Wood pellets — Export quantity in Portugal
Portugal: Wood pellets — Export quantity was 389,400 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood pellets — Export quantity in Portugal, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, wood pellets — export quantity in Portugal stood at 389,400 t. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pellets — export quantity in Portugal peaked at 776,743 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 389,400 t, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 17th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Wood pellets — Export quantity in Portugal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 581,081 t | — |
| 2013 | 776,743 t | +33.7% |
| 2014 | 723,115 t | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 690,331 t | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 469,716 t | -32.0% |
| 2017 | 475,658 t | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 531,925 t | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 709,019 t | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 601,441 t | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 507,726 t | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 502,761 t | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 410,031 t | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 389,400 t | -5.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 389,400 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 48,788 t, 8.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 389,400 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48,788 t, 8.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 619,698 t | 469,716 t | 776,743 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 482,272 t | 389,400 t | 601,441 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pellets — export quantity in Portugal?
- Wood pellets — export quantity in Portugal was 389,400 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pellets — export quantity recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 776,743 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest wood pellets — export quantity recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 389,400 t in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for wood pellets — export quantity?
- Portugal ranks 17th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets — export quantity rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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
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