Wood fuel — Import value in Japan
Japan: Wood fuel — Import value was 1,858 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood fuel — Import value in Japan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1,858 1000 USD for wood fuel — import value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and up 620.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — import value in Japan peaked at 2,963 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45 1000 USD, in 1996.
Japan ranks 36th of 204 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 fuel — Import value in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,038 1000 USD | — |
| 1993 | 976 1000 USD | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 61 1000 USD | -93.8% |
| 1995 | 206 1000 USD | +237.7% |
| 1996 | 45 1000 USD | -78.2% |
| 1997 | 90 1000 USD | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 49 1000 USD | -45.6% |
| 1999 | 112 1000 USD | +128.6% |
| 2000 | 117 1000 USD | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 117 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 203 1000 USD | +73.5% |
| 2003 | 203 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 203 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 203 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 300 1000 USD | +47.8% |
| 2007 | 300 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 300 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 300 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 320 1000 USD | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 427 1000 USD | +33.4% |
| 2012 | 326 1000 USD | -23.7% |
| 2013 | 336 1000 USD | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 258 1000 USD | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 327 1000 USD | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 507 1000 USD | +55.0% |
| 2017 | 447 1000 USD | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 609 1000 USD | +36.2% |
| 2019 | 774 1000 USD | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 1,197 1000 USD | +54.7% |
| 2021 | 2,557 1000 USD | +113.6% |
| 2022 | 2,963 1000 USD | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 2,357 1000 USD | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 1,858 1000 USD | -21.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1,858 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 617 1000 USD, 3.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1,858 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.5 1000 USD, 161.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Import value in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +237.7% | 61 1000 USD | 206 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 322.12 1000 USD | 45 1000 USD | 1,038 1000 USD | 8 |
| 2000s | 224.6 1000 USD | 117 1000 USD | 300 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 433.1 1000 USD | 258 1000 USD | 774 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,186 1000 USD | 1,197 1000 USD | 2,963 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % 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 -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — import value in Japan?
- Wood fuel — import value in Japan was 1,858 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood fuel — import value recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,963 1000 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — import value recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 1000 USD in 1996.
- How does Japan rank for wood fuel — import value?
- Japan ranks 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — import value rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 620.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood fuel — Import value. 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