Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in South America
South America: Wood chips and particles — Export quantity was 4.50 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in South America, 1986–2024
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 South America is 4.50 million m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — export quantity in South America peaked at 10.46 million m3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 184,000 m3, in 1986.
That places South America 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in South America, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 184,000 m3 | — |
| 1987 | 670,200 m3 | +264.2% |
| 1988 | 1.34 million m3 | +100.2% |
| 1989 | 2.69 million m3 | +100.1% |
| 1990 | 3.30 million m3 | +22.8% |
| 1991 | 3.37 million m3 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 3.55 million m3 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 3.15 million m3 | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 3.79 million m3 | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 5.33 million m3 | +40.5% |
| 1996 | 4.17 million m3 | -21.7% |
| 1997 | 3.86 million m3 | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 3.38 million m3 | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 3.68 million m3 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 4.10 million m3 | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 4.32 million m3 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 3.70 million m3 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 4.66 million m3 | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 5.58 million m3 | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 6.51 million m3 | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 6.61 million m3 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.89 million m3 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 9.02 million m3 | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 6.58 million m3 | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 8.81 million m3 | +33.9% |
| 2011 | 8.95 million m3 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.35 million m3 | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 7.03 million m3 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 7.76 million m3 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 6.97 million m3 | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 9.17 million m3 | +31.5% |
| 2017 | 9.51 million m3 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 10.46 million m3 | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 8.77 million m3 | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 7.18 million m3 | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 6.80 million m3 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 6.41 million m3 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 5.39 million m3 | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 4.50 million m3 | -16.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in South America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +264.2% | 184,000 m3 | 670,200 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.22 million m3 | 184,000 m3 | 2.69 million m3 | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.76 million m3 | 3.15 million m3 | 5.33 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.80 million m3 | 3.70 million m3 | 9.02 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.48 million m3 | 6.97 million m3 | 10.46 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.05 million m3 | 4.50 million m3 | 7.18 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — export quantity in South America?
- Wood chips and particles — export quantity in South America was 4.50 million 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 10.46 million m3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 184,000 m3 in 1986.
- How does South America rank for wood chips and particles — export quantity?
- South America ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — export quantity rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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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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