Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Asia

Asia: Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity was 45.70 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
45.70 million m3
Change on year
up 10.4%
Rank
2nd
of 32 groups
All-time high
48.62 million m3
in 2016
All-time low
21.81 million m3
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Asia, 1998–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1998201120241998: 21.8M m31999: 22.2M m32000: 23.7M m32001: 22.8M m32002: 22.5M m32003: 23.2M m32004: 24.4M m32005: 25.5M m32006: 24.5M m32007: 26.7M m32008: 28.3M m32009: 28.3M m32010: 35.4M m32011: 38.6M m32012: 40.4M m32013: 44.4M m32014: 45.7M m32015: 46.9M m32016: 48.6M m32017: 39.1M m32018: 41.8M m32019: 39.3M m32020: 33.9M m32021: 38.7M m32022: 44.5M m32023: 41.4M m32024: 45.7M m3

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.

Analysis

In 2024, wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Asia stood at 45.70 million m3.

That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Asia peaked at 48.62 million m3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.81 million m3, in 1998.

Asia ranks 2nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.02 million m3 21.81 million m3 22.23 million m3 2
2000s 24.99 million m3 22.49 million m3 28.31 million m3 10
2010s 42.02 million m3 35.44 million m3 48.62 million m3 10
2020s 40.84 million m3 33.88 million m3 45.70 million m3 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 Japan 19.75 million m3 compare
  2. 2 China 19.54 million m3 compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 18.60 million m3 compare
  4. 4 Denmark 2.93 million m3 compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 2.66 million m3 compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

More environment data for Asia

All data for Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Asia?
Wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Asia was 45.70 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 48.62 million m3 in 2016.
What is the lowest wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.81 million m3 in 1998.
How does Asia rank for wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity?
Asia ranks 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
Is wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 5,994 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

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