Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Australia
Australia: Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity was 2,102 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Australia, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2,102 m3 for wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 20.5% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Australia peaked at 53,418 m3 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,745 m3, in 2023.
Australia ranks 77th of 227 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 — Import quantity in Australia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6,000 m3 | — |
| 1999 | 15,000 m3 | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 8,600 m3 | -42.7% |
| 2001 | 7,500 m3 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 6,000 m3 | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 6,300 m3 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 2,744 m3 | -56.4% |
| 2005 | 10,400 m3 | +279.0% |
| 2006 | 17,900 m3 | +72.1% |
| 2007 | 16,700 m3 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 41,500 m3 | +148.5% |
| 2009 | 24,100 m3 | -41.9% |
| 2010 | 31,400 m3 | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 43,670 m3 | +39.1% |
| 2012 | 53,418 m3 | +22.3% |
| 2013 | 5,539 m3 | -89.6% |
| 2014 | 6,388 m3 | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 4,237 m3 | -33.7% |
| 2016 | 4,059 m3 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 3,112 m3 | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 2,565 m3 | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 2,259 m3 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 3,869 m3 | +71.3% |
| 2021 | 3,082 m3 | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 3,354 m3 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 1,745 m3 | -48.0% |
| 2024 | 2,102 m3 | +20.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2,102 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,394 m3, 48% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2,102 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 172 m3, 12.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +279.0% | 2,744 m3 | 10,400 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,500 m3 | 6,000 m3 | 15,000 m3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 14,174 m3 | 2,744 m3 | 41,500 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,665 m3 | 2,259 m3 | 53,418 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,830 m3 | 1,745 m3 | 3,869 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Australia?
- Wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Australia was 2,102 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 53,418 m3 in 2012.
- What is the lowest wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,745 m3 in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity?
- Australia ranks 77th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.
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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