Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Norway
Norway: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 392,258 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Norway, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Norway recorded 392,258 m3 for wood chips and particles — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in Norway peaked at 1.39 million m3 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,000 m3, in 1964.
Norway ranks 24th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 4,000 m3 | — |
| 1965 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 51,700 m3 | +1192.5% |
| 1967 | 62,400 m3 | +20.7% |
| 1968 | 104,800 m3 | +67.9% |
| 1969 | 105,800 m3 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 144,400 m3 | +36.5% |
| 1971 | 247,100 m3 | +71.1% |
| 1972 | 294,400 m3 | +19.1% |
| 1973 | 311,000 m3 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 374,500 m3 | +20.4% |
| 1975 | 304,800 m3 | -18.6% |
| 1976 | 242,000 m3 | -20.6% |
| 1977 | 183,700 m3 | -24.1% |
| 1978 | 233,000 m3 | +26.8% |
| 1979 | 210,900 m3 | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 247,600 m3 | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 341,800 m3 | +38.0% |
| 1982 | 264,200 m3 | -22.7% |
| 1983 | 349,400 m3 | +32.2% |
| 1984 | 563,000 m3 | +61.1% |
| 1985 | 451,600 m3 | -19.8% |
| 1986 | 634,900 m3 | +40.6% |
| 1987 | 697,000 m3 | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 572,300 m3 | -17.9% |
| 1989 | 331,400 m3 | -42.1% |
| 1990 | 267,600 m3 | -19.3% |
| 1991 | 193,500 m3 | -27.7% |
| 1992 | 198,000 m3 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 248,700 m3 | +25.6% |
| 1994 | 324,900 m3 | +30.6% |
| 1995 | 381,000 m3 | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 478,000 m3 | +25.5% |
| 1997 | 377,600 m3 | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 577,000 m3 | +52.8% |
| 1999 | 475,000 m3 | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 446,000 m3 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 790,000 m3 | +77.1% |
| 2002 | 854,000 m3 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 889,568 m3 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.12 million m3 | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million m3 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 802,726 m3 | -28.2% |
| 2007 | 980,580 m3 | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million m3 | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 974,037 m3 | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 1.39 million m3 | +43.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million m3 | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 657,428 m3 | -38.8% |
| 2013 | 315,036 m3 | -52.1% |
| 2014 | 365,511 m3 | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 274,749 m3 | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 314,967 m3 | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 360,093 m3 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 394,225 m3 | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 292,073 m3 | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 268,486 m3 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 244,454 m3 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 227,167 m3 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 283,438 m3 | +24.8% |
| 2024 | 392,258 m3 | +38.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 392,258 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,982 m3, 131.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Norway's 392,258 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,688 m3, 14.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +1192.5% | 4,000 m3 | 51,700 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,450 m3 | 4,000 m3 | 105,800 m3 | 6 |
| 1970s | 254,580 m3 | 144,400 m3 | 374,500 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 445,320 m3 | 247,600 m3 | 697,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 352,130 m3 | 193,500 m3 | 577,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 920,314 m3 | 446,000 m3 | 1.23 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 544,316 m3 | 274,749 m3 | 1.39 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 283,161 m3 | 227,167 m3 | 392,258 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — import quantity in Norway?
- Wood chips and particles — import quantity in Norway was 392,258 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million m3 in 2010.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 m3 in 1964.
- How does Norway rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Norway ranks 24th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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