Wood pellets — Import quantity in Americas
Americas: Wood pellets — Import quantity was 204,263 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood pellets — Import quantity in Americas, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, wood pellets — import quantity in Americas stood at 204,263 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pellets — import quantity in Americas peaked at 251,903 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 131,533 t, in 2012.
Americas ranks 9th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 218,944 t | 131,533 t | 251,903 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 231,096 t | 204,263 t | 240,236 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import quantity 28.04 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pellets — import quantity in Americas?
- Wood pellets — import quantity in Americas was 204,263 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 251,903 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,533 t in 2012.
- How does Americas rank for wood pellets — import quantity?
- Americas ranks 9th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets — import quantity rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood pellets — Import 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