Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Nepal
Nepal: Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity was 22,898 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Nepal, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Nepal is 22,898 m3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 327,014.0% on the previous year and up 2,367.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Nepal peaked at 22,898 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7 m3, in 2010.
Nepal ranks 47th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Nepal, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 74 m3 | — |
| 2003 | 74 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 125 m3 | +68.9% |
| 2005 | 125 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 117 m3 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 84 m3 | -28.2% |
| 2008 | 7,370 m3 | +8673.8% |
| 2009 | 102 m3 | -98.6% |
| 2010 | 7 m3 | -93.1% |
| 2011 | 61 m3 | +771.4% |
| 2012 | 61 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 m3 | -83.6% |
| 2014 | 928 m3 | +9180.0% |
| 2015 | 20 m3 | -97.8% |
| 2016 | 20 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9,453 m3 | +47165.0% |
| 2018 | 9,453 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37 m3 | -99.6% |
| 2020 | 39 m3 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 36 m3 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 52 m3 | +44.4% |
| 2023 | 7 m3 | -86.5% |
| 2024 | 22,898 m3 | +327014.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 22,898 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85 m3, 269.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 22,898 m3 is above the median for South Asia, which is 452.5 m3, 50.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +327014.3% | 7 m3 | 22,898 m3 |
| 2017 | +47165.0% | 20 m3 | 9,453 m3 |
| 2014 | +9180.0% | 10 m3 | 928 m3 |
| 2008 | +8673.8% | 84 m3 | 7,370 m3 |
| 2011 | +771.4% | 7 m3 | 61 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,009 m3 | 74 m3 | 7,370 m3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,005 m3 | 7 m3 | 9,453 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,606 m3 | 7 m3 | 22,898 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Nepal?
- Wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Nepal was 22,898 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 22,898 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 m3 in 2010.
- How does Nepal rank for wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity?
- Nepal ranks 47th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,367.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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