Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in United States
United States: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 14,843 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in United States, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood chips and particles — import quantity in United States stood at 14,843 m3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.1% on the previous year and down 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in United States peaked at 1.41 million m3 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 12,048 m3, in 2020.
United States ranks 45th 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 States, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1.13 million m3 | — |
| 1965 | 783,500 m3 | -30.6% |
| 1966 | 929,900 m3 | +18.7% |
| 1967 | 1.20 million m3 | +28.6% |
| 1968 | 1.15 million m3 | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 703,700 m3 | -38.6% |
| 1970 | 881,100 m3 | +25.2% |
| 1971 | 646,000 m3 | -26.7% |
| 1972 | 686,000 m3 | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 800,000 m3 | +16.6% |
| 1974 | 651,900 m3 | -18.5% |
| 1975 | 449,500 m3 | -31.0% |
| 1976 | 672,000 m3 | +49.5% |
| 1977 | 919,100 m3 | +36.8% |
| 1978 | 939,700 m3 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 898,600 m3 | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 981,100 m3 | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 979,900 m3 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 814,400 m3 | -16.9% |
| 1983 | 1.09 million m3 | +33.5% |
| 1984 | 736,700 m3 | -32.2% |
| 1985 | 641,700 m3 | -12.9% |
| 1986 | 849,100 m3 | +32.3% |
| 1987 | 615,000 m3 | -27.6% |
| 1988 | 1.10 million m3 | +78.9% |
| 1989 | 1.41 million m3 | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 1.24 million m3 | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 1.16 million m3 | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 688,348 m3 | -40.5% |
| 1993 | 1.09 million m3 | +58.4% |
| 1994 | 514,000 m3 | -52.8% |
| 1995 | 1.08 million m3 | +109.5% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million m3 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 914,000 m3 | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 738,000 m3 | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 459,000 m3 | -37.8% |
| 2000 | 478,000 m3 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 252,544 m3 | -47.2% |
| 2002 | 212,170 m3 | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 604,434 m3 | +184.9% |
| 2004 | 1.40 million m3 | +130.8% |
| 2005 | 1.19 million m3 | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 896,842 m3 | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 310,859 m3 | -65.3% |
| 2008 | 142,218 m3 | -54.2% |
| 2009 | 90,240 m3 | -36.5% |
| 2010 | 290,240 m3 | +221.6% |
| 2011 | 131,516 m3 | -54.7% |
| 2012 | 89,264 m3 | -32.1% |
| 2013 | 80,166 m3 | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 87,902 m3 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 134,400 m3 | +52.9% |
| 2016 | 234,607 m3 | +74.6% |
| 2017 | 386,508 m3 | +64.7% |
| 2018 | 35,507 m3 | -90.8% |
| 2019 | 29,746 m3 | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 12,048 m3 | -59.5% |
| 2021 | 79,920 m3 | +563.3% |
| 2022 | 115,542 m3 | +44.6% |
| 2023 | 88,043 m3 | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 14,843 m3 | -83.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 14,843 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,982 m3, 5.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +563.3% | 12,048 m3 | 79,920 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 981,350 m3 | 703,700 m3 | 1.20 million m3 | 6 |
| 1970s | 754,390 m3 | 449,500 m3 | 939,700 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 921,120 m3 | 615,000 m3 | 1.41 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 891,125 m3 | 459,000 m3 | 1.24 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 557,395 m3 | 90,240 m3 | 1.40 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,986 m3 | 29,746 m3 | 386,508 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,079 m3 | 12,048 m3 | 115,542 m3 | 5 |
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3672 % 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 -0.624 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — import quantity in United States?
- Wood chips and particles — import quantity in United States was 14,843 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million m3 in 1989.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,048 m3 in 2020.
- How does United States rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- United States ranks 45th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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