Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 48,979 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in United Arab Emirates, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 48,979 m3 for wood chips and particles — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 335.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in United Arab Emirates peaked at 48,979 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 336 m3, in 2004.
United Arab Emirates ranks 39th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 506 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 700 m3 | +38.3% |
| 1994 | 1,400 m3 | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 1,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,100 m3 | -21.4% |
| 1997 | 1,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,500 m3 | +127.3% |
| 1999 | 4,800 m3 | +92.0% |
| 2000 | 4,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 400 m3 | -91.7% |
| 2002 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 336 m3 | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 336 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 336 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 336 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,497 m3 | +940.8% |
| 2009 | 24,186 m3 | +591.6% |
| 2010 | 29,491 m3 | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 26,449 m3 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 5,403 m3 | -79.6% |
| 2013 | 7,300 m3 | +35.1% |
| 2014 | 11,256 m3 | +54.2% |
| 2015 | 7,498 m3 | -33.4% |
| 2016 | 18,635 m3 | +148.5% |
| 2017 | 21,504 m3 | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 13,155 m3 | -38.8% |
| 2019 | 16,567 m3 | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 13,622 m3 | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 4,188 m3 | -69.3% |
| 2022 | 31,325 m3 | +648.0% |
| 2023 | 40,396 m3 | +29.0% |
| 2024 | 48,979 m3 | +21.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 48,979 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,982 m3, 16.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 48,979 m3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 468 m3, 104.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +940.8% | 336 m3 | 3,497 m3 |
| 2022 | +648.0% | 4,188 m3 | 31,325 m3 |
| 2009 | +591.6% | 3,497 m3 | 24,186 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,688 m3 | 506 m3 | 4,800 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,503 m3 | 336 m3 | 24,186 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,726 m3 | 5,403 m3 | 29,491 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,702 m3 | 4,188 m3 | 48,979 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -80.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -85.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.5 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.87 % 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 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — import quantity in United Arab Emirates?
- Wood chips and particles — import quantity in United Arab Emirates was 48,979 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 48,979 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 336 m3 in 2004.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 39th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 335.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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