Wood fuel — Import quantity in Norway
Norway: Wood fuel — Import quantity was 166,529 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood fuel — Import quantity in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Norway recorded 166,529 m3 for wood fuel — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — import quantity in Norway peaked at 293,490 m3 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,600 m3, in 1990.
That places Norway 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood fuel — Import quantity in Norway, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29,800 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 24,300 m3 | -18.5% |
| 1963 | 45,400 m3 | +86.8% |
| 1964 | 25,000 m3 | -44.9% |
| 1965 | 15,300 m3 | -38.8% |
| 1966 | 23,500 m3 | +53.6% |
| 1967 | 35,000 m3 | +48.9% |
| 1968 | 21,900 m3 | -37.4% |
| 1969 | 31,400 m3 | +43.4% |
| 1970 | 22,000 m3 | -29.9% |
| 1971 | 21,000 m3 | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 19,700 m3 | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 16,300 m3 | -17.3% |
| 1974 | 16,500 m3 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 7,900 m3 | -52.1% |
| 1976 | 4,000 m3 | -49.4% |
| 1977 | 4,900 m3 | +22.5% |
| 1978 | 5,800 m3 | +18.4% |
| 1979 | 7,700 m3 | +32.8% |
| 1980 | 8,000 m3 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 2,300 m3 | -71.2% |
| 1982 | 3,300 m3 | +43.5% |
| 1983 | 5,700 m3 | +72.7% |
| 1984 | 3,600 m3 | -36.8% |
| 1985 | 4,000 m3 | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 12,600 m3 | +215.0% |
| 1987 | 9,800 m3 | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 3,300 m3 | -66.3% |
| 1989 | 3,600 m3 | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 1,600 m3 | -55.6% |
| 1991 | 1,700 m3 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 7,613 m3 | +347.8% |
| 1993 | 4,900 m3 | -35.6% |
| 1994 | 7,800 m3 | +59.2% |
| 1995 | 11,000 m3 | +41.0% |
| 1996 | 11,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14,700 m3 | +33.6% |
| 1998 | 26,000 m3 | +76.9% |
| 1999 | 48,000 m3 | +84.6% |
| 2000 | 33,000 m3 | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 65,000 m3 | +97.0% |
| 2002 | 148,000 m3 | +127.7% |
| 2003 | 293,490 m3 | +98.3% |
| 2004 | 164,071 m3 | -44.1% |
| 2005 | 111,186 m3 | -32.2% |
| 2006 | 174,976 m3 | +57.4% |
| 2007 | 164,391 m3 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 138,062 m3 | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 116,587 m3 | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 190,726 m3 | +63.6% |
| 2011 | 285,967 m3 | +49.9% |
| 2012 | 116,252 m3 | -59.3% |
| 2013 | 121,225 m3 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 101,186 m3 | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 91,646 m3 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 113,170 m3 | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 112,680 m3 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 139,936 m3 | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 157,633 m3 | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 122,292 m3 | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 207,413 m3 | +69.6% |
| 2022 | 270,608 m3 | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 146,546 m3 | -45.8% |
| 2024 | 166,529 m3 | +13.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 166,529 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,848 m3, 43.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 166,529 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,000 m3, 23.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Import quantity in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +347.8% | 1,700 m3 | 7,613 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,956 m3 | 15,300 m3 | 45,400 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,580 m3 | 4,000 m3 | 22,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,620 m3 | 2,300 m3 | 12,600 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,431 m3 | 1,600 m3 | 48,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 140,876 m3 | 33,000 m3 | 293,490 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 143,042 m3 | 91,646 m3 | 285,967 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 182,678 m3 | 122,292 m3 | 270,608 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — import quantity in Norway?
- Wood fuel — import quantity in Norway was 166,529 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood fuel — import quantity recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 293,490 m3 in 2003.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — import quantity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,600 m3 in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for wood fuel — import quantity?
- Norway ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — import quantity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood fuel — 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