Wood pellets — Import quantity by country

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...

Countries reporting
149
Highest
9.32 million t
United Kingdom
Lowest
0 t
China, mainland
Median
195 t
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
2,019

What the numbers show

Wood pellets — Import quantity is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 9.32 million t in United Kingdom; the lowest is 0 t in China, mainland.

The median across all reporting countries is 195 t, and the mean is 267,162 t.

Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Melanesia (up 38,240.0%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 100.0%).

Wood pellets — Import quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom 9.32 million t 2024 up 95.9% rising
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.32 million t 2024 up 95.9% rising
3 Japan 6.38 million t 2024 up 6,495.7% volatile
4 Republic of Korea 4.02 million t 2024 up 117.1% rising
5 Denmark 2.51 million t 2024 up 11.2% rising
6 Italy 1.84 million t 2024 down 5.0% rising
7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.54 million t 2024 up 243.2% volatile
8 France 1.37 million t 2024 up 705.2% volatile
9 Belgium 626,542 t 2024 down 4.7% falling
10 Germany 375,459 t 2024 down 10.5% falling
11 Sweden 312,013 t 2024 down 40.2% falling
12 Austria 220,901 t 2024 down 35.8% falling
13 Poland 216,841 t 2024 up 315.4% volatile
14 Finland 209,243 t 2024 up 355.2% volatile
15 Latvia 160,959 t 2024 up 83.6% volatile
16 United States 160,379 t 2024 down 27.1% rising
17 Vietnam 124,094 t 2024 up 2,260.1% volatile
17 Viet Nam 124,094 t 2024 up 2,260.1% volatile
19 Slovenia 122,812 t 2024 down 22.2% rising
20 Switzerland 120,407 t 2024 up 105.8% rising
21 Ireland 105,392 t 2024 up 251.3% volatile
22 Norway 64,013 t 2024 down 14.5% rising
23 Spain 60,377 t 2024 up 61.2% volatile
24 Lithuania 46,503 t 2024 down 35.8% volatile
25 North Macedonia 44,167 t 2024 up 161.8% volatile
26 Bulgaria 42,690 t 2024 up 110.9% volatile
27 Turkey 35,695 t 2024 up 35,595.0% volatile
27 Türkiye 35,695 t 2024 up 35,595.0% volatile
29 Canada 30,881 t 2024 up 2.6% rising
30 Romania 29,870 t 2024 up 959.2% volatile
31 Slovakia 28,954 t 2024 up 139.4% rising
32 Czechia 21,000 t 2024 down 41.2% falling
33 Greece 20,456 t 2024 down 2.6% rising
34 Luxembourg 19,602 t 2024 up 214.7% rising
35 Serbia 16,000 t 2024 up 433.3% volatile
36 Croatia 14,292 t 2024 up 257.9% volatile
37 China 10,364 t 2024 up 40.9% volatile
38 China, Taiwan Province of 10,185 t 2024 up 39.1% volatile
39 Brazil 9,154 t 2024 up 1,916.3% volatile
40 Estonia 9,143 t 2024 down 85.2% volatile
41 Australia and New Zealand 8,257 t 2024 up 1,739.0% volatile
42 Hungary 7,667 t 2024 down 3.4% rising
43 Portugal 7,491 t 2024 down 79.7% volatile
44 Israel 6,191 t 2024 up 10,574.1% volatile
45 Kazakhstan 5,476 t 2024 up 4,352.0% volatile
46 Australia 5,122 t 2024 up 1,177.3% volatile
47 Moldova 4,121 t 2024 — volatile
47 Republic of Moldova 4,121 t 2024 — volatile
49 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,761 t 2024 — volatile
50 New Zealand 3,135 t 2024 up 6,431.2% volatile
51 Uruguay 3,000 t 2024 up 3,847.4% volatile
52 Singapore 2,723 t 2024 up 15.6% rising
53 Albania 2,621 t 2024 up 5,597.8% volatile
54 South Africa 2,612 t 2024 down 85.6% volatile
55 Malaysia 2,333 t 2024 up 489.1% volatile
56 Uzbekistan 2,087 t 2024 — volatile
57 Melanesia 1,917 t 2024 up 38,240.0% volatile
58 Andorra 1,854 t 2024 up 104.4% rising
59 Azerbaijan 1,384 t 2024 — volatile
60 Cyprus 1,323 t 2024 down 2.7% volatile
61 Georgia 1,008 t 2024 up 14,300.0% volatile
62 Philippines 939 t 2024 up 1,280.9% volatile
63 Thailand 880 t 2024 down 33.9% volatile
64 Russia 838 t 2024 down 37.6% volatile
64 Russian Federation 838 t 2024 down 37.6% volatile
66 India 594 t 2024 down 26.1% volatile
67 Pakistan 449 t 2024 up 2,038.1% volatile
68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 431 t 2024 up 59.6% volatile
69 Malta 408 t 2024 up 40.2% volatile
70 Iceland 275 t 2024 down 54.4% falling
71 Bahrain 259 t 2024 down 9.8% rising
72 Peru 254 t 2024 — volatile
73 United Arab Emirates 253 t 2024 down 87.7% volatile
74 Faroe Islands 208 t 2024 up 285.2% volatile
75 Saudi Arabia 195 t 2024 up 214.5% volatile
76 Qatar 179 t 2024 down 92.3% volatile
77 Caribbean 151 t 2024 up 17.1% volatile
78 Lebanon 147 t 2024 down 1.3% volatile
79 Kuwait 146 t 2024 up 7.4% volatile
80 Namibia 137 t 2024 up 522.7% volatile
81 China, Hong Kong SAR 130 t 2024 up 333.3% volatile
82 Chile 123 t 2024 down 88.5% volatile
83 Jordan 102 t 2024 up 827.3% volatile
84 Ukraine 100 t 2024 — volatile
85 Mexico 93 t 2024 up 1,450.0% volatile
86 Paraguay 85 t 2024 — volatile
87 Indonesia 80 t 2024 up 128.6% volatile
88 Tunisia 73 t 2024 up 2,333.3% volatile
89 Cayman Islands 67 t 2024 up 570.0% volatile
90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 60 t 2024 up 233.3% volatile
91 Oman 57 t 2024 down 90.8% volatile
92 Iraq 41 t 2024 up 720.0% volatile
93 Armenia 39 t 2024 — volatile
94 Montenegro 37 t 2024 down 98.9% volatile
95 Palestine 35 t 2024 down 39.7% volatile
95 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 35 t 2024 — volatile
95 Palestine 35 t 2024 down 39.7% volatile
98 New Caledonia 34 t 2024 up 580.0% volatile
99 Nepal 30 t 2024 up 2,900.0% volatile
100 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 23 t 2024 — rising
101 Ghana 19 t 2024 up 850.0% volatile
102 Eswatini 16 t 2024 up 220.0% volatile
103 Barbados 15 t 2024 — volatile
104 Belize 14 t 2024 up 1,300.0% volatile
105 Tajikistan 13 t 2024 — volatile
106 Nigeria 11 t 2024 down 54.2% volatile
107 Panama 10 t 2024 down 52.4% volatile
108 Botswana 9 t 2024 up 800.0% volatile
109 Guatemala 8 t 2024 — volatile
110 Aruba 6 t 2024 down 64.7% falling
111 Ecuador 5 t 2024 — volatile
111 Mali 5 t 2024 down 99.3% volatile
113 Cote d'Ivoire 4 t 2024 up 100.0% volatile
113 Greenland 4 t 2024 up 100.0% volatile
113 Malawi 4 t 2024 — volatile
113 Turkmenistan 4 t 2024 — volatile
113 Côte d'Ivoire 4 t 2024 up 100.0% volatile
118 Colombia 3 t 2024 down 89.7% volatile
118 Zambia 3 t 2024 up 200.0% rising
120 Belarus 2 t 2024 down 99.4% volatile
120 Egypt 2 t 2024 down 87.5% volatile
122 Bahamas 1 t 2024 down 99.5% volatile
122 Honduras 1 t 2024 unchanged volatile
122 Laos 1 t 2024 down 75.0% volatile
122 Libya 1 t 2024 down 93.8% volatile
122 Mozambique 1 t 2024 — volatile
122 Rwanda 1 t 2024 — volatile
122 El Salvador 1 t 2024 down 80.0% volatile
122 Seychelles 1 t 2024 — volatile
122 East Timor 1 t 2024 — volatile
122 Zimbabwe 1 t 2024 down 99.5% volatile
122 Timor-Leste 1 t 2024 — volatile
122 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 t 2024 down 75.0% volatile
134 Burkina Faso 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 Costa Rica 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 Dominican Republic 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 Ethiopia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 Gabon 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 Gibraltar 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 Jamaica 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 Kyrgyzstan 0 t 2024 — volatile
134 Lesotho 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 Morocco 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 Madagascar 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 Myanmar 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 Mauritius 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 Sudan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 Cabo Verde 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
134 China, mainland 0 t 2024 — volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Wood pellets — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 2,019 data points, 2012–2024
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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