Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Canada
Canada: Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity was 111,526 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Canada, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Canada stood at 111,526 m3. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.2% on the previous year and down 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Canada peaked at 3.55 million m3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 111,526 m3, in 2024.
Canada ranks 43rd of 187 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, particles and residues — Export quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.50 million m3 | — |
| 1999 | 1.58 million m3 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.74 million m3 | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 1.83 million m3 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.79 million m3 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.57 million m3 | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 1.46 million m3 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million m3 | +48.9% |
| 2006 | 1.47 million m3 | -32.4% |
| 2007 | 3.04 million m3 | +106.2% |
| 2008 | 2.77 million m3 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 2.72 million m3 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.33 million m3 | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 3.55 million m3 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million m3 | -55.5% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million m3 | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million m3 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.12 million m3 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million m3 | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 775,505 m3 | -36.8% |
| 2018 | 618,158 m3 | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 296,443 m3 | -52.0% |
| 2020 | 226,626 m3 | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 593,418 m3 | +161.8% |
| 2022 | 542,424 m3 | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 233,174 m3 | -57.0% |
| 2024 | 111,526 m3 | -52.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 111,526 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 101,952 m3, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Canada 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 | +161.8% | 226,626 m3 | 593,418 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.54 million m3 | 1.50 million m3 | 1.58 million m3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.06 million m3 | 1.46 million m3 | 3.04 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million m3 | 296,443 m3 | 3.55 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 341,434 m3 | 111,526 m3 | 593,418 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 40 Fiji 172,232 m3 compare
- 41 Finland 113,910 m3 compare
- 42 Luxembourg 111,923 m3 compare
- 44 Switzerland 92,377 m3 compare
- 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 71,949 m3 compare
- 46 Denmark 63,458 m3 compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Canada?
- Wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Canada was 111,526 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 million m3 in 2011.
- What is the lowest wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,526 m3 in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity?
- Canada ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood chips, particles and residues — Export 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