Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Nepal
Nepal: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 22,896 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Nepal, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 22,896 m3 for wood chips and particles — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 763,100.0% on the previous year and up 114,380.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in Nepal peaked at 22,896 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1 m3, in 2020.
That places Nepal 43rd 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51 m3 | — |
| 2005 | 51 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 43 m3 | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 10 m3 | -76.7% |
| 2008 | 10 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 m3 | +900.0% |
| 2010 | 5 m3 | -95.0% |
| 2011 | 7 m3 | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 7 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 m3 | +185.7% |
| 2015 | 14 m3 | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 14 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28 m3 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 28 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 m3 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 1 m3 | -96.7% |
| 2021 | 4 m3 | +300.0% |
| 2022 | 28 m3 | +600.0% |
| 2023 | 3 m3 | -89.3% |
| 2024 | 22,896 m3 | +763100.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 22,896 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22 m3, 1040.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 22,896 m3 is above the median for South Asia, which is 98 m3, 233.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +763100.0% | 3 m3 | 22,896 m3 |
| 2009 | +900.0% | 10 m3 | 100 m3 |
| 2022 | +600.0% | 4 m3 | 28 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.17 m3 | 10 m3 | 100 m3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 16 m3 | 5 m3 | 30 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,586 m3 | 1 m3 | 22,896 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — import quantity in Nepal?
- Wood chips and particles — import quantity in Nepal was 22,896 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 22,896 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 m3 in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Nepal ranks 43rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114,380.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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