Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Japan
Japan: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 19.74 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Japan, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood chips and particles — import quantity in Japan is 19.74 million m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in Japan peaked at 22.01 million m3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8,300 m3, in 1964.
Japan ranks 1st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Japan, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 8,300 m3 | — |
| 1965 | 320,100 m3 | +3756.6% |
| 1966 | 596,400 m3 | +86.3% |
| 1967 | 1.39 million m3 | +132.6% |
| 1968 | 3.88 million m3 | +179.7% |
| 1969 | 4.88 million m3 | +25.7% |
| 1970 | 5.97 million m3 | +22.3% |
| 1971 | 4.18 million m3 | -29.9% |
| 1972 | 5.77 million m3 | +38.1% |
| 1973 | 8.77 million m3 | +51.9% |
| 1974 | 10.03 million m3 | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 8.43 million m3 | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 9.63 million m3 | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 13.82 million m3 | +43.5% |
| 1978 | 13.12 million m3 | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 15.00 million m3 | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 15.94 million m3 | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 12.51 million m3 | -21.5% |
| 1982 | 11.32 million m3 | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 11.40 million m3 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 12.16 million m3 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 11.72 million m3 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 12.09 million m3 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 13.84 million m3 | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 16.29 million m3 | +17.7% |
| 1989 | 13.29 million m3 | -18.4% |
| 1990 | 14.09 million m3 | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 16.22 million m3 | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 15.66 million m3 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 15.54 million m3 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 16.52 million m3 | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 18.88 million m3 | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 18.89 million m3 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 19.16 million m3 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 18.95 million m3 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 18.83 million m3 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 19.91 million m3 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 19.15 million m3 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 19.05 million m3 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.73 million m3 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 19.29 million m3 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 19.47 million m3 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 19.01 million m3 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 19.79 million m3 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 20.32 million m3 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 18.52 million m3 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 21.61 million m3 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 20.98 million m3 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 19.82 million m3 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 19.61 million m3 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.76 million m3 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 21.20 million m3 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 21.62 million m3 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 21.51 million m3 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 22.01 million m3 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 21.43 million m3 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 16.77 million m3 | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 19.48 million m3 | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 20.15 million m3 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 19.77 million m3 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 19.74 million m3 | -0.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 19.74 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,982 m3, 6620.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Japan's 19.74 million m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 144 m3, 137108.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +3756.6% | 8,300 m3 | 320,100 m3 |
| 1968 | +179.7% | 1.39 million m3 | 3.88 million m3 |
| 1967 | +132.6% | 596,400 m3 | 1.39 million m3 |
| 1966 | +86.3% | 320,100 m3 | 596,400 m3 |
| 1973 | +51.9% | 5.77 million m3 | 8.77 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 million m3 | 8,300 m3 | 4.88 million m3 | 6 |
| 1970s | 9.47 million m3 | 4.18 million m3 | 15.00 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.06 million m3 | 11.32 million m3 | 16.29 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.27 million m3 | 14.09 million m3 | 19.16 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.32 million m3 | 18.52 million m3 | 20.32 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.06 million m3 | 19.61 million m3 | 22.01 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.18 million m3 | 16.77 million m3 | 20.15 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % 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 -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — import quantity in Japan?
- Wood chips and particles — import quantity in Japan was 19.74 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.01 million m3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,300 m3 in 1964.
- How does Japan rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Japan ranks 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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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