016 m3 | -26.3% |
| 2005 | 100,235 m3 | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 41,292 m3 | -58.8% |
| 2007 | 36,943 m3 | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 145,465 m3 | +293.8% |
| 2009 | 104,425 m3 | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 107,479 m3 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 67,963 m3 | -36.8% |
| 2012 | 122,601 m3 | +80.4% |
| 2013 | 142,671 m3 | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 374,493 m3 | +162.5% |
| 2015 | 434,510 m3 | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 488,707 m3 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 644,920 m3 | +32.0% |
| 2018 | 824,342 m3 | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 603,686 m3 | -26.8% |
| 2020 | 363,415 m3 | -39.8% |
| 2021 | 398,041 m3 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 396,233 m3 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 739,748 m3 | +86.7% |
| 2024 | 639,692 m3 | -13.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 639,692 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,918 m3, 7.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Norway's 639,692 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70,329 m3, 9.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +293.8% | 36,943 m3 | 145,465 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74,450 m3 | 40,800 m3 | 136,700 m3 | 6 |
| 1970s | 79,280 m3 | 19,500 m3 | 224,700 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 130,560 m3 | 59,500 m3 | 348,600 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,576 m3 | 53,000 m3 | 139,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,576 m3 | 36,943 m3 | 165,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 381,137 m3 | 67,963 m3 | 824,342 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 507,426 m3 | 363,415 m3 | 739,748 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — export quantity in Norway?
- Wood chips and particles — export quantity in Norway was 639,692 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 824,342 m3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,500 m3 in 1974.
- How does Norway rank for wood chips and particles — export quantity?
- Norway ranks 15th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — export quantity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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