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
139
Highest
9.32 million t
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
0 t
China, mainland
Median
151 t
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
1,913

What the numbers show

Wood pellets — Import quantity is currently reported for 139 countries. The highest value is 9.32 million t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 0 t in China, mainland.

The median across all reporting countries is 151 t, and the mean is 216,996 t.

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

About this data

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
169 places, 1,913 data points, 2012–2024
Last refreshed

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