Wood fuel — Import quantity in World
World: Wood fuel — Import quantity was 4.91 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood fuel — Import quantity in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
World recorded 4.91 million m3 for wood fuel — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — import quantity in World peaked at 6.76 million m3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 611,500 m3, in 1981.
That places World 1st out of 29 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.82 million m3 | — |
| 1962 | 1.88 million m3 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 2.33 million m3 | +24.5% |
| 1964 | 2.42 million m3 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 1.71 million m3 | -29.5% |
| 1966 | 1.54 million m3 | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 1.32 million m3 | -14.5% |
| 1968 | 1.22 million m3 | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 1.32 million m3 | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 1.11 million m3 | -15.8% |
| 1971 | 997,200 m3 | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 865,600 m3 | -13.2% |
| 1973 | 1.40 million m3 | +61.7% |
| 1974 | 1.54 million m3 | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 1.42 million m3 | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 1.27 million m3 | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 1.36 million m3 | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 1.05 million m3 | -22.6% |
| 1979 | 1.08 million m3 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.06 million m3 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 611,500 m3 | -42.3% |
| 1982 | 716,400 m3 | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 1.02 million m3 | +42.5% |
| 1984 | 1.10 million m3 | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 1.03 million m3 | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 923,200 m3 | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 869,500 m3 | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 890,200 m3 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 994,900 m3 | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 838,700 m3 | -15.7% |
| 1991 | 1.01 million m3 | +19.9% |
| 1992 | 1.33 million m3 | +32.7% |
| 1993 | 1.76 million m3 | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 1.43 million m3 | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 1.12 million m3 | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 1.49 million m3 | +32.9% |
| 1997 | 1.32 million m3 | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.68 million m3 | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 1.76 million m3 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 2.09 million m3 | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 2.07 million m3 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.54 million m3 | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 3.28 million m3 | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 3.25 million m3 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.41 million m3 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.96 million m3 | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 3.53 million m3 | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 3.63 million m3 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.82 million m3 | +32.5% |
| 2010 | 5.16 million m3 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 5.94 million m3 | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 5.96 million m3 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.59 million m3 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 6.76 million m3 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 6.13 million m3 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 5.99 million m3 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.08 million m3 | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 5.68 million m3 | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 5.58 million m3 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.20 million m3 | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 5.62 million m3 | +33.8% |
| 2022 | 5.72 million m3 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.72 million m3 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.91 million m3 | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.73 million m3 | 1.22 million m3 | 2.42 million m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.21 million m3 | 865,600 m3 | 1.54 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 921,240 m3 | 611,500 m3 | 1.10 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 million m3 | 838,700 m3 | 1.76 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 million m3 | 2.07 million m3 | 4.82 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.89 million m3 | 5.08 million m3 | 6.76 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.23 million m3 | 4.20 million m3 | 5.72 million m3 | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — import quantity in World?
- Wood fuel — import quantity in World was 4.91 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood fuel — import quantity recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 6.76 million m3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — import quantity recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 611,500 m3 in 1981.
- How does World rank for wood fuel — import quantity?
- World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — import quantity rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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