Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in United States
United States: Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre was 4.28 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in United States, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre in United States is 4.28 m3 per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 376.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre in United States peaked at 4.28 m3 per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5875 m3 per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places United States 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in United States, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.05 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6555 m3 per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5875 m3 per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6338 m3 per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6101 m3 per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6113 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6266 m3 per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6454 m3 per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6466 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7435 m3 per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7248 m3 per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7465 m3 per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7065 m3 per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7736 m3 per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.74 m3 per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7241 m3 per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8823 m3 per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1978 | 1.12 m3 per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1979 | 1.3 m3 per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 1.48 m3 per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 1.59 m3 per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 2.08 m3 per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1983 | 2 m3 per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 2.13 m3 per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 2.03 m3 per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 2.08 m3 per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.72 m3 per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1988 | 1.71 m3 per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.68 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.7 m3 per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 2.14 m3 per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1992 | 1.68 m3 per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1993 | 1.44 m3 per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 1.29 m3 per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 1.26 m3 per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.13 m3 per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9992 m3 per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9593 m3 per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9551 m3 per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9531 m3 per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9525 m3 per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8932 m3 per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8902 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9049 m3 per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9108 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9618 m3 per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9927 m3 per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9354 m3 per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8673 m3 per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8673 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8673 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8672 m3 per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8982 m3 per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8982 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9217 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.29 m3 per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 2017 | 1.34 m3 per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.55 m3 per square kilometre | +165.6% |
| 2019 | 3.59 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.88 m3 per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 3.7 m3 per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2022 | 3.48 m3 per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 4.28 m3 per square kilometre | +23.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 4.28 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5642 m3 per square kilometre, 7.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +165.6% | 1.34 m3 per square kilometre | 3.55 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6739 m3 per square kilometre | 0.5875 m3 per square kilometre | 1.05 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8458 m3 per square kilometre | 0.7065 m3 per square kilometre | 1.3 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.85 m3 per square kilometre | 1.48 m3 per square kilometre | 2.13 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 m3 per square kilometre | 0.9551 m3 per square kilometre | 2.14 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9262 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8673 m3 per square kilometre | 0.9927 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8672 m3 per square kilometre | 3.59 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 m3 per square kilometre | 2.88 m3 per square kilometre | 4.28 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre in United States?
- Wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre in United States was 4.28 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 m3 per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5875 m3 per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does United States rank for wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood fuel, coniferous — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 376.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.