Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in China
China: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 19.50 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in China, 1975–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
China recorded 19.50 million m3 for wood chips and particles — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.5% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in China peaked at 20.48 million m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80,600 m3, in 1975.
China ranks 2nd of 210 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 — Import quantity in China, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 80,600 m3 | — |
| 1976 | 192,200 m3 | +138.5% |
| 1977 | 192,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 192,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 200,000 m3 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 200,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 228,000 m3 | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 239,300 m3 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 356,100 m3 | +48.8% |
| 1984 | 336,700 m3 | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 400,000 m3 | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 687,900 m3 | +72.0% |
| 1987 | 593,200 m3 | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 839,200 m3 | +41.5% |
| 1989 | 600,000 m3 | -28.5% |
| 1990 | 1.17 million m3 | +94.6% |
| 1991 | 1.41 million m3 | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 893,581 m3 | -36.6% |
| 1993 | 681,035 m3 | -23.8% |
| 1994 | 1.44 million m3 | +112.1% |
| 1995 | 2.06 million m3 | +42.4% |
| 1996 | 1.92 million m3 | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 1.78 million m3 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1.70 million m3 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.97 million m3 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 1.95 million m3 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.90 million m3 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.88 million m3 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.53 million m3 | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 2.38 million m3 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 3.12 million m3 | +31.2% |
| 2006 | 2.58 million m3 | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 3.34 million m3 | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 3.59 million m3 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 5.69 million m3 | +58.3% |
| 2010 | 9.53 million m3 | +67.6% |
| 2011 | 12.83 million m3 | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 14.13 million m3 | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 16.77 million m3 | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 16.26 million m3 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 17.89 million m3 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 20.16 million m3 | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 13.57 million m3 | -32.7% |
| 2018 | 14.53 million m3 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 14.14 million m3 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 15.10 million m3 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 17.57 million m3 | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 20.48 million m3 | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 16.33 million m3 | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 19.50 million m3 | +19.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 19.50 million m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84 m3, 232161.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 19.50 million m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 144 m3, 135427.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +138.5% | 80,600 m3 | 192,200 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 171,440 m3 | 80,600 m3 | 200,000 m3 | 5 |
| 1980s | 448,040 m3 | 200,000 m3 | 839,200 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.50 million m3 | 681,035 m3 | 2.06 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 million m3 | 1.88 million m3 | 5.69 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.98 million m3 | 9.53 million m3 | 20.16 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.80 million m3 | 15.10 million m3 | 20.48 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % 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 -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — import quantity in China?
- Wood chips and particles — import quantity in China was 19.50 million 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 20.48 million m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,600 m3 in 1975.
- How does China rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- China ranks 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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