What is the highest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Northern America?

The highest recorded value was 3.59 million m3 in 2007.

What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Northern America?

The lowest recorded value was 449,500 m3 in 1975.

How does Northern America rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?

Northern America ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.

Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Northern America?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Northern America 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.

Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Northern America

Name: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Northern America
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Northern America: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 2.02 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

2.02 million m3

Change on year

up 23.5%

Rank

10th

of 31 groups

All-time high

3.59 million m3

in 2007

All-time low

449,500 m3

in 1975

Years of data

1964–2024

Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Northern America, 1964–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.

Analysis

Northern America recorded 2.02 million m3 for wood chips and particles — import quantity in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in Northern America peaked at 3.59 million m3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 449,500 m3, in 1975.

Northern America ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	981,350 m3	703,700 m3	1.20 million m3	6
1970s	788,190 m3	449,500 m3	1.10 million m3	10
1980s	1.08 million m3	735,100 m3	1.55 million m3	10
1990s	1.81 million m3	1.24 million m3	2.52 million m3	10
2000s	2.71 million m3	1.92 million m3	3.59 million m3	10
2010s	2.71 million m3	2.26 million m3	3.31 million m3	10
2020s	2.13 million m3	1.64 million m3	2.78 million m3	5

Countries ranked near Northern America

7 Canada 2.01 million m3 compare
8 Portugal 1.83 million m3 compare
9 Finland 1.66 million m3 compare
10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.27 million m3 compare
11 Republic of Korea 1.24 million m3 compare
12 Spain 1.07 million m3 compare
13 China, Taiwan Province of 900,480 m3 compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

More environment data for Northern America

Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.16 million t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is wood chips and particles — import quantity in Northern America?: Wood chips and particles — import quantity in Northern America was 2.02 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 Northern America?: The highest recorded value was 3.59 million m3 in 2007.
What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Northern America?: The lowest recorded value was 449,500 m3 in 1975.
How does Northern America rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?: Northern America ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Northern America?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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

Indicator: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity
Unit: m3
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 228 places, 6,533 data points, 1964–2024
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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