Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Japan
Japan: Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity was 2,779 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Japan, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2,779 m3 for wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Japan peaked at 17,000 m3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 200 m3, in 1999.
Japan ranks 73rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Japan, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 300 m3 | — |
| 1999 | 200 m3 | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 600 m3 | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 550 m3 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 3,500 m3 | +536.4% |
| 2003 | 2,600 m3 | -25.7% |
| 2004 | 4,000 m3 | +53.8% |
| 2005 | 5,000 m3 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 5,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7,000 m3 | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 17,000 m3 | +142.9% |
| 2009 | 16,000 m3 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 4,058 m3 | -74.6% |
| 2011 | 4,698 m3 | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 8,665 m3 | +84.4% |
| 2013 | 3,499 m3 | -59.6% |
| 2014 | 12,995 m3 | +271.4% |
| 2015 | 5,179 m3 | -60.1% |
| 2016 | 3,937 m3 | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 4,440 m3 | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 5,660 m3 | +27.5% |
| 2019 | 7,135 m3 | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 13,940 m3 | +95.4% |
| 2021 | 3,118 m3 | -77.6% |
| 2022 | 2,578 m3 | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 3,338 m3 | +29.5% |
| 2024 | 2,779 m3 | -16.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2,779 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 101,952 m3, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2,779 m3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,376 m3, 44% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +536.4% | 550 m3 | 3,500 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 250 m3 | 200 m3 | 300 m3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,125 m3 | 550 m3 | 17,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,027 m3 | 3,499 m3 | 12,995 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,151 m3 | 2,578 m3 | 13,940 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % 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 -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Japan?
- Wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Japan was 2,779 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 17,000 m3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 m3 in 1999.
- How does Japan rank for wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity?
- Japan ranks 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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