Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Caribbean
Caribbean: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 4,617 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Caribbean, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 4,617 m3 for wood chips and particles — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.3% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in Caribbean peaked at 15,821 m3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 220 m3, in 1992.
That places Caribbean 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 220 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 1,331 m3 | +505.0% |
| 1994 | 1,120 m3 | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 1,084 m3 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1,593 m3 | +47.0% |
| 1997 | 4,342 m3 | +172.6% |
| 1998 | 4,772 m3 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 2,262 m3 | -52.6% |
| 2000 | 1,989 m3 | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 1,289 m3 | -35.2% |
| 2002 | 1,383 m3 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 3,184 m3 | +130.2% |
| 2004 | 15,821 m3 | +396.9% |
| 2005 | 15,821 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,921 m3 | -68.9% |
| 2007 | 1,561 m3 | -68.3% |
| 2008 | 2,002 m3 | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 1,865 m3 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 6,548 m3 | +251.1% |
| 2011 | 2,044 m3 | -68.8% |
| 2012 | 4,847 m3 | +137.1% |
| 2013 | 2,011 m3 | -58.5% |
| 2014 | 3,065 m3 | +52.4% |
| 2015 | 3,560 m3 | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 2,412 m3 | -32.2% |
| 2017 | 2,617 m3 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 5,000 m3 | +91.1% |
| 2019 | 6,284 m3 | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 5,517 m3 | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 2,947 m3 | -46.6% |
| 2022 | 8,487 m3 | +188.0% |
| 2023 | 9,110 m3 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 4,617 m3 | -49.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +505.0% | 220 m3 | 1,331 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,090 m3 | 220 m3 | 4,772 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 4,984 m3 | 1,289 m3 | 15,821 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,839 m3 | 2,011 m3 | 6,548 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,136 m3 | 2,947 m3 | 9,110 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.69 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 566,466 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 264 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 1,299 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — import quantity in Caribbean?
- Wood chips and particles — import quantity in Caribbean was 4,617 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 15,821 m3 in 2004.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 m3 in 1992.
- How does Caribbean rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Caribbean ranks 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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