Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Sweden
Sweden: Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity was 217,410 m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Sweden, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Sweden is 217,410 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 33.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Sweden peaked at 965,000 m3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 193,413 m3, in 2013.
That places Sweden 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Wood chips, particles and residues — Export quantity in Sweden, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 288,200 m3 | — |
| 1999 | 292,000 m3 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 283,000 m3 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 373,020 m3 | +31.8% |
| 2002 | 394,074 m3 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 364,240 m3 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 586,628 m3 | +61.1% |
| 2005 | 774,069 m3 | +32.0% |
| 2006 | 827,935 m3 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 965,000 m3 | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 852,798 m3 | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 539,380 m3 | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 553,424 m3 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 600,503 m3 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 277,079 m3 | -53.9% |
| 2013 | 193,413 m3 | -30.2% |
| 2014 | 232,990 m3 | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 328,423 m3 | +41.0% |
| 2016 | 363,337 m3 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 318,862 m3 | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 272,711 m3 | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 206,781 m3 | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 228,640 m3 | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 381,165 m3 | +66.7% |
| 2022 | 437,000 m3 | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 326,929 m3 | -25.2% |
| 2024 | 217,410 m3 | -33.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 217,410 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 101,952 m3, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 217,410 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92,377 m3, 2.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 290,100 m3 | 288,200 m3 | 292,000 m3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 596,014 m3 | 283,000 m3 | 965,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 334,752 m3 | 193,413 m3 | 600,503 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 318,229 m3 | 217,410 m3 | 437,000 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Sweden?
- Wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity in Sweden was 217,410 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 965,000 m3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 193,413 m3 in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity?
- Sweden ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips, particles and residues — export quantity rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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