Wood pellets — Export quantity in Europe

Europe: Wood pellets — Export quantity was 9.98 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.98 million t
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
5th
of 29 groups
All-time high
15.00 million t
in 2021
All-time low
6.25 million t
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Wood pellets — Export quantity in Europe, 2012–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M2012201820242012: 6.3M t2013: 7.7M t2014: 8.1M t2015: 8.5M t2016: 8.5M t2017: 10.1M t2018: 11.2M t2019: 13.1M t2020: 14.4M t2021: 15.0M t2022: 11.9M t2023: 10.1M t2024: 10.0M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wood pellets — export quantity in Europe is 9.98 million t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood pellets — export quantity in Europe peaked at 15.00 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.25 million t, in 2012.

Europe ranks 5th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.18 million t 6.25 million t 13.11 million t 8
2020s 12.27 million t 9.98 million t 15.00 million t 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 2 Canada 3.04 million t compare
  2. 3 Latvia 1.80 million t compare
  3. 4 Estonia 1.21 million t compare
  4. 5 Malaysia 1.13 million t compare
  5. 6 Austria 945,625 t compare
  6. 7 Belgium 897,662 t compare
  7. 8 Indonesia 840,731 t compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wood pellets — export quantity in Europe?
Wood pellets — export quantity in Europe was 9.98 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wood pellets — export quantity recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 15.00 million t in 2021.
What is the lowest wood pellets — export quantity recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 6.25 million t in 2012.
How does Europe rank for wood pellets — export quantity?
Europe ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is wood pellets — export quantity rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood pellets — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Wood pellets — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
131 places, 1,544 data points, 2012–2024
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