Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Australia
Australia: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 1,667 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Australia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood chips and particles — import quantity in Australia stood at 1,667 m3.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in Australia peaked at 50,000 m3 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 744 m3, in 2004.
That places Australia 69th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Australia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,864 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 3,000 m3 | +60.9% |
| 1994 | 4,000 m3 | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 3,000 m3 | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 4,000 m3 | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 4,400 m3 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 6,000 m3 | +36.4% |
| 1999 | 9,000 m3 | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 8,000 m3 | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 7,000 m3 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 5,000 m3 | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 5,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 744 m3 | -85.1% |
| 2005 | 6,400 m3 | +760.2% |
| 2006 | 13,900 m3 | +117.2% |
| 2007 | 12,700 m3 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 38,500 m3 | +203.1% |
| 2009 | 22,100 m3 | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 28,400 m3 | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 40,000 m3 | +40.8% |
| 2012 | 50,000 m3 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 2,053 m3 | -95.9% |
| 2014 | 2,986 m3 | +45.4% |
| 2015 | 1,588 m3 | -46.8% |
| 2016 | 2,850 m3 | +79.5% |
| 2017 | 2,654 m3 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 2,520 m3 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 1,836 m3 | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 2,961 m3 | +61.3% |
| 2021 | 2,438 m3 | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 3,026 m3 | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 1,476 m3 | -51.2% |
| 2024 | 1,667 m3 | +12.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1,667 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,982 m3, 56% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1,667 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 144 m3, 11.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +760.2% | 744 m3 | 6,400 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,408 m3 | 1,864 m3 | 9,000 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 11,934 m3 | 744 m3 | 38,500 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,489 m3 | 1,588 m3 | 50,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,314 m3 | 1,476 m3 | 3,026 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 67 Russian Federation 1,718 m3 compare
- 67 Russia 1,718 m3 compare
- 69 Australia and New Zealand 1,667 m3 compare
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,469 m3 compare
- 72 Brazil 1,435 m3 compare
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 — import quantity in Australia?
- Wood chips and particles — import quantity in Australia was 1,667 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 m3 in 2012.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 744 m3 in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Australia ranks 69th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. 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 — Import 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