Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in World

World: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 63.26 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
63.26 million m3
Change on year
up 10.2%
Rank
1st
of 29 groups
All-time high
65.38 million m3
in 2016
All-time low
1.29 million m3
in 1965
Years of data
61
1964–2024

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

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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 World is 63.26 million m3, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in World peaked at 65.38 million m3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.29 million m3, in 1965.

That places World 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in World, 1964 to 2024.
Year m3 Change
1964 1.33 million m3 —
1965 1.29 million m3 -2.6%
1966 1.72 million m3 +33.2%
1967 2.86 million m3 +66.2%
1968 5.36 million m3 +87.4%
1969 5.94 million m3 +10.8%
1970 7.25 million m3 +22.0%
1971 5.28 million m3 -27.1%
1972 7.08 million m3 +34.1%
1973 10.26 million m3 +44.8%
1974 11.50 million m3 +12.1%
1975 10.03 million m3 -12.8%
1976 11.53 million m3 +15.0%
1977 16.53 million m3 +43.4%
1978 15.25 million m3 -7.8%
1979 17.34 million m3 +13.7%
1980 19.35 million m3 +11.5%
1981 16.64 million m3 -14.0%
1982 14.45 million m3 -13.2%
1983 14.92 million m3 +3.3%
1984 16.20 million m3 +8.6%
1985 15.60 million m3 -3.7%
1986 17.26 million m3 +10.7%
1987 18.46 million m3 +6.9%
1988 21.54 million m3 +16.7%
1989 18.79 million m3 -12.8%
1990 20.06 million m3 +6.7%
1991 22.37 million m3 +11.5%
1992 22.27 million m3 -0.5%
1993 23.05 million m3 +3.5%
1994 27.09 million m3 +17.5%
1995 30.82 million m3 +13.8%
1996 30.36 million m3 -1.5%
1997 30.73 million m3 +1.2%
1998 31.83 million m3 +3.6%
1999 30.32 million m3 -4.7%
2000 34.40 million m3 +13.5%
2001 33.41 million m3 -2.9%
2002 33.24 million m3 -0.5%
2003 34.44 million m3 +3.6%
2004 38.10 million m3 +10.6%
2005 40.46 million m3 +6.2%
2006 39.60 million m3 -2.1%
2007 44.04 million m3 +11.2%
2008 45.67 million m3 +3.7%
2009 43.16 million m3 -5.5%
2010 54.70 million m3 +26.7%
2011 58.35 million m3 +6.7%
2012 55.94 million m3 -4.1%
2013 61.14 million m3 +9.3%
2014 62.23 million m3 +1.8%
2015 62.38 million m3 +0.2%
2016 65.38 million m3 +4.8%
2017 58.32 million m3 -10.8%
2018 63.02 million m3 +8.0%
2019 62.42 million m3 -0.9%
2020 54.84 million m3 -12.1%
2021 59.83 million m3 +9.1%
2022 64.24 million m3 +7.4%
2023 57.42 million m3 -10.6%
2024 63.26 million m3 +10.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in World 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.

YearChange FromTo
1968 +87.4% 2.86 million m3 5.36 million m3

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.08 million m3 1.29 million m3 5.94 million m3 6
1970s 11.21 million m3 5.28 million m3 17.34 million m3 10
1980s 17.32 million m3 14.45 million m3 21.54 million m3 10
1990s 26.89 million m3 20.06 million m3 31.83 million m3 10
2000s 38.65 million m3 33.24 million m3 45.67 million m3 10
2010s 60.39 million m3 54.70 million m3 65.38 million m3 10
2020s 59.92 million m3 54.84 million m3 64.24 million m3 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Japan 19.74 million m3 compare
  2. 2 China 19.50 million m3 compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 18.60 million m3 compare
  4. 4 Denmark 2.86 million m3 compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wood chips and particles — import quantity in World?
Wood chips and particles — import quantity in World was 63.26 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 65.38 million m3 in 2016.
What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 1.29 million m3 in 1965.
How does World rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this World 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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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
239 places, 6,860 data points, 1964–2024
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