Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Sweden
Sweden: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 2.30 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 2.30 million m3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 103.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in Sweden peaked at 2.30 million m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 132,100 m3, in 1972.
Sweden ranks 6th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 180,300 m3 | — |
| 1965 | 179,600 m3 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 138,100 m3 | -23.1% |
| 1967 | 201,900 m3 | +46.2% |
| 1968 | 206,400 m3 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 229,600 m3 | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 208,600 m3 | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 177,500 m3 | -14.9% |
| 1972 | 132,100 m3 | -25.6% |
| 1973 | 137,000 m3 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 142,500 m3 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 404,200 m3 | +183.6% |
| 1976 | 263,400 m3 | -34.8% |
| 1977 | 957,600 m3 | +263.6% |
| 1978 | 163,400 m3 | -82.9% |
| 1979 | 268,700 m3 | +64.4% |
| 1980 | 1.16 million m3 | +332.0% |
| 1981 | 1.75 million m3 | +50.6% |
| 1982 | 679,900 m3 | -61.1% |
| 1983 | 410,700 m3 | -39.6% |
| 1984 | 495,200 m3 | +20.6% |
| 1985 | 742,700 m3 | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 1.05 million m3 | +40.9% |
| 1987 | 1.12 million m3 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 1.05 million m3 | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.25 million m3 | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 1.14 million m3 | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 643,000 m3 | -43.7% |
| 1992 | 736,120 m3 | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 456,000 m3 | -38.1% |
| 1994 | 710,000 m3 | +55.7% |
| 1995 | 622,000 m3 | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 687,000 m3 | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 789,000 m3 | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 739,500 m3 | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 719,000 m3 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 988,180 m3 | +37.4% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million m3 | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 1.67 million m3 | +37.2% |
| 2003 | 1.71 million m3 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.87 million m3 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 2.05 million m3 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million m3 | -24.3% |
| 2007 | 1.65 million m3 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.70 million m3 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.50 million m3 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.57 million m3 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.13 million m3 | +35.8% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million m3 | -45.8% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million m3 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.13 million m3 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million m3 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million m3 | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 1.99 million m3 | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 2.05 million m3 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.25 million m3 | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million m3 | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 1.58 million m3 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.58 million m3 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.02 million m3 | +27.6% |
| 2024 | 2.30 million m3 | +14.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2.30 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,982 m3, 770.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2.30 million m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,688 m3, 86.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +332.0% | 268,700 m3 | 1.16 million m3 |
| 1977 | +263.6% | 263,400 m3 | 957,600 m3 |
| 1975 | +183.6% | 142,500 m3 | 404,200 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 189,317 m3 | 138,100 m3 | 229,600 m3 | 6 |
| 1970s | 285,500 m3 | 132,100 m3 | 957,600 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 969,760 m3 | 410,700 m3 | 1.75 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 724,362 m3 | 456,000 m3 | 1.14 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million m3 | 988,180 m3 | 2.05 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.60 million m3 | 1.08 million m3 | 2.25 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 million m3 | 1.58 million m3 | 2.30 million m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — import quantity in Sweden?
- Wood chips and particles — import quantity in Sweden was 2.30 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.30 million m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,100 m3 in 1972.
- How does Sweden rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Sweden ranks 6th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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