Wood chips and particles — Export value in Australia
Australia: Wood chips and particles — Export value was 735,087 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Export value in Australia, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Australia recorded 735,087 1000 USD for wood chips and particles — export value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — export value in Australia peaked at 1.09 million 1000 USD in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8,353 1000 USD, in 1971.
Australia ranks 4th of 172 countries on this measure, 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 value in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8,353 1000 USD | — |
| 1972 | 23,357 1000 USD | +179.6% |
| 1973 | 66,468 1000 USD | +184.6% |
| 1974 | 94,470 1000 USD | +42.1% |
| 1975 | 63,572 1000 USD | -32.7% |
| 1976 | 63,745 1000 USD | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 88,241 1000 USD | +38.4% |
| 1978 | 92,972 1000 USD | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 106,320 1000 USD | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 149,601 1000 USD | +40.7% |
| 1981 | 187,709 1000 USD | +25.5% |
| 1982 | 177,351 1000 USD | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 137,603 1000 USD | -22.4% |
| 1984 | 168,131 1000 USD | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 151,116 1000 USD | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 160,122 1000 USD | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 242,348 1000 USD | +51.4% |
| 1988 | 270,763 1000 USD | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 305,670 1000 USD | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 299,119 1000 USD | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 339,821 1000 USD | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 283,530 1000 USD | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 314,864 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 345,062 1000 USD | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 421,085 1000 USD | +22.0% |
| 1996 | 418,286 1000 USD | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 430,528 1000 USD | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 392,535 1000 USD | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 377,306 1000 USD | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 420,361 1000 USD | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 366,878 1000 USD | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 426,280 1000 USD | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 503,045 1000 USD | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 623,230 1000 USD | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 631,554 1000 USD | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 677,871 1000 USD | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 834,279 1000 USD | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 956,834 1000 USD | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 686,095 1000 USD | -28.3% |
| 2010 | 840,291 1000 USD | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 790,672 1000 USD | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 689,496 1000 USD | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 631,555 1000 USD | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 756,049 1000 USD | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 787,247 1000 USD | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 834,282 1000 USD | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 938,579 1000 USD | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million 1000 USD | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million 1000 USD | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 673,017 1000 USD | -34.3% |
| 2021 | 777,857 1000 USD | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 907,016 1000 USD | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 821,188 1000 USD | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 735,087 1000 USD | -10.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 735,087 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,320 1000 USD, 100.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Australia's 735,087 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 458 1000 USD, 1605.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Export value in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +184.6% | 23,357 1000 USD | 66,468 1000 USD |
| 1972 | +179.6% | 8,353 1000 USD | 23,357 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67,500 1000 USD | 8,353 1000 USD | 106,320 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1980s | 195,041 1000 USD | 137,603 1000 USD | 305,670 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 362,214 1000 USD | 283,530 1000 USD | 430,528 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 612,643 1000 USD | 366,878 1000 USD | 956,834 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 838,446 1000 USD | 631,555 1000 USD | 1.09 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 782,833 1000 USD | 673,017 1000 USD | 907,016 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — export value in Australia?
- Wood chips and particles — export value in Australia was 735,087 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips and particles — export value recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million 1000 USD in 2018.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — export value recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,353 1000 USD in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for wood chips and particles — export value?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — export value rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood chips and particles — Export value. 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