Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Kuwait
Kuwait: Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity was 3,283 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Kuwait, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 3,283 m3 for wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 244.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Kuwait peaked at 12,249 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 88 m3, in 2009.
Kuwait ranks 66th 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,002 m3 | — |
| 1999 | 300 m3 | -70.1% |
| 2000 | 300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 900 m3 | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 587 m3 | -34.8% |
| 2005 | 587 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 587 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 587 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 273 m3 | -53.5% |
| 2009 | 88 m3 | -67.8% |
| 2010 | 171 m3 | +94.3% |
| 2011 | 834 m3 | +387.7% |
| 2012 | 743 m3 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 262 m3 | -64.7% |
| 2014 | 953 m3 | +263.7% |
| 2015 | 1,097 m3 | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 1,453 m3 | +32.5% |
| 2017 | 3,143 m3 | +116.3% |
| 2018 | 1,862 m3 | -40.8% |
| 2019 | 431 m3 | -76.9% |
| 2020 | 430 m3 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,451 m3 | +237.4% |
| 2022 | 12,249 m3 | +744.2% |
| 2023 | 2,962 m3 | -75.8% |
| 2024 | 3,283 m3 | +10.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 3,283 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,394 m3, 75% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 3,283 m3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,749 m3, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +744.2% | 1,451 m3 | 12,249 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 651 m3 | 300 m3 | 1,002 m3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 570.9 m3 | 88 m3 | 900 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,095 m3 | 171 m3 | 3,143 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,075 m3 | 430 m3 | 12,249 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % 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 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Kuwait?
- Wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Kuwait was 3,283 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 12,249 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 m3 in 2009.
- How does Kuwait rank for wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity?
- Kuwait ranks 66th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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