Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity in Canada
Canada: Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity was 61,535 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity in Canada, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — import quantity in Canada is 61,535 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — import quantity in Canada peaked at 74,136 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25,036 t, in 2016.
Canada ranks 27th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 50,473 t | — |
| 2013 | 30,624 t | -39.3% |
| 2014 | 41,085 t | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 34,467 t | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 25,036 t | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 33,734 t | +34.7% |
| 2018 | 74,136 t | +119.8% |
| 2019 | 69,211 t | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 49,067 t | -29.1% |
| 2021 | 60,943 t | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 52,806 t | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 65,793 t | +24.6% |
| 2024 | 61,535 t | -6.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 61,535 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 t, 8.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44,846 t | 25,036 t | 74,136 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 58,029 t | 49,067 t | 65,793 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — import quantity in Canada?
- Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — import quantity in Canada was 61,535 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — import quantity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 74,136 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — import quantity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,036 t in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — import quantity?
- Canada ranks 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — import quantity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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