Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Canada
Canada: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.0293 m3 per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel — production, per capita in Canada is 0.0293 m3 per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.3767 m3 per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0293 m3 per person, in 2024.
Canada ranks 139th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3767 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3469 m3 per person | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.318 m3 per person | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2914 m3 per person | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2654 m3 per person | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3695 m3 per person | +39.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3554 m3 per person | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3427 m3 per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2038 m3 per person | -40.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1938 m3 per person | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1662 m3 per person | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1523 m3 per person | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.187 m3 per person | +22.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1526 m3 per person | -18.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1635 m3 per person | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1675 m3 per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1568 m3 per person | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1775 m3 per person | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1946 m3 per person | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1974 m3 per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.224 m3 per person | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.229 m3 per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2487 m3 per person | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2602 m3 per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2596 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2644 m3 per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2507 m3 per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2347 m3 per person | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2255 m3 per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2228 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2383 m3 per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2252 m3 per person | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2239 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2027 m3 per person | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1815 m3 per person | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1832 m3 per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1738 m3 per person | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1008 m3 per person | -42.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0955 m3 per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0954 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0937 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0914 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0898 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0877 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0891 m3 per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0897 m3 per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0976 m3 per person | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0944 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0892 m3 per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0944 m3 per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.042 m3 per person | -55.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0415 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1233 m3 per person | +196.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1309 m3 per person | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1299 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0568 m3 per person | -56.3% |
| 2017 | 0.042 m3 per person | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0317 m3 per person | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0465 m3 per person | +47.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0364 m3 per person | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0389 m3 per person | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0382 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0302 m3 per person | -21.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0293 m3 per person | -2.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0293 m3 per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0756 m3 per person, 39% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +196.8% | 0.0415 m3 per person | 0.1233 m3 per person |
| 2016 | -56.3% | 0.1299 m3 per person | 0.0568 m3 per person |
| 2011 | -55.5% | 0.0944 m3 per person | 0.042 m3 per person |
| 2019 | +47.0% | 0.0317 m3 per person | 0.0465 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3189 m3 per person | 0.2038 m3 per person | 0.3767 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1712 m3 per person | 0.1523 m3 per person | 0.1946 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2394 m3 per person | 0.1974 m3 per person | 0.2644 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1848 m3 per person | 0.0955 m3 per person | 0.2383 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0918 m3 per person | 0.0877 m3 per person | 0.0976 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0739 m3 per person | 0.0317 m3 per person | 0.1309 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0346 m3 per person | 0.0293 m3 per person | 0.0389 m3 per person | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in Canada?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Canada was 0.0293 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3767 m3 per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0293 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Canada ranks 139th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.